Kevin Bond (footballer)

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Kevin Bond
Personal information
Full name Kevin John Bond
Date of birth June 22, 1957 (1957-06-22) (age 50)
Place of birth    West Ham, London, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Central defender
Club information
Current club Bournemouth
Number Manager
Youth clubs
1972-1974 Bournemouth
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1974–1981
1981
1981–1984
1984–1988
1988–1992
1992–1994
1994–1995
1995–1996		 Norwich City
Seattle Sounders
Manchester City
Southampton
Bournemouth
Exeter City
Sittingbourne
Dover Athletic		 142 (12)
030 (16)
110 (11)
140 0(6)
126 0(4)
019 0(0)   
National team
1979-1980 England B 002 0(0)
Teams managed
1997–1998
2006–		 Stafford Rangers
A.F.C. Bournemouth

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Kevin John Bond (born West Ham, London on June 22, 1957) is the current manager of Bournemouth and a former professional footballer. He is the son of John Bond, also a former footballer.

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[edit] Playing career

Kevin Bond started his career as a trainee at Bournemouth where his father, John Bond, was manager. When his father took up the manager's post at Norwich City he too made the move.

His league debut was made away to Leicester City in April 1976. 161 appearances followed generating fourteen goals and earning him two England B caps.

Wanting to try his luck abroad he had a brief spell in the NASL with the Seattle Sounders.

At the start of the 1981-82 season he was again reunited with his father at Manchester City. 110 games for the Maine Road side in the next three years resulted in a lucrative transfer to Southampton, where he spent 4 years, playing 140 games.

He was signed by former club Bournemouth, with whom he played 126 matches, before transferring to Exeter City, Sittingbourne and Dover Athletic where he finished his career.

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[edit] Managerial career

Bond began his coaching career as Reserve Team coach at former club Manchester City. Spells as coach at Wrexham and Altrincham followed, before Kevin followed his father into the managerial role when he took over at faltering side Stafford Rangers in October 1997. Two of his initial signings for Stafford were former Manchester City players Ged Tarpey and Sam Harris.

In early May 1998, Kevin was named as Assistant Manager to Alan Ball at Portsmouth. Following Ball's sacking, Bond became first a scout for West Ham United, and then returned to Portsmouth as reserve team coach under manager Harry Redknapp.

However, following Redknapp's resignation and subsequent appointment at rivals Southampton, Bond chose to return to his old club and was appointed as one of the coaches working under Redknapp. When then assistant Jim Smith's contract wasn't renewed following relegation, Bond took up the role. When Redknapp left Southampton to return once more to Portsmouth, Bond also chose to again follow him, but this time he was appointed assistant manager of the Fratton Park side.

On 1 June 2006 Bond left Portsmouth to join Newcastle United as assistant to Newcastle manager Glenn Roeder whom he had worked with previously at West Ham United. Bonds' contract with Newcastle United was terminated on 26 September 2006.

On 12 October 2006 Bond was appointed manager of A.F.C. Bournemouth, signing until the end of the current season. Unfortunately a 10 point deduction saw Bournemouth relegated to League Two for the 2008-09 season, however he was awarded a contract extension due to a incredible run of 5 wins in 6 games which nearly kept Bournemouth up.[1]

[edit] Corruption allegations

Main article: 2006 allegations of corruption in English football

On 20 September 2006, the Football Association announced that it was to investigate allegations "relating to players' agents and connected activities" concerning Kevin Bond, following a BBC Panorama special on corruption in football. Newcastle United placed him on gardening leave following the broadcast, and terminated his contract on 26 September [2] [3]. Bond is currently taking legal action against the BBC for libel and also against Newcastle for wrongful dismissal [4]. Since Bond's sacking, Newcastle then appointed Sam Allardyce as manager. Allardyce was also accused of accepting illegal payments in the Panorama programme.

[edit] Managerial stats

Team Nat From To Record
G W L D Win %
Bournemouth Flag of England October 13, 2006 Present 89 31 44 14 27.59%

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bond set to stay on with Cherries
  2. ^ Newcastle terminate Bond contract
  3. ^ Magpies axe Bond
  4. ^ Lawyers of axed Bond puzzled by events

[edit] External links

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1 Moss • 3 Garry • 5 Gowling • 7 Cooper • 8 Anderton • 10 Kuffour • 13 Pryce • 14 Hollands • 15 Pearce • 16 Bartley • 21 McQuoid • 22 Partington • 23 Bradbury • 26 Pitman • 28 Cummings • 29 Billy Franks • 30 James Queree • 33 Jamie Davidson • Manager: Bond