Mark Anthony Kinsella was born on 12 August 1972 and is an Irish football manager and former player, currently a coach at Drogheda United after previously being both the manager and assistant manager.
26 Facts About Mark Kinsella
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Mark Kinsella played as a central midfielder for most of his career.
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Mark Kinsella played 48 times for the Republic of Ireland, scoring three goals and playing in the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea.
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Mark Kinsella joined Colchester United as a 17-year-old and played there for seven seasons, including two in the Conference, and played at Wembley in 1992 when Colchester won the FA Trophy.
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Mark Kinsella was nicknamed "Sheedy" by the fans, in honour of the Everton player, and is among the club's most revered former players.
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At Charlton he captained the team to a dramatic victory over Sunderland in the 1998 Division 1 Play-off Final, with Mark Kinsella scoring one of the penalties in the shootout.
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Mark Kinsella made his debut for Aston Villa on 24 August 2002 against Tottenham Hotspur.
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Mark Kinsella later went on to make 24 appearances in his first season.
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Mark Kinsella moved to West Bromwich Albion in January 2004, on a short-term contract until the end of the season.
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Mark Kinsella made 18 appearances for the club, helping them to win promotion to the Premiership.
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Mark Kinsella then transferred to Walsall in July 2004, signing a two-year deal.
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Mark Kinsella continued to combine playing and coaching at Walsall before being lured back to Charlton in December 2006.
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Mark Kinsella scored two goals for Walsall, st Merthyr Tydfil in the FA Cup, and st Wycombe Wanderers in the league.
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Mark Kinsella won 48 caps for the Irish national team, scoring 3 times and was named Irish Footballer of the Year in 2000.
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Mark Kinsella captained the side in a friendly against Finland in November 2000.
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Mark Kinsella was appointed development coach at Charlton Athletic in December 2006, with responsibility for the development of young professional players, liaison with the academy and the managing the reserve team.
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In November 2008 when Alan Pardew left Charlton by mutual consent, Mark Kinsella left his post as Reserve team manager, being replaced by U18 Youth Coach Damian Matthew, to adopt a more senior role in the first team, helping Caretaker manager Phil Parkinson, while a replacement for Pardew was found.
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In December 2008, Parkinson was confirmed as the new Charlton manager, and Mark Kinsella assumed the role of first-team coach permanently.
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Mark Kinsella was sacked along with Phil Parkinson on 4 January 2011.
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Mark Kinsella was linked with return to his former club Colchester United as manager in August 2009, but the job went to Aidy Boothroyd.
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Mark Kinsella became manager of Daventry Town in June 2011, leaving the club in July 2012.
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Mark Kinsella was appointed Colchester United assistant manager on 27 September 2012, to work alongside fellow Irishman Joe Dunne.
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On 1 September 2014, Mark Kinsella was sacked as assistant manager of Colchester United.
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On 29 November 2014, Mark Kinsella was announced as assistant manager of League of Ireland side Drogheda United.
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On 10 November 2015, Drogheda appointed Pete Mahon as manager and Mark Kinsella stepped back into a coaching role.
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Mark Kinsella is the father of Liam Kinsella and 2020 Olympic bronze medallist Alice Kinsella.