| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 April 1980[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland[1] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Drogheda United (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1994 | St. Martins Boys Club | ||
| 1994–1998 | Home Farm Everton | ||
| 1998–2001 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | Shelbourne | 73 | (1) |
| 2005 | → Waterford United (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Longford Town | 42 | (1) |
| 2008 | Bray Wanderers | 26 | (0) |
| 2009 | Shelbourne | 19 | (1) |
| Total | 179 | (4) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Republic of Ireland U18[2][3] | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Shelbourne (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2016 | Shelbourne[4] | ||
| 2017–2021 | Drogheda United (assistant) | ||
| 2021– | Drogheda United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kevin Doherty (born 18 April 1980) is an Irish association football coach and former professional player who is currently the manager of League of Ireland Premier Division club Drogheda United. He was the manager of Shelbourne from December 2014 until June 2016. As a player Doherty was a powerful centre back, who was named FAI School's International Player of the Year in 1998. He was transferred from Home Farm Everton to Liverpool FC in the same year and played for the Premier League club's youth and reserve teams, as well as for the Republic of Ireland under-18 team. A broken femur suffered at the end of his first season with Liverpool was the first of several injuries which beset Doherty throughout his playing career.
Doherty never played for Liverpool's first team and was released on the expiry of his contract in 2001, joining League of Ireland club Shelbourne. Despite further injury problems, he became an important player for Shels; collecting three Premier Division winner's medals and selection to the 2002–03 Professional Footballers' Association of Ireland (PFAI) Team of the Season. After losing his place in the team during his fourth season at the club, Doherty was put on the transfer list ahead of the 2005 campaign. He joined Waterford United for 2005, then spent 2006 and 2007 with Longford Town and 2008 with Bray Wanderers. In 2009, he returned to Shelbourne, who had been demoted for financial reasons and were languishing in the First Division.
After retiring from playing in 2010, Doherty began taking his coaching qualifications and working with youth teams at his first club Home Farm. In 2011, he began coaching Shelbourne's youth team, moving up to work with the adult first team in 2013. After a spell as interim manager during May 2013, he was appointed the club's permanent manager for the 2015 season.
Following a lukewarm first season in charge, fan favourite Doherty resigned on 25 June 2016 following a poor run of form for the Reds, culminating in a 2-0 defeat at home to Waterford United. He was replaced four days later by former teammate Owen Heary.
Doherty is currently working as manager at Drogheda United