Ken Gillard | |
Fullname: | Kenneth Joseph Gillard |
Birth Date: | 30 April 1972 |
Birth Place: | Dublin, Ireland |
Position: | Left back |
Youthclubs1: | Belvedere[1] |
Youthclubs2: | Luton Town |
Years1: | 1992–1994 |
Caps1: | 23 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Nationalteam1: | Republic of Ireland U21 |
Ken Gillard (born 30 April 1972) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a left back. He is currently a youth team coach at Arsenal.
Born in Dublin, He started his career as a youth player at Luton Town but failed to make a first team appearance. He then joined Northampton Town, where he made 23 appearances in the Football League. After leaving Northampton he played for non-League sides Chesham United and Hitchin Town.[2]
He joined Nuneaton as assistant manager to his former Northampton teammate Kevin Wilkin in 2008. He had previously held similar roles at Barton Rovers and Hitchin Town.[3]
Gillard played for the Republic of Ireland under-21 side during the early 1990s.