Kevin Richards (soccer)

Kevin Richards
Personal information
Full name Kevin Richards
Date of birth (1981-12-23) December 23, 1981
Place of birth Warwick, Bermuda
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 PHC Zebras
Youth career
2004–2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 PHC Zebras
2007 Bermuda Hogges 6 (1)
2007–2008 PHC Zebras
2008 Bermuda Hogges 15 (1)
2008–2009 PHC Zebras
2009 Bermuda Hogges 17 (2)
2015– PHC Zebras
National team
2004–2008 Bermuda 20 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 October 2009

Kevin Richards (born December 23, 1981) is a Bermudian football player who plays for PHC Zebras.

Career

College

Richards played college soccer at University of Notre Dame in the United States from 2000 to 2004. Richards was a Big East Academic All-Star in 2002-2003 and one of the team captains in 2003.

Club

Richards was drafted to the Major League Soccer MLS in 2004 to the Colorado Rapids. Richards was the 35th overall pick in the 2004 MLS Superdraft. In 2004 Richards had international trials in Scotland at Ross County FC in the Scottish 1st Division, in France Angoulême CFC, and in England at Barnet FC. In 2008 Richards had trials at Queens Park Rangers who were playing in the Coca Cola Championship. Richards began his professional career in his native Bermuda in 2006, playing for PHC Zebras in the Bermudian Premier Division, helping the Zebras to the BFA Championship in 2008. Richards received the Most Valuable Player for the Premier Division as well as the Defensive Player of the Year award in 2007-2008.

He has also played with the Bermuda Hogges of the USL Second Division for their first season in 2007.[1] Richards was a starter on the squad for 2 seasons. He returned to Zebras as player coach in 2015.[2]

International

He made his debut for Bermuda in a February 2004 friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago and earned a total of 20 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[3] He played in both of Bermuda's qualifying games against El Salvador for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and in all four of Bermuda's qualifying games for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, including their 3-1 victory over the Cayman Islands on March 30, 2008,[4] and their historic 2-1 victory over Trinidad and Tobago on June 15, 2008.[5]

His final international match was a June 2008 World Cup qualification match against the Trinidad and Tobago.

Personal life

He was appointed new business development manager at the Bermuda Business Development Agency in September 2015, after working for four years with General Electric.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 2007 Hogges roster Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Ball and Richards leading by example - Royal Gazette
  3. ↑ Kevin Richards – FIFA competition record (archive)
  4. ↑ FIFA Match Report: Cayman Islands vs Bermuda
  5. ↑ FIFA Match Report: Trinidad and Tobago vs Bermuda
  6. ↑ Footballer Richards aims to score for BDA - Royal Gazette
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