Kevin Keegan

Also known as Joseph Kevin Keegan

English association football player and manager

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Kevin Keegan is a male English association football player and coach born in Armthorpe in 1951. He competed as a forward for teams including Liverpool F.C., Hamburger SV, Scunthorpe United F.C., and Newcastle United F.C. He also served as a coach for Newcastle United F.C. His playing career included participation in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 1980, and UEFA Euro 2000 while representing England.

Keegan received the Ballon d'Or and was recognized in the Ballon Dor collection. He was also awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire. He played in the Bundesliga and is known by the pseudonym Mighty Mouse. He speaks English and holds United Kingdom citizenship.

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Sports profile

Sport: Soccer
Position: Forward
Nationality: England

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Kevin
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Armthorpe
Occupation: association football coach
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: Ballon d'Or
Participant in: UEFA Euro 2000
Sport: association football
Member of team: England men's national association football team
Position played: forward
League: Bundesliga
Country for sport: England
Mass: 73
Image: Kevin keegan panini card (cropped).jpg
Height: 173

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Commons category: Kevin Keegan
date of birth: 1951-02-14
pseudonym: Mighty Mouse
coach of sports team: Newcastle United F.C.
number of matches played/races/starts: 2
total goals in career: 0
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name in native language: Kevin Keegan

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Encyclopedic overview

Joseph Kevin Keegan OBE (born 14 February 1951) is an English former footballer and manager. Nicknamed "King Kev" or "Mighty Mouse", Keegan was recognised for his dribbling ability, as well as his finishing and presence in the air, and is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.

Keegan began his playing career at Scunthorpe United in 1968, before Bill Shankly signed him for Liverpool. There, he won three First Division titles, the UEFA Cup twice, the FA Cup and, in his final season, the European Cup. During this period, he was a regular member of the England national team, and captained the team on 31 occasions, including at UEFA Euro 1980. He moved to Hamburger SV in the summer of 1977 and was named European Footballer of the Year in both 1978 and 1979. Hamburg won the Bundesliga title in the 1978–79 season and reached the 1980 European Cup final. Keegan left Hamburg and played at Southampton for two seasons, before transferring to Newcastle United in the Second Division in 1982. He helped Newcastle secure promotion in his second season, and retired from playing in 1984. He scored 204 goals in 592 appearances in his club career, adding 21 goals in 63 caps for the England national team.

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