Ryan Kidd
English footballer (b.1971) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ryan Andrew Kidd (born 6 October 1971) is an English former footballer who is a youth-team coach at Blackburn Rovers.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ryan Andrew Kidd[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1971-10-06) 6 October 1971 (age 52) | ||
Place of birth | Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Blackburn Rovers (Under 18s Lead Coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
Port Vale | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1992 | Port Vale | 1 | (0) |
1992–2002 | Preston North End | 259 | (10) |
Total | 260 | (10) | |
Managerial career | |||
2010 | Darlington | ||
2016 | Bury (joint-caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
A defender, he left Port Vale in 1992 and then spent ten years with Preston North End, before retiring from the game at age 30 due to injury. During his time at the club, Preston won promotion as Third Division champions in 1995–96 and Second Division champions in 1999–2000; and were one game away from promotion to the Premier League in 2001. He turned to coaching once his playing days finished, and was briefly the manager of Darlington in June 2010. He went on to coach at Bury, and was temporarily appointed joint caretaker manager (with Chris Brass) in November 2016.