Mark Kinsella

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Mark Kinsella
Personal information
Full name Mark Anthony Kinsella
Date of birth 12 August 1972 (1972-08-12) (age 35)
Place of birth    Dublin, Ireland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth clubs
1988–89 Home Farm
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1989–1996
1996–2002
2002–2004
2004
2004–2006		 Colchester United
Charlton Athletic
Aston Villa
West Bromwich Albion
Walsall
Total		 180 (27)
208 (20)
021 0(0)
018 0(1)
043 0(1)
470 (49)   
National team
1998–2004 Republic of Ireland 048 0(3)
Teams managed
2006 Walsall (caretaker)

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

Mark Kinsella (born 12 August 1972) is a Irish professional football coach. He played as a central midfielder for most of his career. He is currently reserve-team manager of Charlton Athletic.

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[edit] Club career

He started his career at Colchester United before earning a move to Charlton Athletic in September 1996 for £150,000. At Charlton he captained the team to a dramatic victory over Sunderland in the 1998 Division 1 Play Off Final. Following relegation after only one season in the Premiership, Kinsella lifted the First Division championship trophy with Charlton the following year. In 2001 he suffered an injury, which allowed Scott Parker to take his place in the team. Kinsella could not reclaim his place in the Charlton first team after coming back from injury, so he was sold to Aston Villa in 2002, for a fee of £1m.[1]

Kinsella is remembered by Charlton fans as a turning point in their recent history, he was the first player in the modern era to stay with Charlton when his performances placed him as a top ten midfielder in the country via the Carling Opta Statistics. His skill, talent and sometimes individual carrying of the team in the 1998-99 season places him above that of Richard Rufus, Clive Mendonca, Andy Hunt and John Robinson in Charlton's list of greats in the late 90's teams.

Kinsella moved to West Bromwich Albion in January 2004, on a short-term contract until the end of the season.[2] He made 18 appearances for the club, helping them to win promotion to the Premiership. His only goal for Albion came in a 3-0 win over Coventry City on 6 March, 2004. Kinsella then transferred to Walsall in July 2004, signing a two-year deal.[3] After two injury damaged seasons, Kinsella took charge of Walsall on a caretaker basis, following Kevan Broadhurst's sacking in April 2006, earning one win and suffering one defeat in his two games in charge.[4] He continued to combine playing and coaching at Walsall before being lured back to Charlton in December 2006. His last professional match was in Walsall's League Two home defeat to promotion rivals Swindon on 9 December 2006.

[edit] International career

Kinsella won 48 caps for the Irish national team, scoring 3 times and was named Irish Footballer of the Year on one occasion. He also captained the side in a friendly against Finland in November 2000.[5] Although rarely remembered, he formed an excellent midfield partnership with Roy Keane in the qualifying stages for the 2002 World Cup. Keane was quoted as stating that the Republic of Ireland's form during that campaign was down to the presence and performances of Kinsella. After Keane's much publicised dismissal from the squad before the 2002 World Cup, Kinsella formed a solid partnership with future Charlton player Matt Holland.

[edit] Management and coaching career

While still a player at Walsall, Kinsella took on the additional roles of reserve-team manager and first-team coach. He was appointed development coach at Charlton Athletic in December 2006, with responsibility for the development of young professional players, liaison with the academy and the managing the reserve team.[6] After the appointment of Alan Pardew, Kinsella's role was changed to that of reserve-team manager.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Kinsella joins Villa", BBC Sport article, 2002-08-23. Retrieved on 2007-05-21. 
  2. ^ "Baggies seal Kinsella deal", BBC Sport article, 2004-01-15. Retrieved on 2007-05-21. 
  3. ^ "Walsall swoop for Kinsella", BBC Sport article, 2004-07-27. Retrieved on 2007-05-21. 
  4. ^ "Walsall are relegated", bbc.co.uk article, 2006-04-24. Retrieved on 2007-05-21. 
  5. ^ "Kinsella to captain Republic", BBC Sport article, 2000-11-13. Retrieved on 2007-05-21. 
  6. ^ "Kinsella joins staff at Charlton", BBC Sport article, 2006-12-06. Retrieved on 2007-05-21. 

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Phil Chapple		 Charlton Athletic F.C. captain
1998–2002		 Succeeded by
Graham Stuart
Awards
Preceded by
Andy Petterson		 Charlton Athletic F.C. Fans' Player of the Year
1997–1998
1998–1999		 Succeeded by
Richard Rufus
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Republic of Ireland squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
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Persondata
NAME Kinsella, Mark
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kinsella, Mark Anthony
SHORT DESCRIPTION Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH August 12, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Dublin, Ireland
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH