Alan Kelly, Jr.

Football player infobox


playername = Alan Kelly
fullname = Alan Kelly
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1968|08|11
cityofbirth = Preston
countryofbirth = England
height = height|m=1.88
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs = Preston North End
years = 1985–1992
1992–1999
1999–2004
2001
2001
clubs = Preston North End
Sheffield United
Blackburn Rovers
→ Stockport County (loan)
→ Birmingham City (loan)
caps(goals) = 142 (0)
214 (0)
039 (0)
002 (0)
006 (0)
nationalyears = 1993-2002
nationalteam = Ireland
nationalcaps(goals) = 034 (0)
pcupdate =
ntupdate =

Alan Kelly (born August 11, 1968 in Preston, England) is an English-Irish former professional football player. He played as a goalkeeper.

He started his career at Preston North End in the Fourth Division, following the footsteps of his father, Alan Kelly, Sr., and played 142 games for the team.

He joined Sheffield United in July 1992 for £150,000. He stayed with Sheffield United until 1999, despite their relegation from the Premiership shortly into his career with them. In total he made 213 appearances for the Blades.

In 1999, he transferred to Blackburn Rovers, making 39 appearances, and stayed there until his retirement from football in 2004. This time also included loan spells at Stockport County and Birmingham City.

He won 34 caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team.

In the summer of 2006, he was the goalkeeper coach for the Soccer-Academy camps, located in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania.

He is the current Ireland goalkeeping coach [http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3182] .