Kevin O'Connor (footballer, born 1982)

Kevin O'Connor
O'Connor in 2017
Personal information
Full name Kevin Patrick O'Connor[1]
Date of birth (1982-02-24) 24 February 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Blackburn, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Utility player
Team information
Current team
Brentford
(assistant first team coach)
Youth career
0000–1995 Southampton
1995–1999 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2015 Brentford 426 (32)
International career
2003 Republic of Ireland U21 6 (0)
Managerial career
2015–2016 Brentford Development Squad
2016–2018 Brentford B
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kevin Patrick O'Connor (born 24 February 1982) is a retired professional footballer who made over 500 appearances for Brentford. A utility player and one-club man, at the time of his retirement in May 2015 he was Brentford's longest serving player, having signed his first professional contract in 1999. He is fourth on the most Brentford appearances list,[3] captained the club on over 200 occasions and was inducted into the Brentford Hall of Fame in 2015.[4] He represented Republic of Ireland U21 at international level and is currently assistant first team coach at Brentford.

  1. ^ "The Football League Retained List". The Football League. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. ^ Kevin O'Connor at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Kevin O'Connor – Game By Game" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2015.
  4. ^ "The Big Interview: Kevin O'Connor" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2015.