Matt Kennedy is a retired American soccer

goalkeeper In many team sports that involve scoring goal (sport), goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie, or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or i ...

who played in the

North American Soccer League The North American Soccer League (NASL) was the top-level major professional soccer league in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984. It is considered the first soccer league to be successful on a national scale in the ...

, American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1979, Kennedy signed with the Philadelphia Fury of the

, but saw no game time before being released. He then played for the Philadelphia Fever of the Major Indoor Soccer League from 1979 to 1981. In 1983, he played for the Carolina Lightnin' in the American Soccer League. He was the league's second leading goalkeeper. In 1984, he signed with the

Minnesota Strikers The Minnesota Strikers were an American soccer team that competed in the North American Soccer League (NASL) for the 1984 season and in the Major Indoor Soccer League from 1984 through 1988. The team was based in Minneapolis/ St. Paul metrop ...

of the MISL but suffered what first appeared to be a career-ending knee injury during the pre-seasons He played only two games over the next two years, but became a regular starter during the 1986–1987 season. On July 15, 1987, Kennedy signed as a free agent with the

Wichita Wings The Wichita Wings were a professional indoor soccer franchise based in Wichita, Kansas. The Wings were admitted to the Major Indoor Soccer League as an expansion team on August 21, 1979.

. Kennedy is currently a coach with Vision Soccer Academy in

Waukee, Iowa Waukee is a city in Dallas County, Iowa, United States. The population was 23,940 at the time of the 2020 U.S. Census. It is part of the Des Moines – West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2017, Apple Inc. chose Waukee as th ...

. He is also the head coach of Hoover High School. Before moving to Iowa to help start Iowa United Soccer Club, he was a founding member of the Bangu Soccer Club of Minneapolis.VSA coaching bio
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kennedy, Matt 1958 births Living people American men's soccer players American Soccer League (1933–1983) players Men's association football goalkeepers Carolina Lightnin' players Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players Minnesota Strikers (MISL) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Philadelphia Fever (MISL) players Philadelphia Fury (1978–1980) players Wichita Wings (MISL) players Soccer players from Bucks County, Pennsylvania People from Waukee, Iowa Sportspeople from Dallas County, Iowa 20th-century American sportsmen