Kevin Richards (footballer)

Kevin Richards (born December 23, 1981) is a Bermudian football player who plays for PHC Zebras.

Kevin Richards
Personal information
Full name Kevin Richards
Date of birth (1981-12-23) December 23, 1981
Place of birth Warwick, Bermuda
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 PHC Zebras
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2003 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 79 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 PHC Zebras
2007 Bermuda Hogges 6 (1)
2007–2008 PHC Zebras
2008 Bermuda Hogges 15 (1)
2008–2009 PHC Zebras
2009 Bermuda Hogges 17 (2)
2015– PHC Zebras
International career
2004–2008 Bermuda 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 October 2009

Career

College

Richards played college soccer at University of Notre Dame in the United States from 2000 to 2003. Richards was a Big East Academic All-Star in 2002–2003 and one of the team captains in 2003.

Club

Richards was drafted to Major League Soccer team Colorado Rapids as the 35th overall pick in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft.[1] In 2004, he also had international trials at Ross County in the Scottish First Division, in France with Angoulême, and in England at Barnet. In 2008, he had a further trial in England at Queens Park Rangers of the Football League Championship.

Richards began his professional career in his native Bermuda in 2006, playing for PHC Zebras in the Bermudian Premier Division, helping the Zebras to the BFA Championship in 2008. Richards received the Most Valuable Player for the Premier Division as well as the Defensive Player of the Year award in 2007–2008.

He has also played with the Bermuda Hogges of the USL Second Division for their first season in 2007.[2] Richards was a starter on the squad for 2 seasons. He returned to Zebras as player coach in 2015.[3]

International

He made his debut for Bermuda in a February 2004 friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago and earned a total of 20 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[4] He played in both of Bermuda's qualifying games against El Salvador for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and in all four of Bermuda's qualifying games for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, including their 3–1 victory over the Cayman Islands on March 30, 2008,[5] and their historic 2–1 victory over Trinidad and Tobago on June 15, 2008.[6][7]

His final international match was a June 2008 World Cup qualification match against the Trinidad and Tobago.

Personal life

He was appointed new business development manager at the Bermuda Business Development Agency in September 2015, after working for four years with General Electric.[8]

References
  1. "Kevin Richards And Justin Detter Selected During The MLS SuperDraft". Notre Dame Fighting Irish – Official Athletics Website. 16 January 2004.
  2. "2007 Hogges roster". Archived from the original on 2 December 2008.
  3. "Ball and Richards leading by example". Royal Gazette.
  4. Kevin Richards – FIFA competition record (archived)
  5. "FIFA.com". 3 April 2008. Archived from the original on 3 April 2008.
  6. "FIFA.com". 17 June 2008. Archived from the original on 17 June 2008.
  7. "Former Irish Standout Kevin Richards Playing For Bermuda In World Cup Qualifiers". Notre Dame Fighting Irish – Official Athletics Website. 17 June 2008.
  8. "Footballer Richards aims to score for BDA". Royal Gazette.
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