Kevin McGoldrick

Kevin McGoldrick
Personal information
Full name Kevin McGoldrick[1]
Date of birth (1972-05-12) 12 May 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
(Head of Football Operations)
Youth career
Gleniffer Thistle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990 Morton 2 (0)
1990 Ferguslie United
1990 Morton 13 (0)
Campsie Black Watch
1994–1998 Queen's Park 96 (14)
1998–1999 East Stirlingshire 20 (2)
1999–2000 Queen's Park 20 (3)
Harestanes
International career
Scotland U16
Managerial career
2010 Stenhousemuir (joint-caretaker)
2018–2019 Kilsyth Rangers
2022–2023 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Scotland
FIFA U-16 World Championship
Runner-up 1989 Scotland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kevin McGoldrick (born 12 May 1972) is a Scottish football coach and former player who is Head of Football Operations at Kirkintilloch Rob Roy. As a player, he played as a left winger in the Scottish League for Queen's Park, East Stirlingshire and Morton.

Playing career

As a player, he made over 110 appearances as a left winger in the Scottish League for Queen's Park and also played for East Stirlingshire and Morton.[1][3][4] He was capped by Scotland at U16 level and was a part of the squad which reached the final of the 1989 U16 World Championship.[5]

Coaching career

After his retirement as a player, McGoldrick entered coaching and held youth roles with Queen's Park, Stenhousemuir, the Scottish Football Association and in China on behalf of Manchester City.[6][7] He was assistant manager at Stenhousemuir in two spells and took joint-caretaker charge of the team in 2010.[8][9][10] He also served East Fife as assistant manager.[10] McGoldrick later managed Kilsyth Rangers and Kirkintilloch Rob Roy.[11] He moved into the role of Head of Football Operations at the latter club in October 2023.[12]

Personal life

McGoldrick is the uncle of footballer Salim Kouider-Aïssa.[13] He has worked as a taxi driver and in a tannery.[5][14]

Honours

Queen's Park

Harestanes

References

  1. ^ a b "McGoldrick, Kevin". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  2. ^ Kevin McGoldrick at Soccerbase Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b Hosie, Rab. "Scottish League appearance records – Mc1". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  4. ^ Queen's Park : 1946/47 – 2013/14 at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  5. ^ a b Winton, Richard. "How Scotland almost won the World Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Elite Candidate". sportcareers.co.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Manchester City come calling out of the blue for ex-Stenhousemuir coach". www.falkirkherald.co.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Out to make the most of my second career". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Interim Appointments Made". Stenhousemuir Football Club. Archived from the original on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  10. ^ a b Turnbull, Craig (2 October 2019). "Stenhousemuir return for assistant manager Kevin McGoldrick". www.falkirkherald.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  11. ^ @robroy1878 (6 December 2022). "@robroy1878 are delighted to announce our new management team. Manager Kevin McGoldrick Assistant Danny Ferry Goalkeeping Coach Stevie Kidd Coaches Jamie Hughes and Robert Campbell #MonTheRoy" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Club Statement – Kevin McGoldrick". Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Family feel as Kilsyth eye up cup shock". Retrieved 15 June 2019 – via PressReader.
  14. ^ "Kevin McGoldrick: From Taxi To City Coach In China!". SportCareers. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  15. ^ "Queen's Park League Table 1999-2000". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  16. ^ "Scottish Cup glory for Harestanes". www.kirkintilloch-herald.co.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  17. ^ "The Famous Grouse Scottish Amateur Cup, Saturday, 17th May, 2003, Hampden Park – Harestanes AFC 1 – Newmilns Vesuvius AFC 0". SportFocus. Retrieved 13 December 2016.