Kevin Deery (born 6 December 1984) is an Irish football coach, manager and former footballer who is the manager of

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side

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. He played his entire professional career with his hometown club Derry City, and served as club captain between 2010-2014 having been appointed to the role by former Candystripes manager Stephen Kenny. As captain, he helped guide Derry to promotion back to the top flight of Irish football having been demoted to the

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due to financial difficulties. He retired in 2014 after a series of injury setbacks and a fall out with then manager

Roddy Collins Roderick Collins (born 7 August 1962), is an Irish former professional football player and manager. During a playing career of 18 years, Collins played for many sides across England, Ireland and Northern Ireland. While towards the end of his ...

. After retirement he began his coaching career, taking on the role of co-manager alongside Paul 'Oxo' McLaughlin at intermediate club

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in 2014. There he won a treble in his first season before accepting the managerial role at

following the sacking of

Paul Kee Paul Kee (born 8 November 1969) is a Northern Irish former footballer who played for Oxford United, Ards and Reading. During his spell at Oxford, he played 56 league games. He made 9 appearances for Northern Ireland over a four-year period ...

. After guiding 'Stute to two

play-offs in the 2015/16 and 2016/17 seasons, Deery resigned after failing to win promotion. He also spent a brief period as assistant manager at

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before returning to the Brandywell as assistant to

Declan Devine Declan Devine (born 15 September 1973 in Derry) is a Northern Irish football manager and former footballer who has played for and managed his hometown club Derry City in the League of Ireland Premier Division. He is the current manager of Bohem ...

. He made his return to

as manager in June 2023, following the resignation of Brian Donaghey.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Deery, Kevin Living people 1984 births Association footballers from Derry (city) Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland Men's association football midfielders Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers Institute F.C. managers Derry City F.C. players Association football managers from Northern Ireland