Kenny Shiels in May 2007, as their head of youth. He left Tranmere in June 2010 to become assistant manager at Kilmarnock, following his three-year stint at the club. After Mixu Paatelainen left Kilmarnock to become manager of the Finland national football team, Shiels became caretaker manager. His first game in charge was a goalless draw with St Johnstone on 2 April 2011. On 15 June 2011, he became manager of Kilmarnock on a permanent basis and upon being manager, he soon added Jimmy Nicholl as his assistant manager, who just quit Cowdenbeath. He helped Kilmarnock achieve their first home win against
Stephen Kenny (footballer) earn a point in the group stages of European competition. This was followed by a historic 1-0 home win over Maccabi Tel Aviv. On 25 November 2018, Kenny was appointed as Republic of Ireland U21 manager following the departure of Noel King. On the same day, Mick McCarthy was appointed Republic of Ireland senior team manager with Kenny set to replace him in 2020. http://scottish-football-historical-archive.com/fifeshirecup Stephen Kenny (footballer) Stephen Kenny (born 30 October 1971) is a football manager and former player who is currently manager of the Republic of Ireland U21. He had formerly managed Longford Town, Bohemians, Derry City,