Full name Kelly Ann Lindsey Name Kelly Lindsey | Years Team Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | |
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Date of birth (1979-09-03) September 3, 1979 (age 36) 1997–2000 | ||
Afghanistan women s national team s head coach kelly lindsey
Kelly Ann Lindsey (born September 3, 1979) is an American soccer coach and former defender who played for the United States women's national soccer team and the San Jose CyberRays of Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA). She is currently the manager for the Afghanistan Women's National Football Team.
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- Afghanistan women s national team s head coach kelly lindsey
- College
- Club
- International
- Personal life
- References
College
Lindsey attended and played college soccer for the University of Notre Dame. A tough defender with the Fighting Irish, Lindsey backstopped the team to a runners-up finish in the 1999 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship.
Club
From 2001–2003, Lindsey played for the San Jose CyberRays of the professional Women's United Soccer Association. In 2001 the CyberRays won the championship game, beating Atlanta Beat on a penalty shootout. Soccer America magazine named Lindsey the 2001 Rookie of the Year.
After the 2003 season Lindsey reluctantly retired from professional soccer at the age of 23, due to persistent knee injuries.
International
Lindsey's first appearance on the United States women's national soccer team was on January 7, 2000, in an 8–1 win over Czech Republic in Melbourne, Australia. She collected a total of four caps over the following two years, but was not included in the US squads for the 2000 Sydney Olympics, or the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Personal life
Lindsey was nicknamed Boof by players and supporters, owing to her hairstyle.