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| fullname = Owen Columba Coyle<ref name="hugman">{{Hugman | 4250 | Owen Coyle | access-date = 25 November 2017}}</ref>
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| currentclub = [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]] (Headhead Coachcoach)
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'''Owen Columba Coyle''' (born 14 July 1966) is a professional [[manager (association football)|football manager]] and former [[Football player|player]] who is currently the head coach of [[Indian Super League]] club [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]. He played as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]] for several clubs in England and Scotland, and made one appearance for the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland national team]].
 
Coyle began his career at [[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]], and also played for [[Clydebank F.C. (1965)|Clydebank]] and [[Airdrieonians F.C. (1878)|Airdrieonians]] before joining English club [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] in 1993. He appeared for Bolton in the [[Premier League]] before a return to Scotland with [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]. He went on to play for several other Scottish clubs, including [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]], [[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline Athletic]], [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]] and [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]]. Qualifying by descent, he played for the [[Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team|Republic of Ireland under-21s]]<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Bolton-s-Owen-Coyle-wants-victory-over-former-manager-Birmingham-s-Alex-McLeish-in-the-FA-Cup-article712889.html|title=Coyle aims to repay faith by felling his mentor|work=Daily Mirror|date=11 February 2011|access-date=31 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017162552/http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Bolton-s-Owen-Coyle-wants-victory-over-former-manager-Birmingham-s-Alex-McLeish-in-the-FA-Cup-article712889.html|archive-date=17 October 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and [[Republic of Ireland national football B team|B team]] before he made one full international appearance in 1994.
 
Upon retiring from playing, Coyle managed Falkirk and St Johnstone, before joining then [[Football League Championship|Championship]] side [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] in November 2007. In his first full season in charge, Burnley won promotion to the Premier League in 2009. He then moved to [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] in January 2010, halfway through his first season in the [[English Premier League|Premier League]]; Coyle stated this move was due to Bolton being "ten years ahead of Burnley".<ref name=":1">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/jan/11/owen-coyle-bolton-wanderers-burnley|title='Everything I want is here,' says Owen Coyle as he moves in at Bolton|work=The Guardian|date=11 January 2010|access-date=13 January 2010}}</ref> After leaving Bolton in October 2012, Coyle was appointed manager of [[Wigan Athletic]] in June 2013, only to leave the club six months later. He was made [[head coach]] of [[Houston Dynamo]] in December 2014, until he left by mutual agreement in May 2016. He then managed [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] between June 2016 and February 2017. He returned to Scotland to manage [[Ross County F.C.|Ross County]] in September 2017, but resigned from this position after five months.
 
On 3 December 2019, Coyle was appointed as head coach of Indian club [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]. He led them from bottom of the table to the [[2020 Indian Super League Final|ISL final]]. After a stint with [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]], he returned to Scottish football in March 2022 with Queen's Park.
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====Dundee United====
However, in October 1995, a £400,000 transfer fee took him to [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]], where he was once again part of a promotion-winning side, scoring the winning goal in extra time in the second leg of the [[1995–96 in Scottish football|playoff]] against [[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dufcarchive.co.uk/matchdetails.php?id=1532|title=Report: Dundee Utd 2-1 Partick Thistle|website=www.dufcarchive.co.uk|publisher=Dundee United StatistialFootball Club Historical Archive|access-date=15 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816021809/http://www.dufcarchive.co.uk/matchdetails.php?id=1532|archive-date=16 August 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/13162108.Brian_Welsh_recalls_towering_play_off_achievements/|title=Brian Welsh recalls towering play-off achievements|publisher=The Herald|access-date=15 August 2017}}</ref>
 
====Motherwell and after====
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=== Burnley ===
On 21 November 2007, [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] were granted permission to discuss their managerial vacancy with Coyle after a compensation fee was agreed with St Johnstone.<ref>[http://www.stjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitem.asp?NewsID=2293 Burnley can talk to Coyle], St Johnstone FC official site.</ref> He was appointed as Burnley's new manager the following day.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7107386.stm |title=Coyle named new Burnley manager |publisher=BBC News |date=22 November 2007 |access-date=10 June 2009}}</ref> Coyle was given a reference by then Scotland manager [[Alex McLeish]] to support his Burnley application, and was also recommended by [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton]] chairman [[Phil Gartside]] after they appointed [[Gary Megson]] as their new manager, as Coyle was Gartside's second choice for the Bolton job after Megson.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110916183556/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/scotland/article2926713.ece "Owen Coyle handed reins at Burnley after Alex McLeish voices support"], ''The Times Online''</ref>
 
