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16 Facts About Kevin Horlock

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Kevin Horlock was born on 1 November 1972 and is a football manager and former professional footballer.

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Kevin Horlock played for Swindon Town, West Ham United, Ipswich Town, Doncaster Rovers and Mansfield Town.

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Kevin Horlock has coached at youth team level for Colchester United.

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Kevin Horlock made 200 appearances in all competitions, scoring 26 goals, in five seasons at Swindon before joining Manchester City in January 1997.

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Later that season Kevin Horlock was sent off in a match against AFC Bournemouth in unusual circumstances, receiving a second yellow card for "walking towards the referee in an aggressive manner while asking a question".

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Kevin Horlock wore the number 6 shirt Kevin Horlock made 232 league and cup appearances, scoring 44 goals, in seven years at Manchester City.

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The next day, Kevin Horlock was signed by Scunthorpe United on a contract until the end of the season.

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Kevin Horlock was first capped in April 1995 versus Latvia and went on to make 32 appearances for Northern Ireland, before retiring from international football in 2003 for personal reasons.

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Kevin Horlock progressed through the coaching ranks at his former club Needham Market, where he had been assistant manager and had set up the club's academy in 2010.

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Kevin Horlock left in 2015 when he was appointed as manager of Isthmian League Division One South side Chatham Town on 15 October 2015.

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Kevin Horlock combined both his Needham Market and Chatham Town roles with the assistant manager's job to the Northern Ireland under-21 team, a position he was appointed to in August 2013.

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Kevin Horlock left Chatham on 1 May 2016 to concentrate on his coaching roles with Northern Ireland and Colchester United, having guided Chatham to a 19th-position finish in the league.

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Kevin Horlock had been coaching Colchester's under-18 side alongside Wayne Brown.

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Kevin Horlock was named as Brown's assistant for the under-21 side following a number of coaching changes at the U's.

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Kevin Horlock guided the Jammers to second position in the table, securing a place in the play-offs.

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On 20 June 2019, Kevin Horlock left Colchester to return to Needham Market as the club's new academy manager.