Vinny Perth

{{Short description|Irish footballer and manager (born 1976)}}

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{{Use Irish English|date=November 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Vinny Perth

| image = Vinny Perth DFC.jpeg

| caption =

| fullname = Vincent Perth

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|8|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Dublin, Ireland

| currentclub = Dundalk (manager)

| clubnumber =

| height = {{convert|1.82|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Cherry Orchard

| years1 = 1998–2004 | clubs1 = Longford Town | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 2005 | clubs2 = St Patrick's Athletic | caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 2006 | clubs3 = Shamrock Rovers | caps3 = | goals3 =

| years4 = 2007 | clubs4 = Dundalk | caps4 = 17 | goals4 =

| manageryears1 = 2008 | managerclubs1 = Longford Town (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2008 | managerclubs2 = Longford Town (caretaker)

| manageryears3 = 2010–2012 | managerclubs3 = Malahide United

| manageryears4 = 2013–2018 | managerclubs4 = Dundalk (assistant)

| manageryears5 = 2019–2020 | managerclubs5 = Dundalk

| manageryears6 = 2021 | managerclubs6 = Dundalk

| pcupdate =

| ntupdate =

}}

Vinny Perth (born 2 August 1976) is an Irish football manager and former player who most recently was manager of Dundalk. He was confirmed as the new manager of Dundalk in January 2019, taking over from the departed Stephen Kenny. He had been Kenny's assistant at Dundalk since 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2019/0101/1019809-dundalk-vinny-perth/ |title =Vinny Perth new Dundalk boss with John Gill as first team coach|date=1 January 2019|work=RTE Sport|access-date=14 February 2019}}

On 20 August 2020, Perth left his position as manager of Dundalk after they were eliminated from the UEFA Champions League.{{cite web|url= https://www.the42.ie/dundalk-vinny-perth-champions-league-5181559-Aug2020/|title =Dundalk confirm Perth departure as boss in wake of Champions League exit|date=20 August 2020|work=The 42|access-date=21 August 2020}}

On 16 June 2021, Perth returned to the club as manager, appointed with the club sat in 8th place in the table.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dundalkfc.com/vinny-returns-to-oriel-park/|title=Vinny Returns to Oriel Park|date=16 June 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/vinny-perth-reaction-dundalk-drogheda-5474097-Jun2021/|title='My wife tells me my name is muck on social media, but I haven't seen it myself, so it doesn't affect me'|date=23 June 2021|work=The 42|accessdate= 23 June 2021}}