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Craig HillKing Kev is back in the Newcastle hot seat!
January 17th 2008 04:30
Kevin Keegan has made a sensational return to Tyneside as manager of Newcastle United for the second time in his career.
He managed the club from 1992-97 and returns to replace the sacked Sam Allardyce at St James' Park. During his first spell at the club, he took them from obscurity in the lower echelons of English football to almost winning the Premier League in both the 95/96 and 96/97 seasons.
The former England international and two-time European Footballer of the Year first arrived at St. James' Park as a player in 1982 and helped the club rejuvenate its on-field fortunes thus winning promotion to the top flight in his second season.
His departure as a player signalled the end of an era but in 1992, the fan's favourite returned to the club as manager where they enjoyed an exciting brand of football. Despite coming agonisingly close to securing a long awaited trophy, the club enjoyed the most success during that period which included the signing of home-town hero, Alan Shearer.
After leaving Newcastle in 1997 for personal reasons, he went onto manage Fulham and successfully took the club into the Premiership before one of the biggest jobs in world football came calling - the manager's position of the England national team.
His spell as England manager wasn't as successful as he would have liked despite taking the country to the Euro 2000. He offered his resignation in October 2000 after England lost to Germany in their first World Cup qualifier in the last game to be played at Wembley Stadium before its demolition and reconstruction.
Manchester City in the Premier League came calling in May 2001 and Keegan answered to become boss of club number three. His spell in Manchester ended after he quit in March 2005 thus announcing that he was retiring from football.
On January 16, 2008, Keegan sensationally came out of retirement to take the hot-seat at Newcastle for the second time.
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