- Kenny Black
Infobox Football biography
playername = Kenny Black
fullname = Kenneth George Black
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1963|11|29
cityofbirth =Glasgow
countryofbirth =Scotland
currentclub =Airdrie United (manager)
position =Midfielder (retired)
years =
clubs =
caps(goals) = {
manageryears = 2007–
managerclubs = AirdrieKenneth George "Kenny" Black (born
November 29 ,1963 inStenhousemuir ) is a retired Scottish footballer and the current manager of Airdrie United.A left-sided defender or midfielder, Black began his playing career with Rangers in 1980 but was farmed out to Junior side Linlithgow Rose to gain competitive experience. He left Ibrox permanently in 1983 for Motherwell, before joining Heart of Midlothian for £30,000 a year later.
Black was part of the "Maroons" side that infamously missed out on a League and Cup double in 1985-86 before moving south when Portsmouth's £350,000 bid was accepted in 1989. He was reunited with former boss
Alex MacDonald in 1991 when he joined Airdrieonians and won his first senior medal with the "Diamonds", when they defeated Dundee in the 1994-95Scottish Challenge Cup .In 1999 Black moved to Raith Rovers. By now a veteran, he played for a further two seasons before being appointed joint assistant-manager of the
Kirkcaldy side in 2001. Managerial changes saw him leaveStarks Park in early 2002 but he found a new position as assistant to former Airdrie team-mateSandy Stewart atAirdrie United , the reincarnation ofAirdrieonians , later that year.Black left Airdrie United for Leicester City in 2004, [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/3978827.stm Airdrie's Black joins Leicester] , "
BBC Sport , 3 November 2004.] gaining a coaching position underCraig Levein . His contract at theWalkers Stadium ended when Levein was sacked in 2006 and he sealed a return to Airdrie later that year, this time as manager. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/airdrie_united/6158264.stm Black appointed new Airdrie boss] , "BBC Sport , 17 November 2006.]References
External links
* [http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/players/blackkenny.html Appearances] at londonhearts.com
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