Ian Hennessy (born 10 January 1967) is an Irish

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coach and former professional player who was most recently the head coach of the University of Delaware. He came to the United States after being rejected by Arsenal, then returned to Ireland, playing for Cork City in their inaugural season in the League of Ireland during 1984. He also played for the Ireland youth team. He was an All-American and twice named Big East Most Outstanding Player whilst with Seton Hall, winning three Big East titles. He then went on to play professional soccer with the Boston Bolts, the New York Fever, the New Jersey Stallions, the Connecticut Wolves, the Reading Rage, and as part of the MetroStars squad under manager Carlos Queiroz in

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(MLS) first season in 1996. Hennessy holds a PhD in Molecular Biology from

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and a bachelor's degree from Seton Hall. He has worked as a state and regional coach for the Olympic Development Program (ODP) and served as an assistant to Bob Reasso at Rutgers University in the Big East and Ed Kelly of Boston College in the

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(ACC). As well as coaching at the University of Delaware, he works as a scout for the United States Soccer Federation(USSF). He was the coach of the Blue Hens until 2021 when he was fired.

References

External links

Staff profile at the University of Delaware

Player profile at MetroFanatic.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hennessy, Ian 1967 births Living people Cork City F.C. players League of Ireland players Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Irish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer coaches in the United States Republic of Ireland expatriate association football managers Association footballers from Cork (city) Seton Hall Pirates men's soccer players New York Red Bulls players American Professional Soccer League players Boston Bolts (1988–1990) players Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's soccer coaches New York Fever players USISL players New Jersey Stallions players Connecticut Wolves players Reading United AC players Columbia University alumni Major League Soccer players Men's association football midfielders Republic of Ireland association football managers 20th-century Irish sportsmen