Kevin Austin

Kevin Austin

Personal information
Full name	Kevin Levi Austin
Date of birth	(1973-02-12)12 February 1973
Place of birth	Hackney, England
Date of death	23 November 2018(2018-11-23) (aged 45)
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Scunthorpe United (Youth Team Coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1993	Saffron Walden Town	8	(0)
1993–1996	Leyton Orient	109	(3)
1996–1999	Lincoln City	128	(2)
1999–2001	Barnsley	3	(0)
2000–2000	→ Brentford (loan)	3	(0)
2001–2002	Cambridge United	6	(0)
2001–2002	Kettering Town	3	(0)
2002–2004	Bristol Rovers	56	(0)
2004–2008	Swansea City	117	(0)
2008–2010	Chesterfield	54	(0)
2010–2011	Darlington	12	(0)
2011	→ Boston United (loan)	14	(0)
2011–2012	Boston United	25	(0)
Total		538	(5)
National team
2000–20??	Trinidad & Tobago	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Kevin Levi Austin (12 February 1973 – 23 November 2018) was an English-born Trinidadian professional footballer. He worked as a youth team coach for Scunthorpe United.

Career

As a player, he was a defender from 1992 until 2012. He played over 100 league matches each for Leyton Orient, Lincoln City and Swansea City. He also played in the Football League for Barnsley, Brentford, Cambridge United, Bristol Rovers and Chesterfield.

Austin also played Non-League football for Saffron Walden Town, Kettering Town, Darlington and Boston United.

Death

Austin was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in April 2018. He died on 23 November 2018 from the disease at the age of 45.

Other websites

• Unofficial Kevin Austin Profile at The Forgotten Imp