Full name Kevin Richards Name Kevin Richards Position Defender Number 4 | Playing position Height 1.73 m Place of birth Bermuda Role Soccer player Current team Bermuda Hogges | |
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Date of birth (1981-12-23) December 23, 1981 (age 33) 2004–2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish | ||
Education University of Notre Dame | ||
Kevin Richards (born December 23, 1981) is a Bermudian football player who plays for PHC Zebras.
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College
Richards played college soccer at University of Notre Dame in the United States from 2000 to 2004. Richards was a Big East Academic All-Star in 2002-2003 and one of the team captains in 2003.
Club
Richards was drafted to the Major League Soccer MLS in 2004 to the Colorado Rapids. Richards was the 35th overall pick in the 2004 MLS Superdraft. In 2004 Richards had international trials in Scotland at Ross County FC in the Scottish 1st Division, in France Angoulême CFC, and in England at Barnet FC. In 2008 Richards had trials at Queens Park Rangers who were playing in the Coca Cola Championship. Richards began his professional career in his native Bermuda in 2006, playing for PHC Zebras in the Bermudian Premier Division, helping the Zebras to the BFA Championship in 2008. Richards received the Most Valuable Player for the Premier Division as well as the Defensive Player of the Year award in 2007-2008.
He has also played with the Bermuda Hogges of the USL Second Division for their first season in 2007. Richards was a starter on the squad for 2 seasons. He returned to Zebras as player coach in 2015.
International
He made his debut for Bermuda in a February 2004 friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago and earned a total of 20 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. He played in both of Bermuda's qualifying games against El Salvador for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and in all four of Bermuda's qualifying games for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, including their 3-1 victory over the Cayman Islands on March 30, 2008, and their historic 2-1 victory over Trinidad and Tobago on June 15, 2008.
His final international match was a June 2008 World Cup qualification match against the Trinidad and Tobago.
Personal life
He was appointed new business development manager at the Bermuda Business Development Agency in September 2015, after working for four years with General Electric.