Ed Kelly - Men's Soccer Coach - Boston College Athletics

Ed Kelly

Title:
Head Coach
Email:
msoccer@bc.edu
Phone:
552-4084

AS A COACH

Enters his 35th season as a head coach and 32nd year (1988 - present) as head coach of Boston College in the 2019 season; he spent three years (1985-1987) at Seton Hall
Has compiled a career record of 321-248-70; is 281-235-64 during his tenure at the Heights
His 281 wins at Boston College rank him first on BC’s all-time list
Was inducted into the New England Soccer Hall of Fame in November 2009
Has guided the Eagles to 13 NCAA Tournament appearances, including 10 since 2000 – (1990, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2016)
The Eagles have been seeded in the NCAA Tournament four times since 2002; they were seeded fifth in 2002, 15th in 2004, first in 2007 and fourth in 2011
Secured the 2007 Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title with a 3-1 home win over Virginia Tech on Nov. 9; it was the school’s first ACC Championship since joining the conference in July 2005 … finished 7-1-0 in regular-season league matches
Captured the 2007 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title with a 2-1 victory over Wake Forest in Cary, N.C., on Nov. 19
Earned 2007 Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year honors
Earned Big East Coach of the Year three times – in 1989, 1990 and 2000
Received Big East Coaching Staff of the Year in 2002 – Ed Kelly, Ian Hennessy and Dusan Obsajsnik
Has earned National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Regional Coach of the Year honors four times; earned New England honors in 2000 and 2002 and South Atlantic recognition in 2007 and 2011
Earned 2002 Soccer America National Coach of the Year honors; guided the Eagles to a berth in the NCAA Tournament’s “Elite Eight”
Captured five Big East Tournament Championships – two as head coach of Seton Hall (1986, 1987), and three as head coach of Boston College (1990, 2000, 2002)
Won three Big East Tournament Championships over a five-year period – two with Seton Hall (1986, 1987), and one with Boston College (1990)
Has coached seven NSCAA All-Americans, including three 2007 All-America honorees – Reuben Ayarna, Alejandro Bedoya and Sherron Manswell
Has coached two Atlantic Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Year recipients – Charlie Davies (2006) and Alejandro Bedoya (2007) – and one ACC Freshman of the Year – Zeiko Lewis (2013)
Earned his 100th collegiate victory with Boston College’s 2-1 win at Hartford on September 17, 1994

Earned his 200th win on October 12, 2005 with a 1-0 overtime win over Yale
Captured his 300th career win on Oct. 30, 2015, a 2-1 win over Syracuse to close to the regular season
Assumed head coaching duties at Boston College in 1988
Established a program-best 18 wins in 2002
Assumed the head post at Seton Hall in 1985, posting a 40-13-6 record in his three-year tenure
In his first year at Seton Hall, guided the Pirates to an 8-7-1 mark, the school’s first winning season in 11 years.
Led Seton Hall to two Big East regular-season and tournament titles in three years
Led Seton Hall to two NCAA Tournament berths in three years
Established a program-best 18 wins in 1986
Earned NJSCA Division I Coach of the Year Honors in 1986
Served as assistant coach at Fairleigh Dickinson University from 1980-84
Helped guide the Knights to three NCAA Tournament selections
In 1983, FDU won the most games in the country (21) and advanced to final eight of the NCAA Tournament

AS A PLAYER

Competed professionally for eight years
Selected to represent the United States five times in international play
Played in the American Soccer League and North American Soccer League

PERSONAL

Born October 24, 1948 in Dublin, Ireland
Served four years in the United States Air Force (1969-73)
Ed and his wife Ann have three children – Jessica, Lauren and Luke; all three are Boston College graduates … Luke is an assistant coach at Boston College
Ed and his family reside in Holliston, Mass.