Aidan Heaney
Encyclopedia
Aidan Heaney is a retired English
football player who played in Major League Soccer (MLS)
in 1996 with the New England Revolution
. He had formerly played in Germany and for the Greensboro Dynamo
, where he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2006.
Heaney was given a red card in the third minute of a match against the Colorado Rapids
on May 25, 1996. This stood as the MLS record for fastest ejection from a match for almost thirteen years, until Carlos Johnson
established the new mark after being expelled two minutes into a New York Red Bulls 1–0 loss to the Kansas City Wizards
at CommunityAmerica Ballpark
on April 23, 2009.
Heaney is currently Head Coach of the men's soccer team at UNCW
, having formerly managed the Appalachian State
soccer team.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
football player who played in Major League Soccer (MLS)
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
in 1996 with the New England Revolution
New England Revolution
The New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
. He had formerly played in Germany and for the Greensboro Dynamo
Carolina Dynamo
Carolina Dynamo is an American soccer team based in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the South Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.The team plays its home...
, where he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2006.
Heaney was given a red card in the third minute of a match against the Colorado Rapids
Colorado Rapids
The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league...
on May 25, 1996. This stood as the MLS record for fastest ejection from a match for almost thirteen years, until Carlos Johnson
Carlos Johnson (soccer)
Carlos Johnson is a Costa Rican footballer who currently plays for Cartaginés.-Professional:Johnson began his career in the C.S. Cartaginés youth system. He joined Herediano in 2004 and became one of the top right backs in Costa Rica. In his four years at the club Johnson appeared in 91 Primera...
established the new mark after being expelled two minutes into a New York Red Bulls 1–0 loss to the Kansas City Wizards
Kansas City Wizards
Sporting Kansas City is an American professional soccer club based in Kansas City, Kansas that competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada...
at CommunityAmerica Ballpark
CommunityAmerica Ballpark
CommunityAmerica Ballpark is a multi-purpose stadium in Kansas City, Kansas, home of the Kansas City T-Bones of the independent American Association, and the temporary home of Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer. It is located in the Village West area at 1800 Village West Parkway...
on April 23, 2009.
Heaney is currently Head Coach of the men's soccer team at UNCW
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
The University of North Carolina at Wilmington, sometimes referred to as UNC Wilmington, is a public, co-educational university located in Wilmington, North Carolina...
, having formerly managed the Appalachian State
Appalachian State University
Appalachian State University is a comprehensive , public, coeducational university located in Boone, North Carolina, United States. Appalachian State, also referred to as Appalachian, App State, or simply App, is the sixth largest institution in the University of North Carolina system...
soccer team.