Eric Keen | |
Fullname: | Errington Ridley Liddell Keen |
Birth Date: | 4 October 1910 |
Birth Place: | Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
Death Date: | July 1984 (aged 73) |
Death Place: | Fulham, England |
Position: | Left half |
Youthclubs1: | Newcastle Schools |
Youthclubs2: | Nun's Moor |
Youthclubs3: | Newcastle Swifts |
Years1: | 1926–1930 |
Clubs1: | Newcastle United |
Caps1: | 1 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1930–1938 |
Clubs2: | Derby County |
Caps2: | 219 |
Goals2: | 4 |
Years3: | 1938–1939 |
Clubs3: | Chelmsford City |
Years4: | 1939–1940 |
Clubs4: | Hereford United |
Clubs5: | Leeds United |
Clubs6: | Bacup Borough |
Totalcaps: | 220 |
Totalgoals: | 4 |
Nationalyears1: | 1932–1936 |
Nationalteam1: | England |
Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Manageryears1: | 1939–1940 |
Managerclubs1: | Hereford United |
Manageryears2: | 1947–1948 |
Managerclubs2: | Egypt |
Manageryears3: | 1948 |
Managerclubs3: | Hong Kong |
Manageryears4: | 1949 |
Managerclubs4: | IFK Norrköping |
Manageryears5: | 1949–1950 |
Managerclubs5: | Beşiktaş |
Errington Ridley Liddell Keen (4 October 1910 – July 1984) was an English football player and manager. Keen played at both professional and international levels, before becoming a coach at national and international level in Europe and Africa.
Born in Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, Keen, who played as a left half, played club football for Newcastle Schools, Nun's Moor, Newcastle Swifts, Newcastle United, Derby County, Chelmsford City, Hereford United, Leeds United and Bacup Borough.[1] [2]
He also earned four caps for England between 1932 and 1936. Making his debut in a friendly match against Austria on 7 December 1932.
Keen was player-manager of Hereford United between 1939 and 1940.[3] [4]
Keen managed Egypt between 1947 and 1948,[5] and was in charge at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[6]
Keen later managed Hong Kong in 1948,[7] Swedish club side IFK Norrköping[8] and Turkish club side Beşiktaş between 1949 and 1950.
Keen died in July 1984.[9]