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Kevin Fallon is an English association football coach. He is currently the manager of Waikato FC in the New Zealand Football Championship. In December 2007 Kevin was awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to soccer.

In tandem with John Adshead, Kevin took the All Whites through to the 1982 World Cup finals in Spain where they competed in pool play against Scotland, Brazil and Russia. Kevin also coached the Kingz in the Australian soccer league, and took the under-17 All Whites to a win over third-ranked European team Poland in the 1999 Under-17 World Cup in New Zealand.

Kevin has won the Chatham Cup with Nelson, and the national league with Gisborne. Kevin was instrumental in establishing the New Zealand Centres of Excellence programme for young players. Kevin was also involved in the establishment of the national soccer academy in 1987.

He has received numerous awards, including New Zealand soccer personality of the year five times, and was made a member of the New Zealand soccer Hall of Fame in 1995. Kevin was made a life member of the New Zealand Coaches Association in 1998.

For the last 12 years Kevin has been the Director of Soccer and First Eleven coach at Mount Albert Grammar. He remains the best known face in New Zealand soccer. His son Rory continues this fine family tradition in elite sports and currently plays professional football for Plymouth Argyle in the English Championship.