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While playing for the [[Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975-1993)|Tampa Bay Rowdies]] in 1981, Keelan also served as an assistant manager, a position he retained in 1982. In July 1982, he also served as the interim manager when [[Gordon Jago]] resigned.<ref>{{cite news| title=Rowdies' Coach Steps Down| newspaper=The Miami Herald| date=9 July 1982}}</ref> In June 1991, the [[University of Tampa]] hired Keelan as the goalkeeper coach for the men's soccer team.<ref>{{cite news| title=UT names Keelan as assistant coach| newspaper=The Tampa Tribune| date=9 June 1991}}</ref> In February 1997, he replaced [[Peter Mellor]] as the goalkeeper coach for the [[Tampa Bay Mutiny]] of [[Major League Soccer]].<ref>{{cite news| title=Mutiny gets start on season at camp| newspaper=St. Petersburg Times| date=18 February 1997}}</ref>
While playing for the [[Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975-1993)|Tampa Bay Rowdies]] in 1981, Keelan also served as an assistant manager, a position he retained in 1982. In July 1982, he also served as the interim manager when [[Gordon Jago]] resigned.<ref>{{cite news| title=Rowdies' Coach Steps Down| newspaper=The Miami Herald| date=9 July 1982}}</ref> In June 1991, the [[University of Tampa]] hired Keelan as the goalkeeper coach for the men's soccer team.<ref>{{cite news| title=UT names Keelan as assistant coach| newspaper=The Tampa Tribune| date=9 June 1991}}</ref> In February 1997, he replaced [[Peter Mellor]] as the goalkeeper coach for the [[Tampa Bay Mutiny]] of [[Major League Soccer]].<ref>{{cite news| title=Mutiny gets start on season at camp| newspaper=St. Petersburg Times| date=18 February 1997}}</ref>


In an interview for the Norwich City matchday programme on 30 April 2006, Keelan confirmed that he runs goalkeeping schools in Cape Coral and Tampa Florida and coaches "pretty much every night". He also stated that for 20 years he has worked for a company that manufactures contact lenses and distributes them all over the world, but plans to retire at the end of 2006 to concentrate on his coaching. He is also a staff coach with the Florida Soccer Club.<ref>[http://www.spiritplayerprofile.com/ Florida Soccer Club]{{dl| date=December 2017}}</ref>
In an interview for the Norwich City matchday programme on 30 April 2006, Keelan confirmed that he runs goalkeeping schools in Cape Coral and Tampa Florida and coaches "pretty much every night". He also stated that for 20 years he has worked for a company that manufactures contact lenses and distributes them all over the world, but plans to retire at the end of 2006 to concentrate on his coaching. He is also a staff coach with the Florida Soccer Club.<ref>[http://www.spiritplayerprofile.com/ Florida Soccer Club] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210041402/http://spiritplayerprofile.com/ |date=10 February 2011 }}</ref>


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Kevin Keelan
Personal information
Full name Kevin Damien Keelan
Date of birth (1941-01-05) 5 January 1941 (age 83)
Place of birth Calcutta, Bengal Province, British India
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1956–1958 Kidderminster Harriers
1958–1960 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1961 Aston Villa 5 (0)
1961 Stockport County 3 (0)
1961–1962 Kidderminster Harriers
1962–1963 Wrexham 68 (0)
1963–1980 Norwich City 571 (0)
1978–1979New England Tea Men (loan) 54 (0)
1980 New England Tea Men 29 (0)
1980–81 Jacksonville Tea Men (indoor) 13 (0)
1981 Tampa Bay Rowdies 18 (0)
Managerial career
1981–1982 Tampa Bay Rowdies (assistant)
1982 Tampa Bay Rowdies (interim)
1991– University of Tampa (assistant)
1997 Tampa Bay Mutiny (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kevin Damien Keelan MBE (born 5 January 1941) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent the majority of his career with Norwich City, though he also played for Stockport County, Wrexham, New England Tea Men and Tampa Bay Rowdies.

Playing career

In both 1978 and 1979, Norwich City sent Keelan on loan to the New England Tea Men of the North American Soccer League for the summer season. He was named in the 1978 NASL All-Star Team.[1]


Coaching career

While playing for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in 1981, Keelan also served as an assistant manager, a position he retained in 1982. In July 1982, he also served as the interim manager when Gordon Jago resigned.[2] In June 1991, the University of Tampa hired Keelan as the goalkeeper coach for the men's soccer team.[3] In February 1997, he replaced Peter Mellor as the goalkeeper coach for the Tampa Bay Mutiny of Major League Soccer.[4]

In an interview for the Norwich City matchday programme on 30 April 2006, Keelan confirmed that he runs goalkeeping schools in Cape Coral and Tampa Florida and coaches "pretty much every night". He also stated that for 20 years he has worked for a company that manufactures contact lenses and distributes them all over the world, but plans to retire at the end of 2006 to concentrate on his coaching. He is also a staff coach with the Florida Soccer Club.[5]

References

  1. ^ Litterer, David; Holroyd, Steve (27 October 2003). "The Year in American Soccer - 1978". American Soccer History Archives. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Rowdies' Coach Steps Down". The Miami Herald. 9 July 1982.
  3. ^ "UT names Keelan as assistant coach". The Tampa Tribune. 9 June 1991.
  4. ^ "Mutiny gets start on season at camp". St. Petersburg Times. 18 February 1997.
  5. ^ Florida Soccer Club Archived 10 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Sources

  • Canary Citizens by Mark Davage, John Eastwood, Kevin Platt, published by Jarrold Publishing, (2001), ISBN 0-7117-2020-7