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'''Steven King''' (born 22 November 1978) is a former [[Australian rules football]]er who played for the [[Geelong Football Club]] and [[St Kilda Football Club]] in the [[Australian Football League]] (AFL).
== Playing career ==
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== Coaching career==
===St Kilda (2010–2011)===
Upon retiring from playing, King shifted to coaching at St Kilda for the 2010 and 2011 Seasons.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pierik|first=Jon|date=2011-10-29|title=King at home among Dogs|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/king-at-home-among-dogs-20111029-1mpmn.html|access-date=2021-10-13|website=The Age|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bulldogs farewell Steven King|url=https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/1022053/bulldogs-farewell-steven-king|access-date=2021-10-13|website=westernbulldogs.com.au|date=28 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
===Western Bulldogs (2011–2021)===
In 2011, King moved to the Western Bulldogs where he was a part of the coaching panel for the [[2016 AFL Grand Final|2016 AFL Premiership]] win and the [[2021 AFL Grand Final|2021 Grand Final]] side.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pierik|first=Jon|date=2011-10-29|title=King at home among Dogs|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/king-at-home-among-dogs-20111029-1mpmn.html|access-date=2021-10-13|website=The Age|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bulldogs farewell Steven King|url=https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/1022053/bulldogs-farewell-steven-king|access-date=2021-10-13|website=westernbulldogs.com.au|date=28 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
===Gold Coast Suns (
At the conclusion of the 2021 season, King accepted a senior assistant coaching role with the Gold Coast Suns under senior coach Stuart Dew.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Sun King: Gold Coast lands highly rated Bulldogs assistant|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/682364/the-sun-king-gold-coast-lands-highly-rated-bulldogs-assistant-steven-king|access-date=2021-10-13|website=afl.com.au|date=28 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref> He was appointed caretaker senior coach prior to Round 18, 2023 for the remainder of the 2023 season, after the club sacked senior coach [[Stuart Dew]] mid-season.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Whiting |first1=Michael |title=Suns sack Dew after latest slump |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/969093/ |website=AFL.com.au |date=11 July 2023 |publisher=AFL Media |access-date=11 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goldcoastfc.com.au/news/1378169/gold-coast-suns-part-ways-with-stuart-dew|title=Gold Coast SUNS part ways with Stuart Dew|date=11 July 2023|access-date=11 July 2023}}</ref> King then coached Gold Coast Suns for a total of seven games with two wins and five losses to finish in fifteenth place on the ladder and did not make finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/coaches/Steven_King.html|title=Steven King|access-date=5 April 2024}}</ref> King was not retained as Gold Coast Suns senior coach at the end of the 2023 season
===Geelong Cats (2024-)===
At the conclusion of the 2023 season, King returned to Geelong and accepted a senior assistant coaching role under senior coach [[Chris Scott (Australian footballer)|Chris Scott]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geelongcats.com.au/news/1453542/king-joins-cats-coaching-staff|title=King Joins Cats Coaching Staff|date=16 October 2023|access-date=15 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geelongcats.com.au/news/1465434/return-of-the-king#:~:text=Steven%20King%20Interview&text=He%20finished%20his%20career%20at,a%20journey%2C%E2%80%9D%20he%20said.|title=Return of the King|date=15 November 2023|access-date=15 November 2023}}</ref>
==Statistics==
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