Full name Paul James Kee Name Paul Kee Playing position Role Footballer | Years Team Position Midfielder | |
Date of birth (1967-02-21) 21 February 1967 (age 48) Place of birth | ||
Paul Kee (born 21 February 1967) is a retired Irish footballer who played in numerous positions, including striker and midfielder. He is the former manager of Institute Football Club.
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Football career
Kee, who was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, began his professional career with Mansfield Town, signing in the summer of 1983. He made his League debut for Mansfield in April 1985 against Chester City. He remained with Mansfield for the remainder of the season and was then signed by Brian Clough for Nottingham Forest.
He left Forest in 1986 and had spells with Southampton and Charlton before returning home, where he signed for Linfield in 1987. The spell with Linfield came to an end and he signed for Coleraine, with whom he won the Irish League Cup in 1987, defeating Portadown at The Oval. In the summer of 1989, Kee signed with Crusaders in his final season.
He later moved into management, enjoying stints with Institute and Carlisle, and managed the IFA under-17s, as well as County Performance Coach in Tyrone for the Irish Football Association
Since moving into coaching and management in 1988, Kee has amassed a wealth of coaching knowledge that he now uses in his varied roles as County Performance Coach, Northern Ireland U17 manager and Director of Maiden City Soccer Academy in Derry.
He currently hold a U.E.F.A. Pro licence and is Director of Maiden City Soccer in Londonderry. An organisation which has been involved in the development of such players as Darron Gibson (Everton) Shane Ferguson (Newcastle United) and Eunan O'Kane (AFC Bournemouth)
Coleraine
Winner