Brian Kelly (soccer)

Infobox Football biography
playername= Brian Kelly


fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1974|10|6
cityofbirth = Mission Viejo, California
countryofbirth = United States
height = height|ft=5|in=7
position = Midfielder
youthyears = 1993-1996
youthclubs = Duke University
years = 1997-2000
2000-2001
2001
clubs = MetroStars
Los Angeles Galaxy
Tampa Bay Mutiny
caps(goals) = 85 (10)
11 0(0)
02 0(0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = U.S. U-17
U.S. U-20
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate =
ntupdate =

Brian Kelly (born October 6, 1974 in Mission Viejo, California) is a retired U.S. soccer midfielder who spent five seasons in Major League Soccer. He also played at both the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship and 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship.

occer

Club career

Kelly attended Duke University, playing on the men’s soccer team from 1993 to 1996. In February 1997, the New York/New Jersey MetroStars selected Kelly in the first round (fifth overall) in the 1997 MLS College Draft. He remained with the MetroStars until the 2000 season. That year, he played seven games in New Jersey before being traded to the Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for Roy Myers. He played eleven games with the Galaxy, began the 2001 season with the Galxy before finishing it with the Tampa Bay Mutiny. He left MLS at the end of the season.

National team

In 1991, Kelly was a member of the U.S. U-17 national team at the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship. Two years later, he played at the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship for the U.S. U-20 national team. [ [http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=184097/index.html FIFA Player Profile] ]

Banking

After retiring from soccer, Kelly entered banking. In January 2002, he was hired by Goldman Sachs and is currently a vice president with the company.

References

External link

* [http://metrofanatic.com/team/player.jsp?ID=48 MetroStars Player Profile]