Kenny Cunningham

Kenny Cunningham
Warming up for Birmingham, April 2005
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Edward Cunningham[1]
Date of birth (1971-06-28) 28 June 1971 (age 53)[1]
Place of birth Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Home Farm
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1989 Tolka Rovers
1989–1994 Millwall 136 (1)
1994–2002 Wimbledon 250 (0)
2002–2006 Birmingham City 134 (0)
2006–2007 Sunderland 11 (0)
Total 531 (1)
International career
1994 Republic of Ireland B 1 (0)
1996–2005 Republic of Ireland 72 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kenneth Edward Cunningham (born 28 June 1971) is an Irish former footballer who played as a defender. He played international football for the Republic of Ireland until his retirement in 2005. He spent his professional club career, from 1989 to 2007, in England, making more than 500 appearances in the Football League and Premier League playing for Millwall, Wimbledon, Birmingham City and Sunderland.

After retirement as a professional player, he worked as a pundit for RTÉ Sport, and successfully completed the UEFA Pro Licence coaching qualification in 2011.[3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference HugmanSite was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 102. ISBN 1-85291-651-6.
  3. ^ Maher, Gareth (27 September 2013). "Gill: I worked hard and got licence to nil – UEFA qualification no guarantee". Daily Mirror. Ireland. Archived from the original on 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014 – via GarethMaher.com.