Vinny Perth Explained

Vinny Perth
Fullname:Vincent Perth
Birth Date:2 August 1976
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland
Currentclub:Dundalk (manager)
Height:1.820NaN0
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Cherry Orchard
Years1:1998–2004
Clubs1:Longford Town
Years2:2005
Years3:2006
Clubs3:Shamrock Rovers
Years4:2007
Clubs4:Dundalk
Caps4:17
Manageryears1:2008
Managerclubs1:Longford Town (assistant)
Manageryears2:2008
Managerclubs2:Longford Town (caretaker)
Manageryears3:2010–2012
Managerclubs3:Malahide United
Manageryears4:2013–2018
Managerclubs4:Dundalk (assistant)
Manageryears5:2019–2020
Managerclubs5:Dundalk
Manageryears6:2021
Managerclubs6:Dundalk

Vinny Perth (born 2 August 1976) is an Irish football manager and former player who most recently was manager of Dundalk. He was confirmed as the new manager of Dundalk in January 2019, taking over from the departed Stephen Kenny. He had been Kenny's assistant at Dundalk since 2013.[1]

On 20 August 2020, Perth left his position as manager of Dundalk after they were eliminated from the UEFA Champions League.[2]

On 16 June 2021, Perth returned to the club as manager, appointed with the club sat in 8th place in the table.[3] [4]

Managerial statistics

TeamNationFromToRecord
width=40Gwidth=40Wwidth=40Dwidth=40Lwidth=40Fwidth=40Awidth=40Gdwidth=50Win %
Dundalk4 January 2019[5] date=27 April 2014
}|align=left|20 August 2020| 65 || 43 || 10 || 12 || 121 || 49 || +72 || |-|align="left"|Dundalk|align="left"||align=left|16 June 2021[6] |align=left|21 November 2021| 32 || 15 || 7 || 10 || 50 || 40 || +10 || |-!align="center" colspan="4"|Total! 97 !! 58 !! 17 !! 22 !! 161 !! 89 !! +82 !! |}

Honours

Player

Longford Town
Shamrock Rovers

Manager

Dundalk

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vinny Perth new Dundalk boss with John Gill as first team coach. 1 January 2019. RTE Sport. 14 February 2019.
  2. Web site: Dundalk confirm Perth departure as boss in wake of Champions League exit. 20 August 2020. The 42. 21 August 2020.
  3. Web site: Vinny Returns to Oriel Park. 16 June 2021.
  4. Web site: 'My wife tells me my name is muck on social media, but I haven't seen it myself, so it doesn't affect me'. 23 June 2021. The 42. 23 June 2021.
  5. Sport
  6. Sport|date=TBD}}
  7. Web site: Vinny Perth: We had a point to prove. 11 February 2019. Irish Examiner. 14 February 2019.
  8. Web site: Champions Cup: Dundalk 6-0 Linfield (7-1 on aggregate). 11 November 2019. BBC Sport. 12 November 2019.
  9. Web site: Shamrock Rovers star Jack Byrne named Player of the Year at PFAI Awards. 10 November 2019. The 42. 11 November 2019.