Iain Jenkins (born 24 November 1972) is a

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player and coach, who works for the

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(SFA) as an Elite Performance Coach. He began his playing career with Everton, from where he was loaned to

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. He then went on to play for Chester City,

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and

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before retiring through injury after a second spell at Chester. Born in England, Jenkins was eligible to play for

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, for whom he made six international appearances. Jenkins has managed Scottish

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teams Dundee North End and

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, and has also had coaching roles with Chester City, Broughty Athletic,

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and St Mirren prior to joining the SFA.

Playing career

Born in Whiston (then in

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, but now part of

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), Jenkins began his career with Everton and made five league appearances for the club. After a short loan spell at

, Jenkins moved to Chester City, where he would stay with the Blues five years. He recovered from a car accident in November 1995 to play again within five months and went on to often captain the side before leaving for

in March 1998. By this point, Jenkins was part of the

squad – making him Chester's first full international since Andy Holden more than a decade earlier. Injuries restricted Jenkins to just 28 league appearances in two years for Dundee United. Following his release from United in 2000, Jenkins moved south to

and then back to Chester City, where he ended his playing career with a handful of appearances.

Coaching and managerial career

Following his retirement, Jenkins became Chester youth coach, before moving to Scottish Junior Football Eastern Region North Division side Broughty Athletic in 2004. After a year there as coach, he became assistant manager at Dundee North End in June 2005, before becoming manager in June 2006. Shortly after leaving his post in May 2008, Jenkins was appointed manager of

, leaving in August 2009 to become assistant manager at

. winning back to back promotions with the Fife club. After being offered the manager's job at Cowdenbeath following promotion success it was announced on 11 June 2010 that Jenkins had followed Danny Lennon to St Mirren as his assistant manager; he left the club amicably in July 2011. Since leaving St Mirren, Jenkins became a

performance coach; as of 2012, he was the dedicated coach for the SFA ''Performance School'' project at St John's High School in

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References

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Unofficial international profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jenkins, Ian 1972 births Living people Footballers from Whiston, Merseyside Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland Northern Ireland men's international footballers Northern Ireland men's B international footballers Men's association football defenders Everton F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Chester City F.C. players Dundee United F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players Scottish Football League players Scottish Premier League players National League (English football) players St Mirren F.C. non-playing staff Chester City F.C. non-playing staff Scottish Junior Football Association managers Dundee North End F.C. managers Tayport F.C. managers