Kenny Bundy (born March 9, 1981, in

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) is an American former

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player who is currently the head coach of

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Career

College and amateur

Bundy grew up in

Bixby, Oklahoma Bixby is a city in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, Tulsa and Wagoner County, Oklahoma, Wagoner counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, and is a suburb of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Tulsa. The population was 28,609 at the United States Census, 2020, 2020 census and ...

, and played

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at the

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from 1999 to 2003. During the 2003 collegiate off season he spent the summer with the

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of the

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Professional

Bundy signed as a free agent with the Dallas Sidekicks of the Major Indoor Soccer League on October 2, 2003. He spent the 2003–2004 season in Dallas, but the team withdrew from the league at the end of the season. The Chicago Storm selected Bundy in the third round of the Dispersal Draft, but he did not sign with them. Instead, he signed with the

Wilmington Hammerheads Wilmington Hammerheads FC was a semi-professional American soccer team based in Wilmington, North Carolina. Founded in 1996, the team last competed in the Premier Development League, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid in 2017. History ...

of the

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, where he has remained ever since, clocking over 80 games for the team in four seasons. After a year out of soccer in 2008 Bundy returned to the Hammerheads for the 2009 season. He was subsequently named to the 2009 USL2 All-League First Team.

Coaching

In addition to his playing career, Bundy previously was a coach with Developmental Elite Coaching in Wilmington. Bundy was named head coach of

. When Dynamo first team head coach

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was fired 29 games into the 2022 season, Bundy assumed interim duties on September 5.

Honors

Wilmington Hammerheads

Regular Season Champions (1):

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Dallas Sidekicks

Scored the 3,500th goal in Dallas Sidekicks history.

References

External links

Wilmington Hammerheads bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bundy, Kenny 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Tulsa, Oklahoma American men's soccer players Soccer players from Oklahoma USL League Two players USL Second Division players Wilmington Hammerheads FC players North Carolina Fusion U23 players Dallas Sidekicks (2001–2008 MISL) players UNC Greensboro Spartans men's soccer players Houston Dynamo FC non-playing staff Men's association football midfielders Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008) players People from Bixby, Oklahoma American soccer coaches