Josh McKay (soccer)

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Josh McKay
Personal information
Full name Joshua McKay
Date of birth (1971-11-16) November 16, 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Castro Valley, California, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Youth career
1991 UNLV Rebels
1992–1994 San Francisco Dons
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995 Hawaii Tsunami
1996 Colorado Rapids 4 (0)
1997–2002 Richmond Kickers 136 (5)
Managerial career
2003– San Francisco Dons (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joshua "Josh" McKay is a retired American soccer player who is an assistant coach with the University of San Francisco men's soccer team. He played professionally in Major League Soccer and the USISL.

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Youth

McKay grew up in Pleasanton, California. In 1991, he began his collegiate career at UNLV. He transferred to University of San Francisco after his freshman year and played three seasons for the Dons. He graduated in 1995 with a bachelor's degree in English.

Professional

In 1995, McKay played for the Hawaii Tsunami of the USISL. On February 7, 1996, the Colorado Rapids selected McKay in the thirteenth round (122nd overall) of the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. He played four games for the Rapids before being waived on November 8, 1996. [1] In 1997, McKay signed with the Richmond Kickers. He played through the 2002 season with Richmond. When the Kickers released him in the spring of 2003, McKay retired and entered the coaching ranks.

Coach

On August 13, 2003, the University of San Francisco hired McKay as an assistant coach with its men's soccer team.

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