Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kevin Paul Pressman | ||
Date of birth | 6 November 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Fareham, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Millwall (Goalkeeping coach) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1987–2004 | Sheffield Wednesday | 404 | (0) |
1992 | → Stoke City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2004 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Leicester City | 13 | (0) |
2005 | Leeds United | 0 | (0) |
2005 | Coventry City | 0 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Mansfield Town | 41 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Portadown | 43 | (0) |
2007–2009 | Scunthorpe United | 0 | (0) |
Total | 505 | (0) | |
National team | |||
1988 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
1994–1998 | England B | 3 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2008–2009 | Belper Town (Reserve Team) | ||
2010–2011 | Scunthorpe United (Goalkeeping Coach) | ||
2011–2012 | Bradford City (Goalkeeping Coach) | ||
2012– | Millwall (Goalkeeping Coach) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Kevin Paul Pressman (born 6 November 1967) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper from 1987 until 2009. He is currently employed as a goalkeeping coach at Millwall.
As a player Pressman made 588 appearances in English and Northern Irish league football for five different clubs over three decades, notably playing in the Premier League for Sheffield Wednesday. He played in the Football League for Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion, Leicester City, Leeds United, Coventry City, Mansfield Town and Scunthorpe United. He also played in Northern Ireland for Portadown.
Pressman is best remembered as the long-time goalkeeper of Sheffield Wednesday, where he spent 19 seasons, playing 478 matches in all competitions including the UEFA Cup. Pressman signed his first professional contract for the Owls on his 18th birthday in 1985 and made his debut against Southampton on 5 September 1987. He had supported Wednesday since childhood. Pressman's career was nearly wrecked on New Year's Day 1990 when he suffered cruciate knee-ligament damage which sidelined him for over eight months. He was unlucky not to play in the 1991 League Cup Final victory against Manchester United, as he had played in every round of the competition that year as well as a significant number of league matches until the quarter final stage where he was replaced by more senior goalkeeper and future Wednesday manager Chris Turner. Pressman was on the substitutes' bench at three further Wembley finals, all in 1993; the League Cup Final, FA Cup Final and FA Cup Final replay, all against Arsenal and resulting in defeats in both competitions for Wednesday.