Keith Long (born 14 November 1973) is an Irish football manager and former footballer. He is currently the manager of League of Ireland Premier Division team Waterford.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Keith Long | ||
| Date of birth | 14 November 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1993 | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
| 1993–1996 | Dundalk | 48 | (1) |
| 1996–2000 | St Patrick's Athletic | 59 | (1) |
| 2000–2005 | Bray Wanderers | 123 | (0) |
| Total | 230 | (2) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Bray Wanderers | ||
| 2014 | Athlone Town | ||
| 2014–2022 | Bohemians | ||
| 2023– | Waterford | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Long is a former Bray Wanderers player, assistant manager and was previously caretaker manager before taking over in November 2011 from Pat Devlin.[1]
Long also played for Stoke City before joining Dundalk in 1993 and then St Patrick's Athletic before joining Bray Wanderers in 2000 where he played 138 games before retiring in 2005.[2]
His first league goal was the winner for Dundalk at Eamonn Deacy Park on 4 November 1995.
Long made a substitute appearance in the 1995–96 UEFA Cup at the Malmö Stadion[3]
On 29 April 2014, he was named as manager of Athlone Town.[4]
He could not prevent Athlone Town's relegation from the League of Ireland Premier Division and departed the club to become manager of Bohemians on 30 October 2014.[5] On 30 August 2022, a day after a 3–1 home defeat to St Patrick's Athletic, he was sacked by Bohs without winning a major trophy during his 8 years at the club.[6]
On 29 March 2023, Long was appointed manager of League of Ireland First Division club Waterford.[7]
Managerial statistics
- As of maych played on 23 May 2024[citation needed]
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||||
| Bray Wanderers | 1 December 2011 | 15 September 2012 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 21.21 | |||
| Athlone Town | 29 April 2014 | 25 October 2014 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 16.67 | |||
| Bohemians | 30 October 2014 | 30 August 2022 | 299 | 133 | 63 | 103 | 44.48 | |||
| Waterford | 29 March 2023 | Present | 56 | 31 | 12 | 13 | 55.36 | |||
| Total | 412 | 175 | 94 | 143 | 42.48 | |||||