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Date: 16/05/2019 | Ref. 802723
Press Eye Northern Ireland
Thursday 16th May 2019
The Irish FA is pleased to announce that former Kilmarnock, Derry City and Greenock Morton manager Kenny Shiels has been appointed as the new manager of the Northern Ireland senior womens international team.
He replaces Alfie Wylie who moved to a new position as Head of Womens Elite Performance earlier this year.
Shiels has huge experience as both a player and as a coach. He represented clubs such as Coleraine, Distillery and Ballymena United in the Irish league before turning his hand to management. His coaching career has taken him to clubs as diverse as Carrick Rangers, Moyola Park and BEC Tero Sasana in Thailand.