Kevin Fallon

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Kevin Fallon
Personal information
Full name Kevin Barry Fallon
Date of birth (1948-12-03) 3 December 1948 (age 73)
Place of birth Maltby, Yorkshire, England
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1967 Rotherham United 0 (0)
1967–1970 Sligo Rovers 67 (5)
1970–1971 Southend United 4 (0)
1972–1974 Ilkeston Town
1974 Gisborne City
Teams managed
1974 Gisborne City
1985–1989 New Zealand
Waikato United
2016–17 Manukau City
2018–2020 Manukau United
2018–2020 Cook Islands
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Kevin Barry Fallon MNZM (born 3 December 1948) is an English-born football coach residing in New Zealand. He is the father of New Zealand international footballer Rory Fallon and former coach of the Cook Islands national football team.[1]

Career[]

Fallon was assistant coach to the John Adshead-led New Zealand national team, which qualified for the 1982 FIFA World Cup.[2] Fallon took sole charge of the New Zealand side in May 1985 but failed to qualify for the 1986 FIFA World Cup. New Zealand won 19, drew 11 and lost 22 of his 52 games in charge.[3]

In 1999 he managed hosts New Zealand at the FIFA U-17 World Championship of 1999. He was unable to get New Zealand out of the group.

In 2001 he managed the professional team the Football Kingz FC. In 18 games managing the Football Kingz FC he won twice.

In the 2008 New Year Honours, Fallon was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to soccer.[4]

In July 2014, Fallon was dismissed from Mount Albert Grammar School for breaking the school's sporting code of conduct.[5]

In September 2018 Fallon was announced as head coach for the Cook Islands national football team. He signed a contract for two years,

References[]

  1. ^ "Reds go down 1-0 to Kevin Fallon's Manukau United". www.cambridgefootball.co.nz. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  2. ^ "New Zealand 1982 World Cup squad". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 5 June 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Coaching Records". Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website.
  4. ^ "New Year honours list 2008". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2007. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Star Coach sacked". NZ Herald 29 July 2014. 29 July 2014.
  • Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. pp. 88, 91
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