Des McAleenan

Des McAleenan
Personal information
Full name	Desmond McAleenan
Date of birth	12 June 1967
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Date of death	26 February 2021 (aged 53)
Place of death	Dublin, Ireland
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Stella Maris
College career
Years	Team
1988–1992	Central Connecticut State University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992–1995	Connecticut Wolves
1996	Albany Alleycats
Managerial career
2002–2011	New York Red Bulls (goalkeeping coach)
2011–2017	Al-Hilal FC (goalkeeping coach)
2016	United States (youth goalkeeping coach)
2019–2020	Colombia (goalkeeping coach)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Desmond McAleenan (12 June 1967 – 26 February 2021) was an Irish-American soccer player and coach who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Born in Dublin, Ireland, McAleenan grew up in Artane, a suburb of the city.[1] He played schoolboy football with Stella Maris.[1]

He moved to the United States in 1988 and played for Central Connecticut State University for four years.[1] He played professionally in the USL Championship for Connecticut Wolves from 1992 to 1995 and for Albany Alleycats.[2]

He was with the MetroStars franchise as goalkeeping coach for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer from 2002 until his dismissal on 28 February 2011.[3] He coached goalkeepers including Tim Howard and US full internationals Tony Meola and Jonny Walker.[2]

He served as goalkeeping coach for the Colombia national team under manager Carlos Queiroz.[1]

He died on 26 February 2021,[4] aged 53 from COVID-19.[1][5]

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