Owen Coyle

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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 Jamshedpur. 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 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". 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.

Career

1. 1966
   Born
2. 1985
   Joined Dumbarton F.C.
3. 1988
   Joined Clydebank F.C.
4. 1990
   Joined Airdrieonians F.C.
5. 1990
   Joined Airdrieonians F.C.
6. 1993
   Joined Bolton Wanderers F.C.
7. 1994
   Joined Republic of Ireland men's national association football team
8. 1995
   Joined Dundee United F.C.
9. 1997
   Joined Motherwell F.C.
10. 1999
    Joined Dunfermline Athletic F.C.
11. 2000
    Joined Ross County F.C.
12. 2001
    Joined Airdrieonians F.C.
13. 2001
    Joined Airdrieonians F.C.
14. 2002
    Joined Falkirk F.C.
15. 2003
    Joined Airdrieonians F.C.
16. 2003
    Joined Dundee United F.C.
17. 2004
    Joined Airdrieonians F.C.
18. 2005
    Joined St Johnstone F.C.

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Paisley
• •Citizenship: United Kingdom
• •Known as: association football player, association football coach
• •Sport: association football