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 Bond in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin John Bond[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1957-06-22)22 June 1957 (age 68)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | West Ham, London, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Centre back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Unemployed. | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972–1974 | AFC Bournemouth | ||
| 1974–1976 | Norwich City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1981 | Norwich City | 142 | (12) |
| 1981 | Seattle Sounders | 30 | (16) |
| 1981–1984 | Manchester City | 110 | (11) |
| 1984–1988 | Southampton | 140 | (6) |
| 1988–1992 | AFC Bournemouth | 126 | (4) |
| 1992–1994 | Exeter City | 19 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Sittingbourne | 2 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Dover Athletic | ||
| International career | |||
| 1979–1980 | England B | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Stafford Rangers | ||
| 2006–2008 | AFC Bournemouth | ||
| 2015 | Queens Park Rangers (caretaker) | ||
| 2016 | Pegasus | ||
| 2016–2017 | Pegasus | ||
| 2019 | Southend United | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kevin John Bond (born 22 June 1957) is an English professionalfootball manager and formerfootballer who played as acentre back.
Bond was born inWest Ham, London.[1] He started his career as a trainee atAFC Bournemouth where his father,John Bond, was manager. When his father took up the manager's post atNorwich City he too made the move.
His league debut was made away toLeicester City in April 1976. 161 appearances followed generating fourteen goals and earning him twoEngland B caps.
Wanting to try his luck abroad he had a brief spell in theNASL with theSeattle Sounders.
At the start of the 1981–82 season he was again reunited with his father atManchester City. 110 games for theMaine Road side in the next three years resulted in a lucrative transfer toSouthampton, where he spent four years, playing 140 games.
He was signed by former club Bournemouth, with whom he played 126 matches, before transferring toExeter City,Sittingbourne andDover Athletic where he finished his career.
Bond began his coaching career as reserve team coach at former clubManchester City. Spells as coach atWrexham andAltrincham followed, before Kevin followed his father into the managerial role when he took over at non league sideStafford Rangers in October 1997.
In early May 1998, Kevin was named as assistant manager toAlan Ball atPortsmouth. Following Ball's sacking, Bond became first a scout forWest Ham United, and then returned to Portsmouth as reserve team coach under managerHarry Redknapp.
However, following Redknapp's resignation and subsequent appointment at rivalsSouthampton, Bond chose to return to his old club and was appointed as one of the coaches working under Redknapp. When then assistant Jim Smith's contract wasn't renewed following relegation, Bond took up the role. When Redknapp left Southampton to return once more to Portsmouth, Bond also chose to again follow him, but this time he was appointed assistant manager of theFratton Park side.
On 1 June 2006, Bond left Portsmouth to joinNewcastle United as assistant to Newcastle managerGlenn Roeder whom he had worked with previously atWest Ham United. In July 2006 he completed his UEFA Pro Licence in coaching.[3] Bonds' contract with Newcastle United was terminated on 26 September 2006 after allegations he was prepared to takebungs for players whilst atPortsmouth.[4]
On 12 October 2006, Bond was appointed manager of Bournemouth, signing until the end of the season.[5] Although Bournemouth lost the first five games of his reign, they avoided relegation and he was awarded a new contract.[6]
A ten-point deduction for entering administration saw Bournemouth relegated toLeague Two at the end of the 2007–08 season, in spite of a run of five wins the last six games which nearly kept the club up. Bournemouth then had a further 17 points deducted for the 2008–09 season and Bond and his management team (Rob Newman andEddie Howe) were dismissed by the Cherries on 1 September 2008 having only picked up two points from the first four matches of the season.[7]
On 27 October 2008, Bond was re-united yet again withHarry Redknapp as assistant manager ofTottenham Hotspur. Following Redknapp's sacking in 2012, Bond left the club in June 2012.[8]
In November 2012, Bond was once again re-united with Harry Redknapp, atQueens Park Rangers as their assistant manager.[9] After Harry Redknapp departed and Chris Ramsey took over as head coach, Bond became First Team Coach. In February 2015, Bond was briefly caretaker manager at QPR.[10][11][12][13]
In April 2016, Bond was appointed manager ofHong Kong Premier League clubPegasus, until the end of the season.[14][15] Bond led Pegasus to a double cup win during his short stint as manager.
On 6 June 2016, Bond was appointed first-team coach ofAston Villa.[16] He left the club on 13 October of the same year, along withSteve Clarke andMassimo Battara.[17]
On 7 November 2016, it was announced that Bond would have a second tenure as Pegasus manager.[18] He left his role as manager for a second time in June 2017 to reunite with Redknapp as an assistant atBirmingham City.[19] His contract at Birmingham City was terminated on 16 September 2017.[20]
He remained with Pegasus as a consultant.[21]
On 2 April 2019, Bond was appointed as manager ofSouthend United until the end of the 2018–19 season.[22] Southend, under Bond's managership, finished 19th inLeague One, successfully avoiding relegation ongoal difference, following a win on the last day of the season againstSunderland.[23]
After a run of six defeats at the start of the 2019–20 season, Bond resigned from his position of manager at Southend United on 6 September 2019.[24]
In August 2021, Bond was appointed byBristol Rovers to joinJoey Barton's side as a first-team coach.[25] Having helped the club to immediate promotion back to League One with a dramatic final-day victory overScunthorpe United,[26] Bond departed the club in October 2022.[27] Following his departure, manager Barton explained the decision, stating that the club's coaching staff needed cutting down in order to streamline the approach to coaching.[28] Following the sacking of Barton in October 2023, he returned to the club to assist interim managerAndy Mangan.[29] Having remained on the coaching staff following the appointment ofMatt Taylor, Bond was confirmed to have been given the role of first-team coach once again.[30] He departed the club for a second time at the end of the2023–24 season.[31] On 26 December 2024, he returned to the club for a third spell following the appointment ofIñigo Calderón as new first-team head coach.[32]
On 20 September 2006,the Football Association announced that it was to investigate allegations "relating to players' agents and connected activities" concerning Kevin Bond, following a BBC Panorama special on corruption in football. Newcastle United placed him ongardening leave following the broadcast, and terminated his contract on 26 September,[33] although no charges were brought against him, and Bond has denied the allegations.[34]
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| AFC Bournemouth | 12 October 2006 | 1 September 2008 | 95 | 31 | 17 | 47 | 032.6 | [5][35] |
| Queens Park Rangers (caretaker) | 3 February 2015 | 12 February 2015 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 050.0 | [35][36] |
| Southend United | 2 April 2019 | 6 September 2019 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 020.0 | [35] |
| Total | 112 | 35 | 19 | 58 | 031.3 | |||
