 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vincent Perth | ||
| Date of birth | (1976-08-02)2 August 1976 (age 49) | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin,Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cherry Orchard | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2004 | Longford Town | ||
| 2005 | St Patrick's Athletic | ||
| 2006 | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| 2007 | Dundalk | 17 | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008 | Longford Town (assistant) | ||
| 2008 | Longford Town (caretaker) | ||
| 2010–2012 | Malahide United | ||
| 2013–2018 | Dundalk (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Dundalk | ||
| 2021 | Dundalk | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Vinny Perth (born 2 August 1976) is anIrish football manager and former player who most recently managedDundalk.
A native of Tallaght, Perth was confirmed as the new manager of Dundalk in January 2019, taking over from the departedStephen Kenny. He had served as Kenny's assistant at Dundalk since 2013.[1][2]
Despite initially falling 13 points behind Shamrock Rovers in the league, Dundalk overhauled the deficit by May.[3][4] In September 2019, Perth led Dundalk to the league title with four games to play, eventuallyfinishing 11 points clear of their nearest rivals.[5] The League Cup followed, with a win over Derry City on penalties securing Dundalk's second League and League Cup double and Perth's first as a manager.[6] However, Perth was unable to secure the domestictreble for Dundalk as they were beaten finalists in theFAI Cup.[7]
On 20 August 2020, Perth lost his position as manager of Dundalk after they were eliminated from theUEFA Champions League.[8][9]
On 16 June 2021, Perth returned to the club as manager, appointed with the club sat in 8th place in thetable.[10][11] Dundalk finished the season in 6th place, sixth points off European qualification. On 1 December 2021, Perth left Dundalk for the second time after a local consortium bought the club.[12]
| Team | Nation | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | F | A | Gd | Win % | ||||
| Dundalk |  Ireland | 4 January 2019[13] | 20 August 2020 | 65 | 43 | 10 | 12 | 121 | 49 | +72 | 66.15 |
| Dundalk | Ireland | 16 June 2021[14] | 21 November 2021 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 46.88 |
| Total | 97 | 58 | 17 | 22 | 161 | 89 | +82 | 59.79 | |||
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