| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edmond Kelly | ||
| Date of birth | (1948-10-24)October 24, 1948 (age 76) | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin,Republic of Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975 | Hartford Bicentennials | 17 | (1) |
| 1976 | Utah Golden Spikers | ||
| Rhode Island Oceaneers | |||
| 1979 | New Jersey Americans | ||
| International career | |||
| 1975 | United States | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Rhode Island Oceaneers(assistant) | |||
| 1979 | New Jersey Americans(assistant) | ||
| 1980–1984 | Fairleigh Dickinson Knights(assistant) | ||
| 1985–1987 | Seton Hall Pirates | ||
| 1988 | New Jersey Eagles | ||
| 1988–2019 | Boston College Eagles | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Edmond Kelly (born October 24, 1948), nicknamed "the Silver Fox", is an Irish-American formersoccer player and retired college soccer coach. He played in theAmerican Soccer League and one season in theNorth American Soccer League and earned twocaps with theU.S. national team. He was the head coach of theBoston College men's varsity soccer team from 1988 to 2019.
Kelly was born in Dublin and grew up in Ireland. In 1969, he joined theUnited States Air Force, serving until 1973. He is married to high school sweetheart, Ann and they have three children, one of whom, Lauren works as acopyright troll in New York City.[1]
Kelly played professionally for eight years. In 1975, he played a single season with theHartford Bicentennials in theNorth American Soccer League. In 1976, he played for theUtah Golden Spikers of theAmerican Soccer League.[2] In 1979, he signed with theNew Jersey Americans.[3]
Kelly earned twocaps with theUnited States men's national soccer team in August 1975 at the Mexico City Cup. His first game was a 6–0 loss toArgentina on August 21. His second was a 2–0 loss toMexico on August 24.[4]
Kelly served as an assistant coach with both theRhode Island Oceaneers andNew Jersey Americans while he played for them. After retiring from playing professionally, Kelly became an assistant coach atFairleigh Dickinson University. In 1985,Seton Hall hired Kelly as its men's soccer coach. In his three years at Seton Hall, his team compiled a 40–13–3 record and Coach Kelly was named the 1986 NJSCA Division I Coach of the Year. In 1987, Kelly left Seton Hall to become head coach of theNew Jersey Eagles of the newly establishedAmerican Soccer League. Kelly led the Eagles to a 15–5 record, top in the league. However, the team fell to theWashington Diplomats in the first round of the playoffs. In 1988, following the loss, Kelly left the Eagles to succeedBen Brewster as head coach atBoston College. During his 31-year tenure at the Heights, Kelly amassed a record of 281–235–64. His 281 wins at Boston College rank him first on BC's all-time list. He compiled a career record of 321-248-70.
Kelly holds a USSF National "A" Coaching License. He also coached youth soccer as the Boys Coordinator of New England Futbol Club.