Kevin Keegan
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Keegan with England, c. 1980 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Kevin Keegan | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Armthorpe, Doncaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Enfield House YC | |||
| 1967–1968 | Scunthorpe United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1971 | Scunthorpe United | 124 | (18) |
| 1971–1977 | Liverpool | 230 | (68) |
| 1977–1980 | Hamburger SV | 90 | (32) |
| 1980–1982 | Southampton | 68 | (37) |
| 1982–1984 | Newcastle United | 78 | (48) |
| 1985 | Blacktown City | 2 | (1) |
| Total | 592 | (204) | |
| International career | |||
| 1972 | England U23 | 5 | (1) |
| 1972–1982 | England | 63 | (21) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1992–1997 | Newcastle United | ||
| 1997–1999 | Fulham | ||
| 1999–2000 | England | ||
| 2001–2005 | Manchester City | ||
| 2008 | Newcastle United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Joseph Kevin Keegan OBE (born 14 February 1951) is an English former footballer and manager. Nicknamed "King Kev" or "Mighty Mouse", Keegan was recognised for his dribbling ability, as well as his finishing and presence in the air, and is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.
Keegan began his playing career at Scunthorpe United in 1968, before Bill Shankly signed him for Liverpool. There, he won three First Division titles, the UEFA Cup twice, the FA Cup and, in his final season, the European Cup. During this period, he was a regular member of the England national team, and captained the team on 31 occasions, including at UEFA Euro 1980. He moved to Hamburger SV in the summer of 1977 and was named European Footballer of the Year in both 1978 and 1979. Hamburg won the Bundesliga title in the 1978–79 season and reached the 1980 European Cup final. Keegan left Hamburg and played at Southampton for two seasons, before transferring to Newcastle United in the Second Division in 1982. He helped Newcastle secure promotion in his second season, and retired from playing in 1984. He scored 204 goals in 592 appearances in his club career, adding 21 goals in 63 caps for the England national team.
Keegan moved into management at Newcastle in 1992, and the team won promotion to the Premier League as First Division champions in his first full season, the following year. Newcastle finished second in the Premier League in the 1995–96 season, despite leading the way for most of the campaign. After managing Fulham for two seasons, he took charge of the England national team in February 1999. However, he resigned in October 2000, following a 1–0 loss against Germany in qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. In 2001, he became manager of Manchester City for four years, until he resigned in 2005. Keegan had been out of football for almost three years when he returned to Newcastle for a second spell as manager in January 2008. However, this lasted only eight months, as he resigned in September, following speculation about a dispute with the club's directors. He has the unique distinction of being promoted as champions in his first full season with the three clubs he managed.