Aidan Heaney (born 9 August 1969) is an English retired football player and coach. He played in Major League Soccer (MLS) in 1996 with the

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. He had formerly played in Germany and for the

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, where he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2006. Heaney was given a

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in the third minute of a match against the

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on 25 May 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

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1–0 loss to the Kansas City Wizards at CommunityAmerica Ballpark on 23 April 2009.Rusert, Bob. "Osorio pleased with club's mettle in loss," MLSnet.com, Friday, 24 April 2009.
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Player profile at UNCW
1969 births Living people Charlotte 49ers men's soccer players English footballers English football managers New England Revolution players USISL players North Carolina Fusion U23 players Appalachian State Mountaineers men's soccer coaches UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's soccer coaches Major League Soccer players Association football goalkeepers English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States English expatriate footballers Footballers from Newcastle upon Tyne Expatriate soccer managers in the United States English expatriate football managers {{England-footy-manager-stub