.jpg) Coyle as manager of Houston Dynamo in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Owen Columba Coyle[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland[1][nb 1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chennaiyin (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Renfrew YM[5] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1988 | Dumbarton | 103 | (36) |
| 1988–1990 | Clydebank | 63 | (33) |
| 1990–1993 | Airdrieonians | 123 | (50) |
| 1993–1995 | Bolton Wanderers | 54 | (12) |
| 1995–1997 | Dundee United | 38 | (5) |
| 1997–1999 | Motherwell | 79 | (25) |
| 1999–2001 | Dunfermline Athletic | 47 | (10) |
| 2000–2001 | → Ross County (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | Airdrieonians | 45 | (29) |
| 2002–2003 | Falkirk | 36 | (20) |
| 2003–2004 | Dundee United | 3 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Airdrie United (loan) | 23 | (13) |
| 2004–2005 | Airdrie United | 34 | (14) |
| 2005–2007 | St Johnstone | 16 | (0) |
| Total | 669 | (249) | |
| International career | |||
| Republic of Ireland U21 | |||
| 1990–1994 | Republic of Ireland B | ||
| 1994 | Republic of Ireland | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003 | Falkirk | ||
| 2005–2007 | St Johnstone | ||
| 2007–2010 | Burnley | ||
| 2010–2012 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| 2013 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| 2014–2016 | Houston Dynamo | ||
| 2016–2017 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| 2017–2018 | Ross County | ||
| 2019–2020 | Chennaiyin | ||
| 2020–2022 | Jamshedpur | ||
| 2022–2023 | Queen's Park | ||
| 2023– | Chennaiyin | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Owen Columba Coyle (born 14 July 1966) is a professional football manager and former player who is currently the head coach of Indian Super League club Chennaiyin. He played as a striker for several clubs in England and Scotland, and made one appearance for the Republic of Ireland national team.
Coyle began his career at Dumbarton, and also played for Clydebank and Airdrieonians before joining English club Bolton Wanderers in 1993. He appeared for Bolton in the Premier League before a return to Scotland with Dundee United. He went on to play for several other Scottish clubs, including Motherwell, Dunfermline Athletic, Falkirk and St Johnstone. Qualifying by descent, he played for the Republic of Ireland under-21s[6] and B team before he made one full international appearance in 1994.
Upon retiring from playing, Coyle managed Falkirk and St Johnstone, before joining then Championship side Burnley in November 2007. In his first full season in charge, Burnley won promotion to the Premier League in 2009. He then moved to Bolton Wanderers in January 2010, halfway through his first season in the Premier League; Coyle stated this move was due to Bolton being "ten years ahead of Burnley".[7] After leaving Bolton in October 2012, Coyle was appointed manager of Wigan Athletic in June 2013, only to leave the club six months later. He was made head coach of Houston Dynamo in December 2014, until he left by mutual agreement in May 2016. He then managed Blackburn Rovers between June 2016 and February 2017. He returned to Scotland to manage Ross County in September 2017, but resigned from this position after five months.
On 3 December 2019, Coyle was appointed as head coach of Indian club Chennaiyin. He led them from bottom of the table to the ISL final. After a stint with Jamshedpur, he returned to Scottish football in March 2022 with Queen's Park.
- ^ a b "Owen Coyle". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Owen Coyle: Irish cap but born and bred in Gorbals". www.scotsman.com.
- ^ Ralston, Gary (30 November 2012). "Owen Coyle: I was never good enough to play for Scotland.. but I'd love to have a go as manager".
- ^ McCarthy, David (12 June 2015). "Glasgow-born Irish star Owen Coyle: 'I'm Owen MacCoyle and Owen O'Coyle'".
- ^ "Owen Coyle profile". Neil Brown's Post War English & Scottish Football League A-Z Players Transfer Database. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ "Coyle aims to repay faith by felling his mentor". Daily Mirror. 11 February 2011. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ "'Everything I want is here,' says Owen Coyle as he moves in at Bolton". The Guardian. 11 January 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
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