fullname caps goals birth_place position manageryears birth_date managerclubs article_title name
keith henry stevens 462 9 merton , england defender 1998 -- 2000 21 june 1964 millwall keith stevens
 keith stevens
keith stevens

keith henry `` rhino '' stevens -lrb- born 21 june 1964 -rrb- is an english former professional footballer .
he spent his entire first-class playing career with millwall , making his debut in a third division fixture against oxford united in april 1981 , when still only 16 years old .
stevens was nicknamed `` rhino '' by his team mates , although it is unclear if this was due to his fearless tackling style or the size of his nose .
he gained a regular first team place two seasons later and helped millwall reach the second division in 1985 and the first division -lrb- for the first time -rrb- in 1988 .
he helped them finish 10th in their first top division season , and even after their relegation the following year he was able to bolster their defence and ensure that they were at least a match for most other second tier teams .
in 1994 he was ever-present in the league as they finished third , but lost out on a place in the premier league due to a playoff defeat at the hands of derby county in the semi-finals .
millwall were relegated to division two in 1996 , and although stevens was no longer a regular first team player after this stage he continued as a player for another three seasons .
stevens was appointed player-manager of millwall in may 1998 on the dismissal of billy bonds , and named team-mate alan mcleary as his co-manager .
they remained in charge until their controversial dismissal on 17 september 2000 after failing to get millwall promoted back to division one , a feat which was achieved eight months later under successor mark mcghee , with the team that stevens and mcleary had built .
despite no longer being with the club , in april 2001 millwall awarded stevens a testimonial , culminating in a friendly with tottenham hotspur in august 2001 .
stevens later managed non-league fisher athletic until resigning in july 2002 .
keith stevens and his family emigrated to australia .
he is the current assistant coach of the inaugural championship winning club brisbane roar in the australian women 's w-league .
