Ty Keough
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Keough | ||
| Date of birth | December 19, 1956 | ||
| Place of birth |
St. Louis, Missouri, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1978 | Saint Louis Billikens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1979 | Cincinnati Kids (indoor) | 23 | (13) |
| 1979–1982 |
San Diego Sockers | 92 | (0) |
| 1979–1985 | St. Louis Steamers (indoor) | 196 | (45) |
| 1985–1986 |
Kansas City Comets (indoor) | 41 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1979–1980 | United States | 8 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1986–1997 | Washington Bears | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William “Ty” Keough (born December 19, 1956, in
caps with the U.S. national team in 1979 and 1980. He was a member of the U.S. Olympic soccer team which qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics
. However, he did not attend the tournament as the U.S. boycotted those games.
Youth
Keough is the son of U.S. soccer legend
first team
in 1976 and 1978, and honorable mention (third team) in 1975 and 1977.
Playing career
The
Kansas City Comets
where he spent a single season before retiring from playing professionally.
National and Olympic teams
In 1979, Keough entered the national team. His first
caps
.
Coaching
After retiring from playing, Keough entered the coaching ranks with Washington University in his hometown of St. Louis. He succeeded Joe Carenza, Jr., in 1986. Over the next eleven seasons, he compiled a 136–47–17 record before resigning in 1997 to devote his time to his broadcast career.[2] While no longer coaching at the university level, Keough remains in coaching as part of the staff of the Northwest Soccer Camp.
Broadcast career
While coaching with Washington University, Keough entered the broadcast career field. From 1990 until 2002, Keough covered four World Cups for TNT, ESPN and ABC.