In September 2008, former [[England national football team|England]] striker [[AndrewAndy Cole]] credited Coyle as the reason he re-thought his decision to retire from playing at the end of the 2007–08 season. Cole spent three months on loan at Burnley that season, and Cole stated, "I went to Burnley and spoke to Owen and got a great vibe. He brought the best out of me and made me feel a lot younger than my age."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/nottm_forest/7611008.stm |title=Cole reveals Coyle's inspiration |publisher=BBC News |date=12 September 2008 |access-date=10 June 2009}}</ref>
 
He won the September 2008 [[Football League Championship Manager of the Month|Championship Manager of the Month]] award after leading Burnley to five wins and a draw, which included a [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] win over [[Premier League]] side [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]. In November Burnley secured a victory over Premier League side [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] on penalties at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] to put them in the quarter-finals of the League Cup. In the quarter-final, Burnley defeated [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] 2–0. They were knocked out in the semi-finals in dramatic fashion, after overturning a 4–1 deficit by winning 3–0 at Turf Moor after 90 minutes. Burnley were little more than three minutes away from a famous win and a trip to Wembley, when [[Roman Pavlyuchenko]] scored to win the tie in extra time for [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]].
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=== Chennaiyin ===
On 3 December 2019, 2 times [[Indian Super League]] club 2 times champions, [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]] appointed him as their head coach.<ref>{{cite web |title=Owen Coyle named Chennaiyin boss in Indian Super League |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50652905 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=11 December 2019 |date=3 December 2019}}</ref> After his arrival at Chennaiyin FC they came back to theirthe winning track, when he changed their style of play. Chennaiyin FC scored majoritythe most goals in the season after his arrival as manager. Chennaiyin FC qualified to playoffs and reached the final under him and in final they lost to ATK 3–1 and became runners up of ISL.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/owen-coyle-have-to-play-much-better-if-we-want-to-be-champions|title=Owen Coyle: Have to play much better if we want to be champions|website=Indian Super League|language=en|access-date=2020-04-03}}</ref>
 
=== Jamshedpur ===
On 7 August 2020, Coyle was appointed the head coach of [[Indian Super League]] club [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jamshedpur FC appoint Owen Coyle as Head Coach |url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/press-releases/jamshedpur-fc-appoint-owen-coyle-as-head-coach |website=Indian Super League|language=en|access-date=2020-08-07}}</ref> He helped the team in winning their first ever trophy, the [[Indian Super League#Championships|League Winner's Shield]] in [[2021–22 Indian Super League season|2021–22 season]].
 
=== Queen's Park ===
In March 2022, it was confirmed that Coyle would be returning to Scottish football after being appointed as the head coach of [[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]] and would take up the role officially on 1 June.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60763899 |title=Queen's Park: Owen Coyle is appointed Scottish League 1 club's new head coach |website=BBC Sport |date=25 March 2022 |access-date=26 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/scottish-league-one-queens-park-fc-owen-coyle-new-club-profile|title=Profile: Who are Owen Coyle's new club Queen's Park FC|first=Sattyik|last=Sarkar|date=28 March 2022|publisher=Khel Now|website=khelnow.com|access-date=31 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328233036/https://khelnow.com/football/scottish-league-one-queens-park-fc-owen-coyle-new-club-profile|archive-date=28 March 2022}}</ref> Queen's narrowly missed out on promotion to the [[Scottish Premiership]] in the 2022&ndash;23 season, losing a final-day title decider to [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]] and then in the playoffs to [[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]]. Coyle left the club a few days after the playoff defeat, saying he needed time to "recharge his batteries".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://queensparkfc.co.uk/owen-coyle-steps-down/ | title=OWEN COYLE STEPS DOWN |website= Queens Park Football Club }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65601944 |title=Owen Coyle: Queen's Park manager steps down |website=BBC Sport |date=15 May 2023 |accessdate=15 May 2023}}</ref>
 
