Jeff Kenna
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Jeff Kenna | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Jeffrey Jude Kenna | |
Date of birth | August 27, 1970 (age 36) | |
Place of birth | ![]() |
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Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
Playing position | Defender | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Kidderminster Harriers | |
Number | 2 | |
Youth clubs | ||
1987-1989 | Southampton | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1989-1995 1995-2002 2001 2001 2001-2002 2002-2004 2004-2006 2006 |
Southampton Blackburn Rovers Tranmere Rovers (loan) Wigan Athletic (loan) Birmingham City (loan) Birmingham City Derby County Kidderminster Harriers |
114 (4) 157 (1) 11 (0) 6 (1) 6 (0) 69 (3) 65 (0) 14 (1) |
National team | ||
Republic of Ireland | 27 (0) | |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Jeffrey Jude Kenna (born August 27, 1970 in Dublin) is an Irish international football defender, who was captain of Derby County in season 2005–06. He has won 27 international caps.
Kenna has played his entire club career in England, beginning at Southampton in 1989.
In 1995 he moved to Blackburn Rovers for a fee of £1.5 million, playing a part in the run-in to the club's Premiership title that year.
In 2001, after falling out of favour at Ewood Park he had spells on loan to Tranmere Rovers, Wigan Athletic and Birmingham City, joining the latter on a permanent basis in February 2002.
He joined Derby County on a free transfer in March 2004, and was appointed club captain 2005, but was released at the end of the season in May 2006. In August 2006 he sealed a move to Kidderminster Harriers in the Conference National.
Jeff is the brother of heavyweight boxer Colin Kenna.
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Kidderminster Harriers F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Bevan | 2 Kenna | 3 Harkness | 4 Hurren | 5 Creighton | 6 Whitehead | 7 Sedgemore | 8 Sturridge | 9 White | 10 Hay | 11 Blackwood | 13 Taylor | 14 Reynolds | 15 Russell | 16 Penn | 17 McGrath | 18 Smikle | 19 Eaton | 20 Howarth | 21 Wilson | 22 Christie | 23 Ferrell | 24 Brady | 26 Constable | 30 McGhee | Manager: Yates |
Categories: 1970 births | Living people | People from Dublin | Southampton F.C. players | Blackburn Rovers F.C. players | Tranmere Rovers F.C. players | Wigan Athletic F.C. players | Birmingham City F.C. players | Derby County F.C. players | Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players | FA Premier League players | Republic of Ireland footballers