Kevin Aherne-Evans
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 December 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Carmarthen, Wales | ||
| Playing position | Defender, Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Noosa Lions | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | Leeds United | 0 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Swansea City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Cardiff City | 30 | (3) |
| 2002 | → Boston United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Merthyr Tydfil | ? | (?) |
| 2004 | Newport County | 14 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Carmarthen Town | 54 | (12) |
| 2007–2008 | Rochedale Rovers | ||
| 2010–2012 | Noosa Lions | ||
| 2012 | Sunshine Coast | ||
| National team | |||
| 1999–2000 | Wales U21 | 4 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011–2012 | Noosa Lions | ||
| 2012–2014 | Sunshine Coast | ||
| 2014–2016 | Brisbane Strikers | ||
| 2016– | Noosa Lions | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Kevin Aherne-Evans (born 16 December 1980) is a Welsh football manager and former professional footballer and Wales Under-21 international. During his playing career, he made 32 appearances in the Football League for Cardiff City and Swansea City before playing in the Welsh Premier League and Australia. He is currently manager of Noosa Lions. Prior to 2003 he was known as Kevin Evans.
Born in Carmarthen, Evans began his career at Leeds United as a central defender in a talented youth side which included Stephen McPhail, Jonathan Woodgate and Harry Kewell. However, he was unable to break into the first team at the club and instead joined Swansea City on loan in 2000, making two appearances in matches against Lincoln City and Cheltenham Town. He returned to Leeds after the end of his loan spell but was released at the end of the 1999–2000 season. Having spent time training with the club, he later signed for Cardiff City, as part of the clubs plans to build a spine of young Welsh players in the squad.
On his arrival at Ninian Park, Cardiff manager Bobby Gould switched Evans to a midfield role where he made all of his appearances for the side. Making his debut on 2 September 2000 in a 1–1 draw with Rochdale, he went on to make a total of 35 appearances in all competitions during his first season, scoring five times, as Cardiff finished second in Division Three and were promoted to Division Two. However following promotion, Evans was unable to win a place in the side and also admitted that he lacked commitment and discipline, commenting, "There is a void in my football career where I don't really know what went wrong, when I let so much slip away from me, people questioned how much I wanted it". He was also one of four players disciplined by the FAW after missing a late night team curfew prior to a Wales under-21 match against Azerbaijan under-21s in 2001.
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