Kevin Deery
{{short description|Irish association football player (born 1984)}}
{{use British English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kevin Deery
| image =
| caption =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|12|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = Derry, Northern Ireland
| currentclub = Institute
| height =
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Derry City
| years1 = 2001–2014
| clubs1 = Derry City
| caps1 = 99
| goals1 = 7
| totalcaps = 99
| totalgoals = 7
| nationalyears1 = 2001
| nationalteam1 = Republic of Ireland U21
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2014–2015
| managerclubs1 = Trojans
| manageryears2 = 2015–2017
| managerclubs2 = Institute
| manageryears3 = 2017–2018
| managerclubs3 = Sligo Rovers (assistant)
| manageryears4 = 2018–2021
| managerclubs4 = Derry City (assistant)
| manageryears5 = 2023–
| managerclubs5 = Institute
}}
Kevin Deery (born 6 December 1984) is an Irish football coach and former player who is the manager of NIFL Championship side Institute.
Career
He played his entire professional career with his hometown club Derry City, and served as club captain between 2010 and 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 League of Ireland First Division due to financial difficulties. He retired in 2014 after a series of injury setbacks and a fall out with then manager Roddy Collins.{{cite web| url = https://www.derryjournal.com/sport/football/derry-city/kevin-deery-s-derry-city-career-over-ex-captain-blasts-roddy-collins-1-5951840| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171108013411/http://www.derryjournal.com/sport/football/derry-city/kevin-deery-s-derry-city-career-over-ex-captain-blasts-roddy-collins-1-5951840| archive-date = 2017-11-08| title = Kevin Deery's Derry City career over: Ex captain blasts Roddy Collins – Derry Journal}}
After retirement he began his coaching career, taking on the role of co-manager alongside Paul 'Oxo' McLaughlin at intermediate club Trojans in 2014. There he won a treble in his first season before accepting the managerial role at Institute following the sacking of Paul Kee.{{cite web|title=A new era' at Institute Football Club as Kevin Deery takes hotseat|url=https://www.derryjournal.com/sport/football/a-new-era-at-institute-football-club-as-kevin-deery-takes-hotseat-1-6770102|website=derryjournal.com|publisher=Johnston Publishing|accessdate=29 May 2015|archive-date=31 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150531235114/http://www.derryjournal.com/sport/football/a-new-era-at-institute-football-club-as-kevin-deery-takes-hotseat-1-6770102|url-status=dead}}
After guiding 'Stute to two NIFL Championship play-offs in the 2015/16 and 2016/17 seasons, Deery resigned after failing to win promotion.{{cite web|last1=McLaughlin|first1=Kevin|title=Kevin Deery leaves Institute|url=
https://www.londonderrysentinel.co.uk/sport/football/irish-league-kevin-deery-leaves-institute-1-7970604|website=londonderrysentinel.co.uk|publisher=Johnston Publishing|accessdate=20 May 2017}} He also spent a brief period as assistant manager at Sligo Rovers{{cite web|last1=McLaughlin|first1=Kevin|title=Kevin Deery takes up Sligo Rovers post|url=https://www.derryjournal.com/sport/football/football-kevin-deery-takes-up-sligo-rovers-post-1-8145350|website=derryjournal.com|publisher=Johnston Publishing|accessdate=11 September 2017}}{{Dead link|date=May 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} before returning to the Brandywell as assistant to Declan Devine.
He made his return to Institute as manager in June 2023, following the resignation of Brian Donaghey.
References
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{{PFAI Players' Young Player of the Year}}
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Category:Association footballers from Derry (city)
Category:Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Institute F.C. managers
Category:Derry City F.C. players
Category:Association football managers from Northern Ireland