Brian Kerr

This article is about soccer coach Brian Kerr. For the judge, see Brian Kerr, Baron Kerr of Tonaghmore .

Brian Kerr (born March 3, 1953 in Dublin ) is an Irish football coach . He was best known as the coach of the Irish national football team , which he coached between 2003 and 2005.

Early stations

After he was active as a soccer player and boxer in his youth, Kerr started looking after various youth teams at the age of 18. At the same time, ar worked as a laboratory assistant at University College Dublin . After various positions as a youth coach, Kerr became an assistant coach at the first division home Farm and Drogheda United in the late seventies , before assisting Irish football legend Liam Tuohy in looking after the Irish national youth teams.

St Patrick's Athletic

Kerr's first job as head coach was the position at the Dublin suburban club St Patrick's Athletic , which he held from 1986 to 1996. With the "Pats" he won the Irish championship twice (1990 and 1996) and thus led the traditional club to the most important national title for the first time since 1956. Since the club's financial crisis in 1992, Kerr has also been a partner in the club.

Irish national youth team

Kerr left St. Patrick's Athletic (and University College Dublin) in late 1996 to coach Ireland's youth national teams. Between 1996 and 2003, Kerr looked after all teams from U-16 to U-20. Already at his first major tournament, the Junior World Cup in 1997 , his team around striker Damien Duff was able to win the bronze medal and thus achieved one of the greatest successes in the history of Irish football. The following year, Kerr led both the U-16s and the U-18s to win the European Championship - to date the only two titles for Irish national teams. In addition to Duff, later stars such as John O'Shea and Robbie Keane also belonged to the tribe of Kerr's selection.

Irish national team

After his successful time as a youth coach, Kerr was appointed to succeed Mick McCarthy as Irish national coach in 2003 . McCarthy had previously failed with the national team at the 2002 World Cup in the round of 16, and his relationship with team captain Roy Keane was considered broken. After the first two games in qualifying for the 2004 European Championship were lost under McCarthy's direction , this was replaced by Kerr. In the end, the Irish took third place in their group and therefore could not take part in the European championships in Portugal. Qualifying for the 2006 World Cup was also unlucky when Ireland finished fourth in their group. In the last home game against Switzerland, which had already stood in front of Ireland in 2004, the Irish team would have been able to win, but the game ended 0-0. After leaving, Kerr's contract was not renewed, and Steve Staunton became his successor .

Return to St Patrick's Athletic

In March 2007, Kerr returned to St Patrick's Athletic, but not in the role of coach, but as technical director. On May 18, 2008, he resigned from the Irish club.

National coach of the Faroe Islands

Since April 6, 2009, Kerr was the national coach of the Faroe Islands . On September 9, 2009, his team succeeded in a 2-1 win against Lithuania for the Faroe Islands' first competitive game since 2001. The engagement expired on October 31, 2011, and no agreement could be reached on an extension.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kerr throws down on the Faroe Islands, October 26, 2011. Accessed November 3, 2011.