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Kenny Cunningham
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| Kenny Cunningham | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenny Cunningham | |
| Date of birth | June 28, 1971 (age 35) | |
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Sunderland | |
| Number | 5 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1988–89 | Tolka Rovers | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1989–94 1994–2002 2002–06 2006–present |
Millwall Wimbledon Birmingham City Sunderland |
136 (1) 250 (0) 134 (0) 11 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1996–present | Republic of Ireland | 70 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Kenny Cunningham (born June 28, 1971 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland) is currently playing for Sunderland after his contract expired with relegated Birmingham City in May 2006.
Initially a player for Tolka Rovers between August 1, 1988 and September 18, 1989, he immediately signed to Millwall, and, in the five years following he made 136 league appearances, scoring one goal, his first goal scored in England.
He moved to Wimbledon in November, and played 250 league games. He was a regular achiever in the Premiership, and arguably even more so when Wimbledon were relegated, as he was desperate to see them get back into the top flight of English football.
In his first season as a Birmingham City player he was named Blues' Player of the Year and in 2005, he was awarded Birmingham City’s 'Player-of-the-Decade' by Co-chairman David Sullivan, a personal tribute from the Welshman.
However after the club’s relegation at the end of the 2005/2006 season, Cunningham was released along with seven other first team players. On 11 May 2006 Cunningham launched a scathing attack in the press on manager Steve Bruce and the board, blaming the club's relegation on a lack of preparation throughout the season and likening the club to a "stiff corpse" that has "no heartbeat and, more worryingly, no soul".
On 10 July 2006 a local Sunderland newspaper announced that Cunningham would be signing for Sunderland the following day. The deal was reported completed on 19 July 2006, with Sunderland Chairman Niall Quinn quoted on the club's official website as stating that Cunningham had been brought in for his leadership qualities.
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Republic of Ireland squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Given | 2 Finnan | 3 Harte | 4 Cunningham | 5 Staunton | 6 Roy Keane | 7 McAteer | 8 Holland | 9 Duff | 10 Robbie Keane | 11 Kilbane | 12 Kinsella | 13 Connolly | 14 Breen | 15 Dunne | 16 Kiely | 17 Quinn | 18 G. Kelly | 19 Morrison | 20 O'Brien | 21 Reid | 22 Carsley | 23 A. Kelly | Coach: McCarthy |
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| Sunderland A.F.C. - Current Squad |
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2 Wright | 3 Simpson | 4 Evans | 5 Cunningham | 7 Edwards | 8 Whitehead | 9 Stokes | 10 Elliott | 11 Murphy | 12 Nosworthy | 13 Ward | 14 T. Miller | 15 Collins | 16 Hysén | 17 Welsh | 18 Mocquet | 19 Arnau | 20 John | 22 Clarke | 23 Leadbitter | 24 Carson | 27 Varga | 28 Kavanagh | 29 Hartley | 30 Richardson | 31 Connolly | 32 Fülöp | 33 Wallace | 34 Yorke | 36 L. Miller | Manager: Keane |
Categories: 1971 births | Living people | Republic of Ireland footballers | Republic of Ireland international footballers | Millwall F.C. players | Wimbledon F.C. players | Birmingham City F.C. players | Sunderland A.F.C. players | FIFA World Cup 2002 players | People from County Dublin | FA Premier League players