The Irish footballer decided to take a break from his career after suddenly leading the team to the English Premier League.

On Wednesday, Ipswich Town Football Club officially confirmed that Kieran McKenna was stepping down as head coach after five stints at Portman Road..

The 40-year-old coach decided to take a break from football, ending his stage with the club on a positive note - with a final exit to the Premier League for the 2025-26 season, McKenna explained his decision.

“With a mixture of feeling, pride, money and satisfaction, I felt the children from the planting of the Kermanic historical football club. Keruvati has a real privilege with this club. Over the course of the remaining five seasons, we have traveled an incredible journey, which has brought so much great joy to my professional and special life..

After having played so much of this role over the past five seasons, I am now impatiently looking forward to a break from management and the opportunity to devote a little time to my homeland, which was with me on the skin..

The Irishman left the team in the fall of the year 2021, when the Ipswich were in the First League (the third strongest division in England). Within an hour of his work, he redesigned the team, achieving remarkable results:.

Season 2022–23: Promotion to the Championship after the first full season.

Season 2023–24: Another place in the Championship and a ticket to the Premier League.

Season 2025–26: Despite the heavy fall from the top division, the team got off to a slow start, again settled in another place in the Championship and in the first year turned to the football elite of England.

Ipswich manager Mark Ashton reacted warmly and emotionally to the head coach’s decision, highly appreciating his commitment to the government:.

“It was my true honor to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Kiran for these five years and to look after his growths and achievements. I know how much I have given up my work, and I can write incredibly strongly to everyone I can get my hands on..

Like many others, I am, of course, even embarrassed by the fact that our journey has ended, but I understand and respect the decision, as I praised after five incredibly tense rocks."

Narazi Ipsvich did not confirm who will deprive the club of the future.