- Kenny Cunningham
Football player infobox
playername = Kenny Cunningham
fullname = Kenneth Edward Cunningham
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1971|6|28
cityofbirth =Dublin
countryofbirth =Republic of Ireland
position = Defender
youthyears = 1988–1989
1989
youthclubs = Tolka Rovers
Home Farm
years = 1989–1994
1994–2002
2002–2006
2006–2007
clubs = Millwall
Wimbledon
Birmingham City
Sunderland
Total
caps(goals) = 136 (1)
250 (0)
134 (0)
011 (0)
531 (1)
nationalyears = 1996–2007
1994
nationalteam = Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland B
nationalcaps(goals) = 070 (0)
001 (0)
pcupdate = 15:12, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 15:12, 16 May 2008 (UTC)Kenneth Edward "Kenny" Cunningham (born
June 28 1971 inDublin ) is an Irish former footballer who used to play as a defender before retiring in 2007 after being released by Sunderland.Football career
Cunningham started his career at Tolka Rovers and was there between
August 1 ,1988 andSeptember 18 ,1989 .He signed for Millwall and in the five years following made 136 league appearances, scoring one goal.
He and team mate
Jon Goodman moved to Wimbledon in November 1994, for the joint fee of £1,300,000. Cunningham played 250 league games for Wimbledon.He moved to Birmingham City in 2002. In his first season as a City player he was named Blues' Player of the Year..
However after the club’s relegation at the end of the 2005-06 season, Cunningham was released along with seven other first team players. On
May 11 ,2006 ,Cunningham launched a scathing attack in the press on managerSteve Bruce and the board, blaming the club's relegation on a lack of preparation throughout the season and likening the club to a "stiff corpse" that has "no heartbeat and, more worryingly, no soul". [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/birmingham_city/4762319.stm Furious Cunningham attacks Bruce] ]Cunningham signed for Sunderland on
July 19 , with Sunderland chairmanNiall Quinn praising his leadership qualities. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/5166460.stm Cunningham signs Sunderland deal] ] He made 11 appearances for the Black Cats as they won the Championship, but no more appearances after October. He was released by managerRoy Keane at the end of the 2006-07 season. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/6668885.stm Keane lets Cunningham & Miller go] ]After being released by Sunderland, Cunningham was unable to find a new club and retired as a player. [ [http://www.safc.com/news/?page_id=13223 SAFC.COM: / News / News Archive / What a difference a year makes! / ] ] .He has been recently working for R.T.E as a pundit on the Premership and at live matches and for Sky Sports at Ireland games.
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