Chris Kenny (soccer)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | May 31, 1952 | ||
Place of birth | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1981 | Florissant Valley Community College | ||
1982-1983 | St. Louis Billikens | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983-1984 | Chicago Sting (indoor) | 8 | (1) |
1984 | Chicago Sting | 4 | (0) |
1985-1988 | St. Louis Steamers (indoor) | 92 | (3) |
1988-1989 | Kansas City Comets (indoor) | 46 | (5) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Chris Kenny (born May 31, 1952) is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.
Youth
Kenny graduated from McCluer High School. He attended Florissant Valley Community College where he was a 1981 junior college soccer All American.[1] He then transferred to St. Louis University where he was a 1983 Second Team All American soccer player.[2] He was inducted into the Billikens Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995.[3]
Professional
In October 1983, the Los Angeles Lazers selected Kenny with the second overall pick of the 1983 Major Indoor Soccer League draft.[4] He signed with the Chicago Sting of the North American Soccer League, playing for them in during the 1983-1984 NASL indoor season. He then saw time in four games during the 1984 NASL outdoor season as the Sting won the league championship. The team released him in November 1984.[5] He then signed with the St. Louis Steamers where he saw time in seven games during the 1985-1986 MISL season. During the 1988 off season, Kenny moved to the Kansas City Comets.
References
- ↑ St. Louis Community College All Americans
- ↑ 1983 All Americans
- ↑ Billikens Hall of Fame
- ↑ MISL Draft - Two St. Louisans Picked In 1st Round St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO) - Wednesday, October 26, 1983
- ↑ Sting get a fighter in Spalding But Chicago still lacking in punch San Diego Union, The (CA) - Saturday, November 24, 1984