Kevin Philip Reeves (born 20 October 1957) is the Chief Scout at Everton football club. He is an English retired football forward, born in Burley, Hampshire, who scored 103 goals from 333 appearances in

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playing for AFC Bournemouth,

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, Manchester City and

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, and was

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twice by

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at full international level. As of 4 July 2013, he is Everton's head scout.

Career

Reeves started his career as an apprentice with AFC Bournemouth. He made his League debut in the 1974–75 season, and played 63 games before John Bond signed him for

in January 1977 for a fee of £50,000. After 133 games and 42 goals in all competitions, he earned Norwich their first £1 million fee when he was transferred to Manchester City in March 1980 for £1.25m. Reeves scored 39 goals from 158 appearances in all competitions, including a

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in City's defeat at the hands of

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in the

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replay. He subsequently played for

, continuing his trend of playing under John Bond, but was forced to retire from the professional game at the age of 26 because of a hip injury. He also made ten appearances for England Under-21, three for England B, and two for

at senior level. Reeves later coached under Bond at Burnley and

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, teamed up with Brian Flynn as his assistant manager at both

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and Swansea City, and scouted for clubs including Stoke City and latterly Swansea City,

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and Everton as a member of

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' backroom staff.

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