Kim Røntved
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 May 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1979 |
Brønshøj BK | 36 | (4) |
| 1979–1980 |
Randers Freja FC | ||
| 1980–1987 | Wichita Wings (indoor) | 282 | (183) |
| 1982 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 16 | (0) |
| 1983 | Dallas Americans | ||
| 1987–1991 |
Kansas City Comets (indoor) | 168 | (57) |
| 1991–1998 | Wichita Wings (indoor) | 252 | (126) |
| 1992–1995 | Colorado Foxes | ||
| 1998–1999 | Kansas City Attack (indoor) | 29 | (14) |
| 2015 | Wichita B-52s (indoor) | 1 | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1991–1994 | Wichita Wings (assistant) | ||
| 1994–1998 | Wichita Wings | ||
| 2010–2014 |
Kansas City Comets | ||
| 2014–2015 | Wichita B-52s | ||
| 2017–2019 |
Kansas City Comets | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kim Røntved (born 9 May 1960), known as "the Rocket", is a Danish former professional
soccer player and head coach. A 17-time all-star in various leagues, and a fan favorite with the Wichita Wings, he was inducted into the Indoor Soccer Hall of Fame in February 2014.[1][2]
Career
Born in
National Professional Soccer League. In 1998, the Wings came under new ownership and they released Rontved, who then signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Attack.[10][11]
Røntved served as the head coach of the
Missouri Comets from 16 August 2010, to 29 August 2013. In October 2014, he was named Director of Operations for the Wichita B-52s; two months later, he became head coach. On 8 February 2015, he and Missouri Comets head coach Vlatko Andonovski
came out of retirement to play against each other in a regular season game.
Honours
- MISL Defender of the Year: 1983–84, 1985–86
- NPSL Defender of the Year: 1992–93[12]
- Member of the Indoor Stars of the Century Team[13]
References
- ^ "B-52s will honor legends against Dallas". The Wichita Eagle. 9 February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ Tipton, Lionel (9 February 2014). "B-52s honor Wichita soccer legend Roentved". The Wichita Eagle. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Americans Nip Slickers in Two OTs" The Daily Oklahoman Sunday, 29 May 1983
- ^ "DEALS" THE SEATTLE TIMES Wednesday, 8 July 1987
- ^ "ROENTVED RETURNS AS PLAYER-COACH" Wichita Eagle Saturday, 7 September 1991
- ^ "The Year in American Soc cer – 1993". Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
- ^ "WELZ WINS THIRD STRAIGHT" Rocky Mountain News (CO) Friday, 5 June 1992
- ^ 1992 Colorado Foxes
- ^ "Indoor star Roentved about to join Attack" The Kansas City Star Wednesday, 7 October 1998
- ^ NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS -- 1998–1999 Archived 28 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer, 1993". Archived from the original on 3 March 2009.
- ^ http://www.soccertimes.com/proleagues/indoor/1999/feb04.htm