Kelly Ann Lindsey (born September 3, 1979) is an American

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and former defender who played for the

United States women's national soccer team The United States women's national soccer team (USWNT) represents the United States in international women's Association football, soccer. The team is the most successful in international women's soccer, winning four FIFA Women's World Cup, Wom ...

and the

San Jose CyberRays San Jose CyberRays was a professional soccer team that played in the Women's United Soccer Association. The team played at Spartan Stadium on the South Campus of San José State University in San Jose, California. Stars included U.S. National ...

Women's United Soccer Association The Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) was the world's first Women's association football, women's soccer league in which all the players were paid as professionals. Founded in February 2000 in sports, 2000, the league began its first se ...

(WUSA). She is currently the

Royal Moroccan Football Federation The Royal Moroccan Football Federation ( ar, الجامعة الملكية المغربية لكرة القدم), (french: Fédérarion Royale marocaine de football) is the governing body of football in Morocco. It was established in 1956. It beca ...

women's football director.

Playing career

College

Lindsey attended and played

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for the

University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac, known simply as Notre Dame ( ) or ND, is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, outside the city of South Bend. French priest Edward Sorin founded the school in 1842. The main campu ...

. A tough defender with the Fighting Irish, Lindsey backstopped the team to a runners-up finish in the 1999

NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship The NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship, sometimes known as the Women's College Cup, is an American college soccer tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I women's national ...

Club

From 2001 to 2003, Lindsey played for the

of the

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. She was the number one pick in the

2001 WUSA Supplemental Draft The WUSA Supplemental Player Draft, held before Women's United Soccer Association's initial 2001 season, distributed college players to the league's eight inaugural teams. The draft occurred on February 4, 2001. This took place after each team had ...

. In

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the CyberRays won the

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, beating Atlanta Beat on a

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. ''

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'' magazine named Lindsey the 2001 Rookie of the Year. After the 2003 season, Lindsey reluctantly retired from professional soccer at the age of 23, due to persistent knee injuries.

International

Lindsey's first appearance on the

was on January 7, 2000, in an 8–1 win over

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, Australia. She collected a total of four

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over the following two years, but was not included in the US squads for the

2000 Sydney Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

, or the

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup The 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup was the fourth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial championship of women's national soccer teams organized by FIFA. It was held in the United States from September 20 to October 12, 2003, at s ...

Managing career

In 2003, Lindsey coached the

University of Colorado The University of Colorado (CU) is a system of public universities in Colorado. It consists of four institutions: University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, and the University of Co ...

to their first ever

NCAA The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...

tournament selection. Then she trained the University of Texas and Saint Mary's (2006-2008). In 2009, she took the lead of

Sky Blue FC NJ/NY Gotham FC is a professional women's soccer team based in Harrison, New Jersey. Founded in 2006 as Jersey Sky Blue, the team was known as Sky Blue FC from 2008 until 2020. A founding member of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in 2013 ...

, part of the newly formed Women's Professional Soccer League after Head Coach Ian Sawyers was terminated. Lindsay resigned with two weeks left in the regular season without explanation and Sky Blue FC went on to win the Championship. Lindsey has also coached the USA U21 women's team as well as on the USA U14 national development program. In 2016, she took the role of Head Coach for the Afghanistan women's national football team. In February 2019, she was appointed as

CONIFA The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) is the international governing body for association football teams that are not affiliated with FIFA. Competitions Women's football All members of CONIFA are encouraged to inv ...

’s First Ever Director of Women's Football. In 2020, she was named as the

women's football director and head coach of the

Morocco women's national football team The Morocco women's national football team ( ar, منتخب المغرب لكرة القدم للسيدات, french: Équipe du Maroc féminine de football) represents Morocco in international women's football and is controlled by the Royal Mo ...

Personal life

Lindsey was

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d Boof by players and supporters, owing to her hairstyle.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lindsey, Kelly Living people 1979 births American women's soccer players Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer players United States women's international soccer players Women's United Soccer Association players Soccer players from Nebraska San Jose CyberRays players Women's association football defenders Women's Professional Soccer coaches American women's soccer coaches Saint Mary's Gaels women's soccer coaches Afghanistan women's national football team coaches Sportspeople from Omaha, Nebraska American expatriates in Afghanistan American expatriate sportspeople in Morocco Expatriate football managers in Afghanistan Expatriate football managers in Morocco Colorado Buffaloes women's soccer coaches Texas Longhorns women's soccer coaches NJ/NY Gotham FC coaches