Damien Kelly

Damien Kelly is an Irish retired American soccer forward who played professionally in the United Soccer League, American Indoor Soccer Association and Southwest Independent Soccer League.

For the Northern Irish boxer of the 1990s and 2000s, see Damaen Kelly.

Damien Kelly
Personal information
Date of birth (1958-09-27) September 27, 1958
Place of birth Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1980–1983 Eastern Illinois Panthers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1985 Dallas Sidekicks (indoor) 0 (0)
1985 Dallas Americans
1986–1991 Memphis Storm (indoor)
Managerial career
1990–1991 Memphis Rogues
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Youth

Kelly attended Eastern Illinois University where he was a 1980 and 1981 First Team and a 1983 Third Team All American soccer player.[1][2][3] He is a member of the Eastern Illinois Panthers Hall of Fame.[4]

Professional

In 1983, the Tulsa Roughnecks selected him in the North American Soccer League draft and the Kansas City Comets selected him in the first round (fifth overall) in the Major Indoor Soccer League draft. In 1984, he signed with the Dallas Sidekicks.[5] In 1985, he played for the Dallas Americans in the United Soccer League.[6] In September 1986, he signed with the Memphis Storm of the American Indoor Soccer Association.[7] In 1989, the team came under new ownership which renamed it the Memphis Rogues. In 1990, the Rogues transferred to the Southwest Independent Soccer League and Kelly became a player-coach.[8]

Kelly also played for the Ireland Olympic and Youth soccer teams.

References
  1. "1980 All Americans". Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  2. 1981 All Americans Archived August 29, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "1983 All Americans". Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  4. "Eastern Illinois Panthers Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  5. 1984-1985 Dallas Sidekicks
  6. "NEESKENS' GAME-WINNER LIFTS SUN, 3-1" Miami Herald Sunday, June 23, 1985
  7. September 16, 1986 Transactions
  8. "ROGUES' GOAL: SURVIVAL" The Commercial Appeal Sunday, January 13, 1991
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