Kevin Summerfield was born on 7 January 1959 and is an English football coach and retired player.
16 Facts About Kevin Summerfield
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Kevin Summerfield began his career with West Bromwich Albion as a forward, making his first team debut in 1977, before joining Birmingham City five years later.
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Kevin Summerfield was signed by Dave Smith for Plymouth Argyle six months later, where was converted into a midfielder, and was an important member of the squad for the next five years.
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Kevin Summerfield returned to Plymouth Argyle in 1997 as the club's youth team coach, and was appointed caretaker manager three years later.
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Kevin Summerfield became the club's assistant manager after the arrival of Paul Sturrock and led the club to the brink of promotion to the Football League Championship before joining Sturrock at Southampton.
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Kevin Summerfield gained promotion two more times with Sturrock, at Sheffield Wednesday in 2005, and Swindon Town in 2007, before returning to Plymouth Argyle .
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Kevin Summerfield then spent two years as assistant manager at Tranmere Rovers, before moving to Burton Albion to take up the same role.
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Kevin Summerfield again took over as Argyle's caretaker manager when Paul Sturrock left to become manager of Southampton.
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Kevin Summerfield returned to Plymouth Argyle once more as assistant manager when Sturrock was reappointed as the club's manager in November 2007.
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Kevin Summerfield left the club in October 2009, along with fellow coach John Blackley, after being informed that their contracts would not be renewed at the end of the season.
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Kevin Summerfield was replaced by former player Paul Mariner, who assumed the role of head coach.
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Kevin Summerfield joined Tranmere Rovers in July 2010 as assistant manager to Les Parry.
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On 18 May 2012, Kevin Summerfield was announced as assistant manager to Gary Rowett at Burton Albion.
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In October 2014, Kevin Summerfield followed Rowett to Birmingham City, again as his assistant.
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Rowett and his staff, Kevin Summerfield included, were sacked in December 2016.
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On 14 March 2017, Kevin Summerfield again followed Rowett, this time to Derby County where he again became assistant manager.