=== Return to Chennaiyin ===
On 16 July, 2023, Chennaiyin announced the return of Owen Coyle as the head coach ahead of the 2023-24 season.<ref name=":0" /> Coyle led the club to finish 6th on the table and the club qualified for the ISL playoffs for the first time in four years, where they lost to FC Goa in the knockouts.<ref name=":1" />
 
==Outside football==
Coyle was raised in the 'Little Donegal' area of the [[Gorbals]], [[Glasgow]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/owen-coyle-gorbals-upbringing-gave-1076011|title=Owen Coyle: Gorbals upbringing gave me the work ethic to succeed in Premier League|work=Daily REcord|date=17 November 2010|access-date=17 February 2019}}</ref> to parents from Ireland and is a frequent visitor to [[Gweedore]], [[County Donegal]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.donegaldaily.com/2012/03/17/owen-coyle-distraught-after-player-suffers-heart-attack/|title=Owen Coyle 'distraught' after player suffers heart attack|work=Donegal Daily|date=17 March 2012|access-date=17 March 2012|quote=Owen, who was born in the 'Little Donegal' area of Glasgow to Donegal parents and who is a frequent visitor to Gaoth Dobhair, accompanied Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba to hospital after he collapsed on the pitch during Wanderers' FA Cup sixth-round match at Tottenham Hotspur.}}</ref> He

Coyle is a [[teetotalism|teetotaler]].<ref>{{cite web|last=McNulty|first=Phil|title=
Coyle's high-risk Bolton move|website=Sport: Phil McNulty's Blog|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=4 January 2010|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/philmcnulty/2010/01/coyles_high_risk_move.html|access-date=18 June 2024}}</ref>

In 2000, Coyle made an appearance in the Scottish football film ''[[A Shot at Glory]]'', in 2000, alongside ''[[The Godfather]]'' star [[Robert Duvall]], [[Michael Keaton]] and [[Ally McCoist]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Six things you might not know about Owen Coyle|url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/ross-county/1331516/six-things-you/|last=Third|first=Paul|website=Press and Journal|language=en-US|date=27 September 2017|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref>
 
== Managerial statistics ==
{{updated|match played 81 October 20232024}}
 
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center"
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!rowspan=2|Team
! rowspan="2" |FromNat
! rowspan="2" |From
!rowspan=2|To
!colspan=5|Record
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|-
|align=left|[[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]]
|{{Flagicon|SCO}}
| align="left" |31 January 2003
|align=left|20 May 2003
{{WDL|19|12|3|4}}
|-
|align=left|[[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]]
|{{Flagicon|SCO}}
| align="left" |15 April 2005
|align=left|22 November 2007
{{WDL|70|36|19|15}}
|-
|align=left|[[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
| align="left" |22 November 2007
|align=left|5 January 2010
{{WDL|116|49|29|38}}
|-
|align=left|[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
| align="left" |8 January 2010
|align=left|9 October 2012
{{WDL|126|42|24|60}}
|-
|align=left|[[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
| align="left" |14 June 2013
|align=left|2 December 2013
{{WDL|23|7|6|10}}
|-
|align=left|[[Houston Dynamo]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}}
| align="left" |8 December 2014
|align=left|25 May 2016
{{WDL|49|16|11|22}}
|-
|align=left|[[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]
|{{Flagicon|ENG}}
| align="left" |2 June 2016
|align=left|21 February 2017
{{WDL|37|11|8|18}}
|-
|align=left|[[Ross County F.C.|Ross County]]
|{{Flagicon|SCO}}
| align="left" |28 September 2017
|align=left|1 March 2018
{{WDL|22|4|5|13}}
|-
|align=left|[[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
|{{Flagicon|IND}}
| align="left" |3 December 2019
|align=left|14 March 2020
{{WDL|15|8|3|4}}
|-
|align=left|[[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]
|{{Flagicon|IND}}
| align="left" |7 August 2020
|align=left|22 March 2022
{{WDL|42|20|11|11}}
|-
|align=left|[[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]]
|{{Flagicon|SCO}}
| align="left" |1 June 2022
|align=left|15 May 2023
{{WDL|46|23|8|15}}
|-
|align=left|[[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
|{{Flagicon|IND}}
| align="left" |16 July 2023
|align=left|Present
{{WDL|536|214|05|317}}
|-
! colspan=3"4" |Total
{{WDLtot|568601|228242|127132|213227}}
|}
 
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