Kevin McBride (born 14 June 1981) is a Scottish

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player and coach.

Career

Playing

McBride started his career with

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, but did not make a first team appearance for the club. He moved to

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, initially on loan, and made 63 league appearances for the

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club. McBride then had a brief spell with

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making 6 league appearances and scoring 1 goal. He returned to Scotland with

Falkirk Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a ...

in January 2008. McBride had a public dispute with the Falkirk fans towards the end of the 2008–09 season, after the

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had called for

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John Hughes to be sacked. McBride was released by Falkirk on 27 June 2009. He then followed Falkirk manager Hughes by signing for Hibernian. He featured in every game for Hibs at the start of the 2009–10 season, forming a midfield partnership with

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, but was subsequently hampered by a longstanding ankle injury. On 22 August 2010, McBride was sent off, along with opponent

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, in a match against Rangers. Manager John Hughes was "bemused" by both red cards. Three weeks later, McBride was temporarily handed the captain's armband, with captain

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and vice-captain Ian Murray dropped to the bench for the match against Inverness CT. McBride lost his place in the side after

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was appointed manager. On 24 March 2011, it was reported by the ''

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'' that McBride had joined

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on a short-term deal until the end of the season. During his spell at

McBride was advised that his contract with Hibs will not be renewed. McBride signed for

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on a short-term contract in October 2011.

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signed McBride on a short-term contract in March 2012, after a successful trial period at the club. He helped Dundee win the

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, scoring two goals in 27 appearances. After three seasons with Dundee, McBride left the club by "mutual consent". In July 2015, he signed for

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side Airdrieonians. McBride made the decision to retire from playing at the end of December 2015 to concentrate on a coaching role at Airdrieonians. In May 2016, McBride was promoted to the position of first team coach at Airdrieonians. He was given responsibility for managing first team affairs while Eddie Wolecki Black continued his recovery from a stroke. McBride left this position on 31 October, when the club brought in

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as director of football and Mark Wilson as first team coach. On 17 February 2017 it was announced that McBride had joined

as assistant manager. McBride left Raith on 13 May 2017, after they were relegated to

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Managerial statistics

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