John Kennedy (Scottish footballer)
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Kennedy playing for Celtic in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 August 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Airdrie, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Celtic (assistant manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1999 | Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2009 | Celtic | 28 | (1) |
| 2008 | → Norwich City (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| Total | 44 | (3) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Scotland U21 | 15 | (1) |
| 2003 | Scotland B | 1 | (0) |
| 2004 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021 | Celtic (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Kennedy (born 18 August 1983) is a Scottish professional football coach and former player who is the assistant manager of Scottish Premiership club Celtic. Since retirement, Kennedy has served as a scout, first-team coach and assistant manager to Neil Lennon, Ronny Deila, Brendan Rodgers and Ange Postecoglou.
He played as a centre-back for Celtic and Norwich City, and won one international cap for Scotland. He suffered a serious knee injury on his international debut in March 2004, and retired in 2009 having failed to fully recover.
Since retiring from playing, Kennedy has worked as a scout and a coach for Celtic. In February 2019, he was appointed assistant manager of the club, and he became caretaker manager in February 2021 after Neil Lennon left Celtic. After the appointment of Ange Postecoglou as manager, he went back to being assistant manager.