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{{short description|American soccer coach|bot=PearBOT 5}}
'''Ken Fogarty''' (born in ], ]) is a (naturalized) American ] coach. Fogarty was Head Coach and Technical Director of the ] from 1993-1994 and from 1996-1998.
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| years4 = 1984
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| years8 = 1989–1991
| years9 = 1989–1993
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| manageryears3 = 1996–1998
| manageryears4 = 1999
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'''Ken Fogarty''' (born in ], England) is a soccer coach. Fogarty was Head Coach and Technical Director of the ] from 1993 to 1994 and from 1996 to 1998.
Fogarty served as interim head coach of the ] of Major League Soccer for three games in 1999, until ] was appointed successor to ].Fogarty served as assistant to Bob Gansler for two seasons in MLS.


==Professional career==
Fogarty played professionally for Stockport County at seventeen and also played for the Republic of Ireland in the U-17 European Championships. He was also called up to the full squad for an international match agains Poland.
Fogarty began his professional career with ] at the age of seventeen. He then moved to the United States to play for the ] of the second ] (ASL) in 1976, the year they won the ASL Championship. He returned to England to play for Stockport County until returning to the US in 1979 to play for the ] of the ] (NASL). He remained with the Strikers through the end of the 1983 season. When the Strikers moved north to ], Fogarty went with the team for the final NASL season in 1984. The NASL folded at the end of that season and the Strikers then jumped to the ] (MISL). Fogarty continued to play with the Strikers until he joined the ] for the 1987–88 MISL season. However, in 1988, the ] were resurrected, this time playing in the third ].<sup></sup> Fogarty joined them for the outdoor season, then moved to the ] of MISL for the next three indoor seasons. In 1989, Fogarty left the Strikers for good and joined the ] of the ASL where he served as a player coach from 1989 to 1993. In 1990, the Rowdies joined the ] (APSL). The team folded at the end of the 1993 season and Fogarty retired from playing professionally.


==Coaching==
Fogarty first came to the United States to play for the Los Angeles Skyhawks of the American Soccer League in 1976, the year they won the A.S.L. Championship. He returned to England to play for Stockport County until returning to the U.S. in 1979 to play for the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League. (1979-1983) He moved with the franchise to Minnesota where the Stikers played the final season of the N.A.S.L and then continued to play indoor soccer with the MISL. Fogarty also played for St. Louis (1984)and Baltimore (1985) of the MISL.
While playing with the Rowdies, Fogarty also served as the team's head coach. In 1993, he was the APSL Coach of the Year. From 1994 to 1996 Fogarty served as the Technical Director for the Cayman Islands Football Association where he oversaw the youth and Olympic team programs. After a years absence, he assumed the position of Head Coach of the national team steering the full squad to their most famous victory over the Jamaica national team in the Shell Caribbean cup final. The ] of ] (MLS) signed Fogarty as an assistant coach in 1999. On 15 April 1999, the ] named Fogarty as its interim coach after ] resigned following an 0–4 start.<sup></sup> After the team hired ], Fogarty returned to his position as an assistant coach for the next two seasons. He later became the head coach of the Eclipse Soccer Club in Sugar Land, Texas, until he left this position to coach the Texans Soccer Club.


Ken is currently a Director for uScore Soccer in Spring, Texas.
He also played for and was Head Coach of the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the American Soccer League from 1989-1993. Ken is currently the boys Director of Coaching for the Eclipse Soccer Club in Sugar Land, Houston. (Eclipsesoccerclub.com). He is also President of Global Soccer International, a tour company offering professional soccer tours to Europe and South America for the club and college soccer player.(Globalsoccerint.com)


==National team==
Fogarty is currently residing under a freeway in Houston.
Fogarty played for the Republic of Ireland in the U-17 European Championships. He was also called up to the full squad for an international match against ], but did not play.
What little leisure time he has left is spent mastering the art of "cat juggling", and performing virtual mime for the visually impaired criminally insane,who respond by miming their applause.


He is also President of Global Soccer International, a tour company offering professional soccer tours to Europe and South America for the club and college soccer player.(Globalsoccerint.com)
He is also perfecting a unique dance routine in the hope of finally being selected after years of being ignored, for the Chippendale dance group (senior troupe),as he approaches his fifty second year.Sadly,whenever he steps on a dance floor, people check him for his medical alert bracelet. There is much room for improvement.


