Kevan Broadhurst (born 3 June 1959) is an English former professional
footballer
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,
coach
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and football manager.
Broadhurst was born in
Dewsbury
Dewsbury is a minster and market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Calder and on an arm of the Calder and Hebble Navigation waterway. It is to the west of Wakefield, east of Hudder ...
,
West Yorkshire
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. He played 173 games for
Birmingham City
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. Since 2011, the first te ...
in all competitions and had a three-game loan spell at
Walsall
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before his playing career was cut short due to injury.
His managerial career began in 1999 when he was
caretaker manager
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of
Northampton Town
Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team plays in , the fourth tier of the English football league system.
Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland ...
following the departure of
Ian Atkins
Ian Leslie Atkins (born 16 January 1957) is an English football manager, scout, and former player. Atkins amassed over 300 appearances for Shrewsbury Town, the club where he began his career. He also made appearances in the Football League for S ...
from the club. He became full-time manager of Northampton in 2001 for sixteen months.
In 2004 Broadhurst was appointed joint caretaker manager of
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers Football Club are a professional football club in Bristol, England. They compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.
They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been c ...
with
Russell Osman
Russell Charles Osman (born 14 February 1959) is an English former professional association football, footballer who played as a centre back in the Football League for Ipswich Town F.C., Ipswich Town, Leicester City F.C., Leicester City, Southamp ...
, and when Ian Atkins joined the club as manager Broadhurst remained as his assistant.
Broadhurst was given the manager's job at Walsall in 2006, but only held the position for 61 days, winning only one of his eleven games in charge.
In 2012, Broadhurst was one of seven former players elected to Birmingham City's Hall of Fame.
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1959 births
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Association football defenders
Birmingham City F.C. managers
Birmingham City F.C. players
Bristol Rovers F.C. managers
English football managers
English footballers
Footballers from Dewsbury
Northampton Town F.C. managers
Walsall F.C. managers
Walsall F.C. players
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