Kevin Kilbane

Kevin Kilbane is the kind of footballer I have a soft spot for: dependable rather than dazzling. A left-back and left winger out of Preston, he logged honest service across Everton, West Brom, Sunderland, Wigan and more, the sort of versatile professional every manager quietly relies on. There's real value in a player who covers two positions without fuss and simply turns up week after week. His move into sports commentary makes sense to me too; someone who spent that long reading the game from the pitch should have plenty worth saying. Unflashy and first-rate, that's a combination I genuinely admire.

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Name (English)

Kevin Kilbane

Name (Japanese)

ケヴィン・キルバーン

Reading

けゔぃん・きるばーん

Born

February 1, 1977 (age 49)

Origin

Preston, United Kingdom

Height

183 cm

Occupation

association football player / sports commentator

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Snake

University

University of Staffordshire

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin%20Kilbane
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B1%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%AB%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q350802

Tags

• association football player
• sports commentator

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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