Kevin McGoldrick (born 12 May 1972) is a Scottish

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and former player who is the manager of

Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire. Nicknamed ''The Rabs'' or ''The Roy'', they were formed in 1878. They wear red and black strips and currently compete in t ...

Playing career

As a player, he made over 110 appearances as a

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in the

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for Queen's Park and also played for

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and

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. He was capped by Scotland at U16 level and was a part of the squad which reached the final of the 1989 U16 World Championship.

Coaching career

After his retirement as a player, McGoldrick entered coaching and held youth roles with Queen's Park,

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, the

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and in

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on behalf of

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. He was assistant manager at Stenhousemuir in two spells and took joint-

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charge of the team in 2010. He also served East Fife as assistant manager. McGoldrick later managed

Kilsyth Rangers Kilsyth Rangers Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire. Nicknamed ''The Wee Gers'', they were formed in 1913 and play at Duncansfield Park, which used to be one of the bigger ''non-league'' f ...

and Kirkintilloch Rob Roy.

Personal life

McGoldrick is the uncle of footballer Salim Kouider-Aïssa. He has worked as a

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and in a

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Honours

Queen's Park *

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: 1999–00 Harestanes *

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: 2001–02, 2002–03

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* * Scottish men's footballers Scottish Football League players Queen's Park F.C. players Men's association football midfielders 1972 births Footballers from Glasgow Greenock Morton F.C. players East Stirlingshire F.C. players Scotland men's youth international footballers Harestanes A.F.C. players Stenhousemuir F.C. managers Scottish Football League managers Queen's Park F.C. non-playing staff Manchester City F.C. non-playing staff British taxi drivers Living people Scottish football managers Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C. managers {{scotland-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub