Kevin Parker (English footballer)
English footballer (born 1979)
Kevin James Parker (born 10 September 1979) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left winger.
Biography
Born in Plymouth, Parker began his career as a trainee with Norwich City, but was kept out of the game for 18 months due to suffering from ME. He turned professional in June 1999 and played 20 times for the reserves the following season, but was released by Norwich on 26 April 2000 without appearing in the first-team.
He joined Torquay United on trial and earned himself a one-year contract in July 2000. He made his league debut on 12 August 2000 against league newcomers Kidderminster Harriers. After a few promising games at the start of the season, he joined the ever-growing list of long-term injured players and was out for most of the remainder of the season. He did score an injury-time winner at Plainmoor against local rivals Exeter City in January 2001, but soon afterwards injured himself in training. In May 2001, Parker was given a three-month contract extension to prove his fitness and then prove his ability to the new manager Roy McFarland. He made only two further appearances for the Gulls (both times as a substitute in the games away to Kidderminster Harriers and Cheltenham Town) before joining Yeovil Town on a two-week trial on 17 September 2001. On 28 September 2001, Parker's contract with Torquay was cancelled by mutual consent. The following day he signed for Weymouth on non-contract terms, playing on a match-to-match basis until early November when he signed a contract until the end of the season.
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