'''Mark Kinsella''' (born [[12 August]] [[1972]]) is an [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] professional [[football (soccer)|football]] player and coach. He plays as a central midfielder, and is currently assistant manager of[[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]]. 

He started his career at [[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]] before earning a move to [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] in September [[1996]] for £150,000. At Charlton he captained the team to a dramatic victory over Sunderland in the 1997 Division 1 Play Off Final. Following relegation after only one season in the Premiership, Mark lifted the first division championship trophy with Charlton the following year.  In [[2001]] he suffered an injury, which allowed [[Scott Parker (footballer)|Scott Parker]] to take his place in the team. Kinsella could not reclaim his place in the Charlton first team after coming back from injury, so he was sold to [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] in [[2002]]

He later played for [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] before transferring to Walsall in July 2004. After two injury damaged seasons, Kinsella took caretaker charge of Walsall after Kevan Broadhurst's sacking in April 2006, earning one win and suffering one defeat in his two games in charge.

He won 48 caps for the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Irish national team]], scoring 3 times and was named Irish Footballer Of the Year on one occasion.

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[[ja:マーク・キンセラ]]


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