Robert Anthony Kelly was born on 21 December 1964 and is an English former footballer and manager.
20 Facts About Rob Kelly
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Rob Kelly is best known for his spell as manager of Leicester City, as well as being assistant manager at several clubs, he has been a caretaker manager at Preston North End, Sheffield Wednesday, Nottingham Forest and West Bromwich Albion.
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Rob Kelly had a brief loan spell at Tranmere Rovers.
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In 1989, Rob Kelly was forced to retire aged just 24 after sustaining a back injury, and initially took the job of youth team coach at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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Rob Kelly then moved to Watford as youth team coach, Blackburn Rovers as Academy Director, and then Leicester City.
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Rob Kelly was awarded the Championship Manager of the Month award for March 2006.
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Rob Kelly was replaced by Nigel Worthington until the end of the season.
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Rob Kelly left the club following the appointment of Darren Ferguson as manager.
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Rob Kelly re-united with Alan Irvine at Sheffield Wednesday, once more as assistant manager.
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Rob Kelly joined Nottingham Forest as assistant manager to Steve McClaren's backroom team in the summer of 2011, with Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink the club's First Team Coach.
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Rob Kelly remained assistant manager when O'Driscoll was in turn sacked in December 2012 and replaced by Alex McLeish, only to find himself as caretaker manager yet again just six weeks later when McLeish resigned.
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On 29 December 2014, Rob Kelly took over the team alongside coaches Keith Downing and Dean Kiely after Irvine's dismissal.
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In December 2015, Rob Kelly agreed to become first team coach and link up again with Alan Irvine alongside Paul Lambert at Blackburn Rovers.
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Rob Kelly joined up with Rosler at Fleetwood Town in 2016 and left in the summer of 2018.
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Rob Kelly was appointed assistant manager to Ryan Lowe at Football League Two side Bury on 10 July 2018, as the club targeted an immediate return to League One.
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On 1 January 2019 Rob Kelly was announced as assistant coach to Rosler at Sweden's Malmo FF.
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On 4 September 2020 Rob Kelly was appointed as assistant manager to David Dunn at League Two side Barrow.
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On 21 February 2021, Barrow parted company with Jolley and Rob Kelly was named as caretaker manager, this time until the end of the season.
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On 25 June 2021, Rob Kelly joined Wigan Athletic as assistant manager.
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On 18 July 2023, Rob Kelly joined Preston North End as a first team coach, returning to the club and reuniting with manager Ryan Lowe, who he worked with previously at Bury.