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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)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club 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.
† Appearances (Goals).

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.

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