Kevin Pressman

Infobox Football biography
playername = Kevin Pressman


fullname = Kevin Paul Pressman
height = 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
nickname = Big Kev
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1967|11|6|mf=y
cityofbirth = Fareham, Hampshire
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Scunthorpe United (Goalkeeping Coach)
clubnumber =
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1987–2004
1992
2004
2004–2005
2005
2005
2005–2006
2006–2007
2007
clubs = Sheffield Wednesday
→ Stoke City (loan)
→ West Bromwich Albion (loan)
Leicester City
Leeds United
Coventry City
Mansfield Town
Portadown
Scunthorpe United
caps(goals) = 404 (0)
004 (0)
000 (0)
013 (0)
000 (0)
000 (0)
041 (0)
021 (0)
nationalyears = 1988
1994–1998
nationalteam = England U21
England B
nationalcaps(goals) = 001 (0)
003 (0)

Kevin Pressman (born 6 November 1967 in Fareham, Hampshire) is an English former football goalkeeper, currently the goalkeeping coach at Scunthorpe Unitedand also joint manager of Belper Town FC Reserves.

heffield Wednesday

Pressman is best remembered as the long-time goalkeeper of Sheffield Wednesday, where he spent 19 seasons, playing 478 matches in all competitions including the UEFA Cup. Pressman made over 200 starts in the Premier League alone and is currently second in Wednesdays post-war appearance list.

Pressman signed his first professional contract for the Owls on his 18th birthday in 1985 and made his debut versus Southampton on 5 September 1987. He had supported Wednesday since childhood. Pressman's career was nearly wrecked on New Year's Day 1990 when he suffered cruciate knee-ligament damage which sidelined him for over eight months. He was unlucky not to play in the 1991 League Cup Final victory against Manchester United, as he had played in every round of the competition that year—as well as a significant amount of league matches—up until the Semi-Final stage where he was replaced by more senior goalkeeper and future Wednesday manager Chris Turner. Pressman was on the substitutes bench at three further Wembley finals, all in 1993. The League Cup Final, FA Cup Final and FA Cup Final Replay, all against Arsenal and resulting in defeats in both competitions for Wednesday.

In his prime, Pressman was considered one of the best goalkeepers in the Premiership. He had a tendency to play particularly well in Steel City Derby games. He also became known for both saving and scoring penalties, most notably the winner in a shoot-out against Watford in the FA Cup in 1998. Pressman entered the record books on 13 August 2000 when he was sent off after just 13 seconds in a match against Wolverhampton Wanderers. The dismissal, given for handling outside the area, was the fastest ever in English football history. [Cite news
title = Pressman sent for earliest ever bath
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/878745.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2000-08-13
accessdate = 2007-12-11]

Pressman showed great resilience to fend off many fellow goalkeepers for the number 1 shirt at Hillsborough, outlasting Chris Turner, Chris Woods and Pavel Srníček to name just a few. His last game for the Owls came on the final day of the 2003–04 season at Hillsborough against QPR.

Post Sheffield Wednesday

In the summer of 2005, Pressman was signed by Mansfield Town, [Cite news
title = Stags offer contract to Pressman
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/mansfield_town/4694633.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2005-07-18
accessdate = 2007-12-10] at the time managed by his former Sheffield Wednesday team-mate Carlton Palmer, and was first-choice goalkeeper for the majority of the following season. In addition to Sheffield Wednesday and Mansfield, Pressman has also played for Stoke City (on loan) and Leicester City. After being released by Leicester, he was signed by Leeds United as cover for Neil Sullivan, however he never made an appearance.

Pressman announced his retirement from the game in July 2006 after being released by Mansfield Town although there were some rumours that he would return to Wednesday in a coaching role. He is now a member of Sheffield Wednesday's Masters team and is rightly considered to be a legend at Hillsborough where he was affectionately know as 'Big Kev'. [Cite news
title = Wednesday's Number One... And Two!
url = http://www.swfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,10304~221601,00.html
publisher = swfc.co.uk (PTV)
date = 2002-05-27
accessdate = 2007-12-11] He came out top in a poll to find Sheffield Wednesday's greatest ever keeper on the website Vital Football.

Portadown

At the end of September 2006 Pressman signed a short-term deal with Northern-Irish side Portadown FC, who had a goalkeeping crisis. He impressed Ports fans with some impressive displays between the sticks despite his age of 39 and helped the club in their rise up the league table.

Despite training in Doncaster during the week and flying to Northern Ireland for matches, Pressman signed a contract extension with Portadown FC in late December 2006 that kept him at the club until the end of the 2006–07 season. At the end of that season Kevin decided to call time on his impressive career after winning Portadown's 'Player of the Season' award.

He is presently goalkeeping coach at Scunthorpe United. He remains a registered player and has recently appeared on the substitutes bench.

International career

Pressman was never capped at senior level even though he was called up to the senior squad on numerous occasions, but did play for England at Under-21 level as well as winning three "B" caps between 1994–1998.

Other Information

Pressman is the part of the world wide Just4keepers coaching school. He coaches youngsters in south yorkshire. He holds an FA B coaching licence. In May 2007 he was appointed as goalkeeping coach at Championship side Scunthorpe United. [Cite news
title = Pressman is new Iron keeper coach
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/scunthorpe_utd/6691585.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2007-05-25
accessdate = 2007-12-11] Pressman is a big fan of Sheffield Wednesday football club from his youth days and spent 19 years there as a professional. [Cite news
title = Pressman Hangs Up His Boots
url = http://www.swfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,10304~867859,00.html
publisher = swfc.co.uk (PTV)
date = 2006-07-15
accessdate = 2007-12-11]

References

External links

*soccerbase|id=6461|name=Kevin Pressman
* [http://www.scunthorpe-united.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10442~8303,00.html Profile] at Scunthorpe United F.C. official site
* [http://www.lcfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10274~8303,00.html Profile] at Leicester City F.C. official website

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NAME=Pressman, Kevin Paul
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH=6 November 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH=Fareham, England
DATE OF DEATH=
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