Derek McInnes

Derek McInnes
Personal information
Full name Derek John McInnes
Date of birth (1971-07-05) 5 July 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Kilmarnock (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1995 Greenock Morton 224 (19)
1995–2000 Rangers 52 (1)
1998 → Stockport County (loan) 13 (0)
1999–2000 → Toulouse (loan 3 (0)
2000–2003 West Bromwich Albion 88 (6)
2003–2006 Dundee United 74 (3)
2006–2007 Millwall 13 (1)
2007–2008 St. Johnstone 30 (0)
Total 478 (30)
National team
2002 Scotland 2 (0)
Teams managed
2007–2011 St. Johnstone
2011–2013 Bristol City
2013–2021 Aberdeen
2022– Kilmarnock
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:23, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Derek John McInnes (born 5 July 1971 in Paisley, Renfrewshire) is a former professional footballer and current manager of Kilmarnock.

Playing career

McInnes played for Greenock Morton, Rangers, West Bromwich Albion and Dundee United during his playing career.

Managerial career

McInnes became manager of St. Johnstone in November 2007. He helped the club gain promotion to the Scottish Premier League in 2009 and kept that status for two seasons.

McInnes was made manager of Bristol City on 19 October 2011.[1] He was sacked as manager of the club on 12 January 2013.[2]

After leaving Bristol City, McInnes became manager of Scottish club Aberdeen on 25 March 2013.[3] He helped them win the 2014 Scottish League Cup, winning the final 4–2 on penalties. He stayed there for eight years, before leaving by mutual consent on 8 March 2021.[4]

In January 2022 McInnes was made manager of Scottish club Kilmarnock.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "McInnes named Bristol City boss". BBC News. 19 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "Derek McInnes sacked by Bristol City". BBC Sport. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Dons confirm McInnes and Docherty". www.afc.co.uk. Aberdeen FC. 25 March 2013. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Derek McInnes: Aberdeen part with manager after eight years". BBC Sport. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Derek McInnes named new Kilmarnock manager". kilmarnockfc.co.uk. 4 January 2022. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.