- 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 inMission Viejo, California ) is a retired U.S.soccer midfielder who spent five seasons inMajor League Soccer . He also played at both the1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship and1993 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, theNew York/New Jersey MetroStars selected Kelly in the first round (fifth overall) in the1997 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 theLos Angeles Galaxy in exchange forRoy Myers . He played eleven games with the Galaxy, began the 2001 season with the Galxy before finishing it with theTampa 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 the1993 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]
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