Kelvin Davis (footballer)
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Kelvin Geoffrey Davis (born 29 September 1976) is an English professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of National League club Eastleigh.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kelvin Geoffrey Davis[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1976-09-29) 29 September 1976 (age 47) | ||
Place of birth | Bedford, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Eastleigh (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1991–1994 | Luton Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1999 | Luton Town | 91 | (0) |
1994 | → Torquay United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
1997 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
1999–2003 | Wimbledon | 131 | (0) |
2003–2005 | Ipswich Town | 88 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Sunderland | 33 | (0) |
2006–2016 | Southampton | 271 | (0) |
Total | 618 | (0) | |
International career | |||
1995–1996 | England U21 | 3 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2018 | Southampton (caretaker) | ||
2024– | Eastleigh | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Davis played as a goalkeeper. He began his career with Luton Town as a youth player in 1991 and remained there until 1999. Davis later played for Wimbledon, Ipswich Town and Sunderland before moving to Southampton in 2006.
Davis was team captain of Southampton from 2009 to 2012, after which he became club captain.[2] From July 2016 to December 2017, Davis had been working as part of the support staff at Southampton. On 29 December 2017, Davis became Senior First Team coach following the resignation of Eric Black the previous week until parting ways with Southampton in 2022.[3]