This article is about the Scottish football manager. For the economics and finance professor, see Steve Keen.
Steve Kean
Kean in 2010
Personal information
Full name
Stephen Kean[1]
Date of birth
(1967-09-30) 30 September 1967 (age 56)[1]
Place of birth
Glasgow, Scotland
Height
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)
Winger
Team information
Current team
Torpedo Kutaisi (manager)
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1985–1987
Celtic
0
(0)
1987
→ Swansea City (loan)
4
(0)
1987–1988
Alloa Athletic
1
(0)
1988–1991
Académica Coimbra
9
(1)
1991
Naval
35
(0)
1991–1992
Bath City
1993–1994
Newbury Town
Managerial career
2003–2007
Fulham (assistant coach)
2007–2008
Real Sociedad (assistant coach)
2008–2009
Coventry City (assistant coach)
2009–2010
Blackburn Rovers (assistant coach)
2010–2012
Blackburn Rovers
2013–2017
DPMM FC
2014
Brunei
2019–2020
OFI Crete (technical director)
2020–2021
Melbourne Victory (assistant)
2021
Melbourne Victory (caretaker)
2023–
Torpedo Kutaisi
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Stephen Kean (born 30 September 1967) is a Scottish football coach and former player, who is currently the manager of Georgian club Torpedo Kutaisi. Kean played as a winger for clubs in the lower divisions of Scottish, English and Portuguese leagues in the 1980s and 1990s, before moving into coaching. After a 21-month spell in charge of Blackburn Rovers, he resigned on 28 September 2012.
^ abHugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 339. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
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