Kevin McKenna (soccer)

Kevin James McKenna (born 21 January 1980) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a centre back and current assistant manager of Bundesliga club Union Berlin.

[2] In 2001, McKenna moved to Scottish Premier League team Hearts on loan, playing eight games for the Edinburgh club.

Several weeks later, McKenna scored his first goal for the club on 5 October in a 4–1 home victory over Kickers Offenbach.

Weeks later during the month of September, McKenna had surgery done on his knee and was labeled out indefinitely, however he made a faster recovery then originally anticipated and returned to the first team in early December.

McKenna made his 2011–12 debut as a starter on 13 August against Schalke in the team's second game of the season, it ended as a 5–1 away loss.

[6] McKenna has been a regular for the Canadian national team since 2002, when he featured in the CONCACAF Gold Cup as a target man for Holger Osieck's side.

McKenna earned his 50th cap for team Canada in a friendly against Ecuador prior to the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the game ended in a 2–2 home draw at BMO Field.

[9] In July 2019, McKenna left the club because he saw no prospect of a position as head coach in the youth area for the foreseeable future.