Owen Coyle
Owen Coyle is introduced as Houston Dynamo Head Coach, 9 December 2014
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Owen Columba Coyle | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1988 | Dumbarton | 103 | (36) |
| 1988–1990 | Clydebank | 63 | (33) |
| 1990–1993 | Airdrieonians | 123 | (50) |
| 1993–1995 | Bolton Wanderers | 54 | (12) |
| 1995–1997 | Dundee United | 38 | (5) |
| 1997–1999 | Motherwell | 79 | (25) |
| 1999–2001 | Dunfermline Athletic | 47 | (10) |
| 2000–2001 | → Ross County (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | Airdrieonians | 45 | (29) |
| 2002–2003 | Falkirk | 36 | (20) |
| 2003–2004 | Dundee United | 3 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Airdrie United (loan) | 23 | (13) |
| 2004–2005 | Airdrie United | 34 | (14) |
| 2005–2007 | St Johnstone | 16 | (0) |
| Total | 669 | (249) | |
| National team | |||
| 1994 | Republic of Ireland | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2003 | Falkirk | ||
| 2005–2007 | St Johnstone | ||
| 2007–2010 | Burnley | ||
| 2010–2012 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| 2013 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| 2014–2016 | Houston Dynamo | ||
| 2016–2017 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Owen Columba Coyle (born 14 July 1966) is a football manager and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was born in Scotland but represented the Republic of Ireland national team.
Coyle began his career at Dumbarton, and also played for Clydebank and Airdrieonians before joining English club Bolton Wanderers in 1993. He appeared for Bolton in the Premier League before a return to Scotland with Dundee United. He went on to play for several other Scottish clubs, including Motherwell, Dunfermline Athletic, Falkirk and St Johnstone. Qualifying by descent, he played for the Republic of Ireland under-21s and made one full international appearance in 1994.
Upon retiring from playing, Coyle managed Falkirk and St Johnstone, before joining then Championship side Burnley in November 2007. In his first full season in charge, Burnley won promotion to the Premier League in 2009. He then moved to Bolton Wanderers in January 2010, halfway through his first season in the Premier League; Coyle stated this move was due to Bolton being "ten years ahead of Burnley". After leaving Bolton in October 2012, Coyle was appointed manager of Wigan Athletic in June 2013, only to leave the club on 2 December 2013. He was then made head coach of Houston Dynamo in December 2014, until he left by mutual agreement in May 2016. He then managed Blackburn Rovers between June 2016 and February 2017.
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