Danny Kelly (soccer)

For other people with the same name, see Daniel Kelly.
Danny Kelly
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-03-07) March 7, 1969
Place of birth Bronx, New York, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1987-1990 Penn State Nittany Lions
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991-1999 Harrisburg Heat (indoor) ? (224)
1996 Rochester Rhinos 20 (2)
1997-1998 Hershey Wildcats 37 (5)
1999-2006 Baltimore Blast (indoor) 220 (106)
National team
U.S. Futsal
Teams managed
2006- Baltimore Blast

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Danny Kelly (born March 7, 1969) is a former midfielder and now the head coach of the Baltimore Blast indoor soccer team.

Player

Youth

Kelly played in the Blau-Weiss Gottschee youth system. He then played college soccer at Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania. While at Penn State he was a four-year letter winner from 1987 to 1990. He earned national recognition and honors during his college career. He still holds many Penn State records, including one for single season assist

Professional

On February 14, 1991, the Kansas City Comets selected Kelly in the third round of the Major Soccer League draft. He did not sign with the Comets, but began his professional career when he signed as the first-ever draft choice the Harrisburg Heat of the National Professional Soccer League on October 19, 1991.[1][2] In 1995, the Heat finished runner-up in the NPSL Championship Series.[3] In 1996, he played for the Rochester Rhinos of the A-League as they finished runner-up to the Seattle Sounders.[4][5] In 1997, he joined the Hershey Wildcats of the USISL. He would also play the 1998 outdoor season with the Wildcats. On September 11, 1998, the Heat traded Kelly to the Baltimore Blast in exchange for Michael Henning and cash. Kelly finished his seven seasons with the Heat in fifth place on the team's all-time points list despite missing large parts of several seasons with injuries.[6] In eight seasons in Baltimore he compiled more than 200 points and ranks sixth on the team’s all-time scoring list. In 2001, the Blast moved to the newly created Major Indoor Soccer League. A three-time League All-Star, Kelly represented the Blast in the 2006 MISL All-Star Game and leads the team’s defenders that season in points. Kelly also ranks 20th on the League’s all-time scoring list. The current Harrisburg Heat retired Kelly's number during a halftime ceremony on December 8, 2012.[2]

International

Kelly played for the United States national futsal team.

Coach

In 2006, Kelly was hired as the head coach of the Baltimore Blast of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He was the 2008-2009 National Indoor Soccer League Coach of the Year.[7] He has also taken the team to five titles.

References

  1. ↑ "Transactions: October 19, 1991". The New York Times. October 19, 1991.
  2. 1 2 Bullock, Michael (December 8, 2012). "Harrisburg Heat to host Cincinnati Kings Saturday night at the State Farm Show Complex". The Patriot-News. Harrisburg, PA. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  3. ↑ The Year in American Soccer - 1995
  4. ↑ Rochester Rhinos: Danny Kelly
  5. ↑ The Year in American Soccer - 1996
  6. ↑ All Time Points Leaders
  7. ↑ Danny Kelly Named 2008-09 NISL Coach of the Year
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