==External links==
Writing under his secret pen name, which he guards with his life,
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(Turgle Drurgle IVth.),Ken has also anonymously written several smash Broadway hits, including, "Embryo, where art thous past", loosely based on Shakespear's comedy "Gargling with Lemmings", which was loosley based on Shakespear's philosophical " Conversations with Amoebas", which was loosly based on Ann Hathaways classic tale, " How not to marry a Moron".
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{{Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993) managers}}
His few failures include the flawed comedy he wrote based on the Manson murders, "A pizza for Sharon" and the failed story of the frantic search for the atom," Mother Dixels Chickens".
{{Kansas City Wizards managers}}
{{Cayman Islands national football team managers}}


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His ultimate goal is to own his own planet and to assist in the building of a series of horizontal skyscrapers and and the completion of an overhead subway system.
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Latest revision as of 07:34, 12 August 2024

American soccer coach For the former mayor of Ottawa, see Kenneth Fogarty.

Ken Fogarty
Personal information
Date of birth (1955-01-25) 25 January 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1979 Stockport County 296 (6)
1976 → Los Angeles Skyhawks (loan)
1979–1983 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 102 (1)
1984 Minnesota Strikers 22 (0)
1984–1987 Minnesota Strikers(indoor) 104 (13)
1987–1988 St. Louis Steamers(indoor) 33 (4)
1988 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 45 (6)
1989–1991 Baltimore Blast (indoor)
1989–1993 Tampa Bay Rowdies
Managerial career
1989–1993 Tampa Bay Rowdies
1993–1994 Cayman Islands national team
1996–1998 Cayman Islands national team
1999 Kansas City Wizards (interim)
1999–2000 Kansas City Wizards (assistant)
2018-Present uScore Soccer (Director, Coach and Mentor)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ken Fogarty (born in Manchester, England) is a soccer coach. Fogarty was Head Coach and Technical Director of the Cayman Islands national team from 1993 to 1994 and from 1996 to 1998.

Professional career

Fogarty began his professional career with Stockport County at the age of seventeen. He then moved to the United States to play for the Los Angeles Skyhawks of the second American Soccer League (ASL) in 1976, the year they won the ASL Championship. He returned to England to play for Stockport County until returning to the US in 1979 to play for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League (NASL). He remained with the Strikers through the end of the 1983 season. When the Strikers moved north to Minnesota, Fogarty went with the team for the final NASL season in 1984. The NASL folded at the end of that season and the Strikers then jumped to the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). Fogarty continued to play with the Strikers until he joined the St. Louis Steamers for the 1987–88 MISL season. However, in 1988, the Fort Lauderdale Strikers were resurrected, this time playing in the third American Soccer League. Fogarty joined them for the outdoor season, then moved to the Baltimore Blast of MISL for the next three indoor seasons. In 1989, Fogarty left the Strikers for good and joined the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the ASL where he served as a player coach from 1989 to 1993. In 1990, the Rowdies joined the American Professional Soccer League (APSL). The team folded at the end of the 1993 season and Fogarty retired from playing professionally.

Coaching

While playing with the Rowdies, Fogarty also served as the team's head coach. In 1993, he was the APSL Coach of the Year. From 1994 to 1996 Fogarty served as the Technical Director for the Cayman Islands Football Association where he oversaw the youth and Olympic team programs. After a years absence, he assumed the position of Head Coach of the national team steering the full squad to their most famous victory over the Jamaica national team in the Shell Caribbean cup final. The Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer (MLS) signed Fogarty as an assistant coach in 1999. On 15 April 1999, the Kansas City Wizards named Fogarty as its interim coach after Ron Newman resigned following an 0–4 start. After the team hired Bob Gansler, Fogarty returned to his position as an assistant coach for the next two seasons. He later became the head coach of the Eclipse Soccer Club in Sugar Land, Texas, until he left this position to coach the Texans Soccer Club.

Ken is currently a Director for uScore Soccer in Spring, Texas.

National team

Fogarty played for the Republic of Ireland in the U-17 European Championships. He was also called up to the full squad for an international match against Poland, but did not play.

He is also President of Global Soccer International, a tour company offering professional soccer tours to Europe and South America for the club and college soccer player.(Globalsoccerint.com)

External links

Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993) – head coaches
Kansas City Wiz / Wizards / Sporting Kansas City – head coaches
Cayman Islands national football team – managers
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