Kelly Lindsey

Kelly Lindsey

Personal information
Full name	Kelly Ann Lindsey
Date of birth	(1979-09-03) September 3, 1979
Place of birth	Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1997–2000	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2003	San Jose CyberRays	47	(0)
Total		47	(0)
International career‡
2000–2002	United States	4	(0)
Managerial career
2009	Sky Blue FC Afghanistan's Women's National Football Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:27, 27 December 2013 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:27, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

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).

Playing career

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.

External links

• Profile at Women's United Soccer Association