Ken Fogarty
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Ken Fogarty is a (naturalized) American soccer coach. Fogarty was Head Coach and Technical Director of the Cayman Islands national team
from 1993–1994 and from 1996-1998.
at the age of seventeen. He then moved to the United States to play for the Los Angeles Skyhawks
of the second American Soccer League
(ASL) in 1976, the year they won the ASL Championship. He returned to England to play for Stockport County until returning to the U.S. in 1979 to play for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League
(NASL). He remained with the Strikers through the end of the 1983 season. When the Strikers moved north to Minnesota
, Fogarty went with the team for the final NASL season in 1984. The NASL folded at the end of that season and the Strikers then jumped to the Major Indoor Soccer League
(MISL). Fogarty continued to play with the Strikers until he joined the St. Louis Steamers
for the 1987-1988 MISL season. However, in 1988, the Fort Lauderdale Strikers were resurrected, this time playing in the second American Soccer League
.http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1988/statsasl88.htm Fogarty joined them for the outdoor season, then moved to the Baltimore Blast of MISL for the next three indoor seasons. In 1989, Fogarty left the Strikers for good and joined the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the ASL where he served as a player coach from 1989 to 1993. In 1990, the Rowdies joined the American Professional Soccer League
(APSL). The team folded at the end of the 1993 season and Fogarty retired from playing professionally.
of Major League Soccer
(MLS) signed Fogarty as an assistant coach in 1999. On April 15, 1999, the Kansas City Wizards
named Fogarty as its interim coach after Ron Newman
resigned following an 0-4 start.http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D02EED6123BF936A25757C0A96F958260 After the team hired Bob Gansler
, Fogarty returned to his position as an assistant coach for the next two seasons.
Ken is currently the Technical Director for the Texans Soccer Club in Houston. He can be reached at 281-615-3362
, but did not play.
He is also President of Global Soccer International, a tour company offering professional soccer tours to Europe and South America for the club and college soccer player.(Globalsoccerint.com)
Cayman Islands national football team
The Cayman Islands national football team is the national team of the Cayman Islands and is controlled by the Cayman Islands Football Association. It is a member of FIFA and CONCACAF. Cayman Islands' home ground is Truman Bodden Stadium in George Town and their head coach is Mark Campbell...
from 1993–1994 and from 1996-1998.
Professional career
Fogarty began his professional career with Stockport CountyStockport County F.C.
Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport...
at the age of seventeen. He then moved to the United States to play for the Los Angeles Skyhawks
Los Angeles Skyhawks
The Los Angeles Skyhawks was a professional soccer club based in Los Angeles, California that was a member of the American Soccer League. Founded as part of the American Soccer League's expansion to the west coast in 1976, they were the first professional sports team to be based in the San Fernando...
of the second American Soccer League
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
(ASL) in 1976, the year they won the ASL Championship. He returned to England to play for Stockport County until returning to the U.S. in 1979 to play for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
(NASL). He remained with the Strikers through the end of the 1983 season. When the Strikers moved north to Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, Fogarty went with the team for the final NASL season in 1984. The NASL folded at the end of that season and the Strikers then jumped to the Major Indoor Soccer League
Major Soccer League
The Major Indoor Soccer League, known in its final two seasons as the Major Soccer League, was an indoor soccer league in the USA from 1978 to 1992. After the folding of the North American Soccer League in 1984, the MISL was the Division I soccer league for the United States...
(MISL). Fogarty continued to play with the Strikers until he joined the St. Louis Steamers
St. Louis Steamers
The St. Louis Steamers was the name of a professional indoor soccer teams based in St. Louis, Missouri. It was the second team to use this name. The first played in the Major Indoor Soccer League from 1979-1988, while this version played in the World Indoor Soccer League from 2000 to 2001, then in...
for the 1987-1988 MISL season. However, in 1988, the Fort Lauderdale Strikers were resurrected, this time playing in the second American Soccer League
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
.http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1988/statsasl88.htm Fogarty joined them for the outdoor season, then moved to the Baltimore Blast of MISL for the next three indoor seasons. In 1989, Fogarty left the Strikers for good and joined the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the ASL where he served as a player coach from 1989 to 1993. In 1990, the Rowdies joined the American Professional Soccer League
American Professional Soccer League
The American Professional Soccer League is a former professional men's soccer league which featured teams from both the United States and Canada. It was the first outdoor soccer league to feature teams from throughout the United States since the demise of the original North American Soccer League...
(APSL). The team folded at the end of the 1993 season and Fogarty retired from playing professionally.
Coaching
While playing with the Rowdies, Fogarty also served as the team's head coach. In 1993, he was the APSL Coach of the Year. From 1994-1996 Fogarty served as the Technical Director for the Cayman Islands Football Association where he oversaw the youth and Olympic team programs. After a years absence, he assumed the position of Head Coach of the national team steering the full squad to their most famous victory over the Jamaican national team in the Shell Caribbean cup final. The Kansas City WizardsKansas 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...
of Major League Soccer
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...
(MLS) signed Fogarty as an assistant coach in 1999. On April 15, 1999, 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...
named Fogarty as its interim coach after Ron Newman
Ron Newman (footballer)
Ronald Vernon Newman is a former association football player and coach. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame....
resigned following an 0-4 start.http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D02EED6123BF936A25757C0A96F958260 After the team hired Bob Gansler
Bob Gansler
Bob Gansler is a Hungarian-born American soccer player and coach of German descent. He coached the US National Team at the 1990 World Cup, the team's first appearance at the tournament since 1950....
, Fogarty returned to his position as an assistant coach for the next two seasons.
Ken is currently the Technical Director for the Texans Soccer Club in Houston. He can be reached at 281-615-3362
National team
Fogarty played for the Republic of Ireland in the U-17 European Championships. He was also called up to the full squad for an international match against PolandPoland national football team
The Poland national football team represents Poland in association football and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland...
, but did not play.
He is also President of Global Soccer International, a tour company offering professional soccer tours to Europe and South America for the club and college soccer player.(Globalsoccerint.com)