Chris Kenny
Personal information
Date of birth (1962-05-31) May 31, 1962
Place of birth St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1981 Florissant Valley Community College
1982–1983 St. Louis Billikens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1984 Chicago Sting (indoor) 8 (1)
1984 Chicago Sting 4 (0)
1985–1988 St. Louis Steamers (indoor) 92 (3)
1988–1989 Kansas City Comets (indoor) 46 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Chris Kenny (born May 31, 1962) is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.

Youth

Kenny graduated from McCluer High School. He attended Florissant Valley Community College where he was a 1981 junior college soccer All American.[1] He then transferred to St. Louis University where he was a 1983 Second Team All American soccer player.[2] He was inducted into the Billikens Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995.[3]

Professional

In October 1983, the Los Angeles Lazers selected Kenny with the second overall pick of the 1983 Major Indoor Soccer League draft.[4] He signed with the Chicago Sting of the North American Soccer League, playing for them during the 1983-1984 NASL indoor season. He then saw time in four games during the 1984 NASL outdoor season as the Sting won the league championship. The team released him in November 1984.[5] He then signed with the St. Louis Steamers where he saw time in seven games during the 1985-1986 MISL season. During the 1988 off season, Kenny moved to the Kansas City Comets.

References

  1. ↑ St. Louis Community College All Americans
  2. ↑ "1983 All Americans". Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
  3. ↑ Billikens Hall of Fame Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ MISL Draft - Two St. Louisans Picked In 1st Round St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO) - Wednesday, October 26, 1983
  5. ↑ Sting get a fighter in Spalding But Chicago still lacking in punch San Diego Union, The (CA) - Saturday, November 24, 1984
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