Kelly Gray
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kelly Lawrence Kirmil Gray | ||
Date of birth | April 7, 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Palo Alto, California, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender/Midfielder | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2001 | Portland Pilots | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2005 |
Chicago Fire | 88 | (6) |
2005 | San Jose Earthquakes | 22 | (1) |
2006–2007 |
Houston Dynamo | 28 | (0) |
2007 |
Los Angeles Galaxy | 6 | (0) |
2008 | Colorado Rapids | 2 | (0) |
2008–2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 21 | (0) |
Total | 167 | (7) | |
International career | |||
2001 | United States U20 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Kelly Gray (born April 7, 1981 in
Career
College
Gray played
Professional
After his junior season, Gray signed a
Gray was traded to
Due to the Galaxy's increased salary cap restrictions, Gray was waived at the end of the 2007 season. He was picked up by Colorado Rapids at the start of the 2008 season, but played just two games for them before being traded with Jovan Kirovski to the newly reformed San Jose Earthquakes franchise in exchange for Preston Burpo and a fourth-round pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft.[3] Gray stayed with San Jose until he was waived on June 25, 2009.[4] He promptly retired from professional soccer choosing instead to run his own soccer academy, the "Kelly Gray Soccer Academy."[2]
International
Gray has played extensively with the Youth
Trivia
Gray is the owner of a company called Adesso Clothing.
Honors
Houston Dynamo
- Major League Soccer MLS Cup (1): 2006
References
- ^ "Fire send Gray to San Jose for 2006 draft pick". 22 January 2010.
- ^ "Dynamo deal Kelly Gray to L.A. for Nate Jaqua". 3 July 2007.
- ^ "Rapids Acquire Goalkeeper Preston Burpo From Earthquakes". 27 June 2010.
- ^ "Earthquakes waive Eric Denton and Kelly Gray". 23 January 2010.
- ^ [1] Archived 2006-10-04 at the Wayback Machine