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16 Facts About Kenny Lowe

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Kenny Lowe was born on 6 November 1961 and is an English football coach and former player who is the manager of Australian side Perth SC.

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Kenny Lowe later managed Gateshead and Barrow before returning to Perth to work in football, where he would undertake a five-year tenure as the manager of A-League side Perth Glory.

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Kenny Lowe played for ten clubs during his career, which started on a part-time basis in 1981 with Hartlepool United, while he served an apprenticeship as a pipe-fitter and welder with ICI.

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Kenny Lowe moved to Australia in 1986 to play for Spearwood Dalmatinacs in the Western Australia Premier League before returning to England.

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Kenny Lowe finally ended his career at the age of 39.

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Kenny Lowe won two caps with the England semi-professional team.

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Kenny Lowe started his managerial career with Gateshead as joint manager with Matty Pearson.

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Kenny Lowe returned to Barrow in 1999 when the club had just four players.

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Kenny Lowe stayed at Barrow for four seasons during which time they remained in administration.

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Kenny Lowe left Barrow to move to Australia where he was appointed assistant manager at Perth Glory.

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On 22 April 2014 Kenny Lowe was appointed as full-time coach of Perth Glory, after winning just 4 of 17 games as caretaker coach.

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On 20 April 2018 Kenny Lowe was sacked as the head coach of Perth and was appointed technical director of the club's academy.

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On 13 November 2018, Kenny Lowe was appointed as an assistant coach of the Socceroos for their friendlies in November.

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In July 2023, following the departure of Ruben Zadkovich as head coach, Kenny Lowe became interim coach of Perth Glory for a post-season game against West Ham United and the Australia Cup play-off against Macarthur.

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Kenny Lowe was born in Sedgefield, County Durham, and now lives in Perth, Western Australia.

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Kenny Lowe's sister, Kendra Slawinski, is a former England netball international.