Kevin MacDonald (footballer)
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Kevin Duncan MacDonald (born 22 November 1960) is a Scottish former footballer who is the former manager of Swindon Town and caretaker manager of Aston Villa on three occasions. As a player MacDonald was a member of the Liverpool "double" winning side of 1986.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kevin Duncan MacDonald[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1960-11-22) 22 November 1960 (age 63)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Inverness, Scotland[1] | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Inverness Caledonian | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1976–1984 | Leicester City | 138 | (8) |
1984–1989 | Liverpool | 40 | (1) |
1987 | → Leicester City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
1988 | → Rangers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
1989–1991 | Coventry City | 31 | (0) |
1990–1991 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 8 | (0) |
1991–1993 | Walsall | 53 | (7) |
Total | 276 | (16) | |
Managerial career | |||
1994 | Leicester City (caretaker) | ||
1995–2012 | Aston Villa Reserves | ||
2006–2007 | Republic of Ireland (assistant) | ||
2010 | Aston Villa (caretaker) | ||
2013 | Swindon Town | ||
2015 | Aston Villa (assistant) | ||
2015 | Aston Villa (caretaker) | ||
2018 | Aston Villa (caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Prior to taking his first managerial job at Swindon MacDonald's career most notably included a spell as caretaker manager at Aston Villa following the resignation of Martin O'Neill on 9 August 2010. MacDonald also worked as assistant manager of the Republic of Ireland, with his ex-Liverpool teammate Steve Staunton, who he used to coach at Aston Villa.[3] In 1994, he also spent a short time as caretaker manager at Leicester City.