Sammy Kean, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Sammy Kean

Scottish footballer and manager

Date of Birth: 07-Dec-1917

Date of Death: 17-Apr-2003

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Sammy Kean

  • Samuel Rae "Sammy" Kean (7 December 1917 – 17 April 2003) was a Scottish football player and manager Kean was born in Dumbarton in 1917 to James Kean and Sarah Rae Kean.
  • Hibernian signed Kean from Kirkintilloch Rob Roy as an outside left.
  • Kean made his senior debut on 14 August 1937, in a Scottish League match against Queen's Park.
  • Hibs manager Willie McCartney used Kean as left half and he formed a partnership with Matt Busby when Busby signed for Hibs in 1941 as a wartime guest player.
  • Kean made one appearance for Scotland during the war.
  • When competitive football resumed after the war, Kean was an important figure supporting the Famous Five forward line.
  • Kean played in the 1947 Scottish Cup Final and won a league championship medal in 1948.
  • Kean represented the Scottish League once, in April 1947.Kean ceased his playing career after the 1948–49 season and then worked for Hibs as an assistant trainer.
  • He moved to Dundee in the late 1950s, assisting Bob Shankly with their league championship winning team in 1962.
  • Kean was credited with the signing of Gordon Smith, as the pair had a working relationship dating back to shifts in the Leith shipyards during the war.
  • Kean also coached Falkirk and Partick Thistle.Kean worked for the Gas Board for the rest of his working life.
  • Besides football, he was also a keen golfer and lawn bowls player.
  • His wife Mary died in 1993 and Kean suffered from Alzheimer's disease in his later years.
  • When he died in April 2003, Kean was survived by two daughters and four grandchildren.

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