Brendan Keyes

Brendan Keyes
Personal information
Full name Brendan Keyes
Place of birth Ireland
Playing position Forward
1986–1993 Houston Eagles 80 (68)
1995 Houston Force 1 (0)
1996–1998 Houston Hurricanes 38 (14)
Teams managed
Years Team
2010–2012 Galveston Pirate SC
2013–present Houston Hurricanes FC

Brendan Keyes is an Irish football manager and former player who currently owns and coaches Houston Hurricanes FC. Keyes also founded and operates the Texas Premier Soccer League.[1][2]

Football career

Keyes began his playing career as a youth in Ireland with Stella Maris F.C. and Home Farm F.C. In 1996 Keyes moved to Houston and joined the Houston Eagles. He would later play with the original Houston Hurricanes (USISL) in the 1990s.[3]

Football management

In July 2010 Keyes became owner of the Galveston Pirate SC, where he was already head coach and general manager.[4] The team won the National Premier Soccer League South Central Division in 2012.

In 2013 he moved the team to Houston and renamed it Houston Hurricanes FC.

In the summer of 2018 Keyes was named South Texas Region Commissioner of the US Premiership, a proposed national league based in Florida. League play is scheduled to begin in early 2019.

Season-by-season

Year TeamLeague or cupPosition US Open Cup
2010–11 Galveston PiratesSPSL3rd of 6
2011–12 Galveston PiratesHFAn/a Qualifying Round
2012 Galveston PiratesNPSL South Central1st of 7
2013 Houston HurricanesNPSL South Central4th of 4
2013–14 Houston HurricanesTPSL5th of 6
2014–15 Houston HurricanesTPSL1st of 6
2015–16 Houston HurricanesTPSL4th of 8

References

  1. ↑ "Learning From Success and Failure: Brendan Keyes of the Texas Premier Soccer League". American Pyramid. 11 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Kyle welcomes Central Texas Lobos soccer team to town". American Statesman. 17 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Keyes reboots Houston Hurricanes tradition in growing NPSL". Houston Chronicle. 19 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Brendan Keyes brings back Galveston Pirate SC as Houston Hurricanes to NPSL". SoccerWire. 27 December 2012.
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