Kevin Daniel Kilbane is a former professional footballer who played as a left winger or full back.
22 Facts About Kevin Kilbane
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Kevin Kilbane played for several English clubs, including Everton, West Bromwich Albion, Sunderland, Wigan Athletic, Huddersfield Town and Derby County and Coventry City.
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Towards the end of his career Kevin Kilbane concentrated on forging a media career.
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Kevin Kilbane's impact was immediate; coming off the bench on his debut against Southampton, Kilbane crossed for Kevin Phillips to score the match winner.
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Kevin Kilbane played most of his second season in the unfamiliar left back role, but still managed to win Wiganer.
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Kevin Kilbane scored his first goal for the club against Burnley on 10 April 2010.
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On 1 January 2011, as the transfer window reopened, Kevin Kilbane joined Football League One side Huddersfield Town on loan until the end of the season, mainly as a replacement for the injured Damien Johnson.
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On 2 August 2011, Kevin Kilbane joined Derby County on a six-month loan deal from Hull.
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On 2 July 2012 Kevin Kilbane joined Coventry City on an initial one-year deal.
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Kevin Kilbane is an Irish citizen since birth, as both his parents are Irish, and he made his international debut against Iceland on 6 September 1997.
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Kevin Kilbane was chosen as part of Mick McCarthy's squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea.
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Kevin Kilbane scored his first international goal in nearly four years with a magnificent strike against the Czech Republic on 11 October 2006.
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Kevin Kilbane scored his 8th international goal on 7 September 2010 against Andorra, the first competitive goal for the Republic of Ireland at the new Aviva Stadium.
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Kevin Kilbane was only four games away from equalling Wright's record of 70 consecutive competitive international starts.
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Kevin Kilbane never played for Ireland again, and announced his retirement as a footballer in December 2012.
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Kevin Kilbane obtained a degree in Professional Sports Writing and Broadcasting at Staffordshire University.
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Kevin Kilbane was enlisted by RTE Sport for their squad of pundits ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
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In 2014 Kevin Kilbane was part of the commentary team for the BBC at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
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Since August 2016, Kevin Kilbane has had the role of co-presenter on the Off the Ball show on Newstalk radio in Ireland.
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In 2020, Kevin Kilbane competed in the twelfth series of Dancing on Ice, alongside partner Brianne Delcourt.
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Kevin Kilbane is married to Dancing on Ice professional figure skater Brianne Delcourt they married in September 2020 in Haliburton, Ontario.
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Kevin Kilbane is a patron of the Down's Syndrome Association, and in February 2015 sent a complaint to the FA over allegations that West Ham United fans had sung a chant mocking the condition.