Kevin Grimes (soccer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Grimes | ||
| Date of birth | October 9, 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | St. Louis, Missouri, U. S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1990 | Scott Gallagher | ||
| 1986–1989 | SMU Mustangs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990 | Colorado Foxes | 19 | (3) |
| 1991 | Tindastóll | 12 | (2) |
| 1992 | Miami Freedom | 14 | (1) |
| 1993–1994 | Los Angeles Salsa | 0 | (0) |
| 1995 | Raleigh Flyers | 13 | (2) |
| 1996 | San Jose Clash | 11(E) | (0) |
| 1997 | Orange County Zodiac | 16 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1983 | U.S. U-16 | 6 | (0) |
| 1985 | U.S. U-18 | ||
| 1986 | U.S. U-20 | 3 | |
| 1989 | U.S. U-23 | 19 | (0) |
| 1988-90 | U.S. MNT | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1995–1997 | Irvine Vaqueros | ||
| 1997–1999 | SMU Mustangs (assistant) | ||
| 2000–2022 | California Golden Bears | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kevin Grimes (born October 9, 1967) is a former U.S. National Team player who played five seasons in the American Professional Soccer League, one in the USISL and one each in Iceland and Major League Soccer. He also earned five caps with the U.S. National Team in 1988. Grimes made over 20 appearances for the U.S. National Team from 1988 to 1990 that were not official international caps, but rather international matches versus other professional clubs from Central and South America.
Youth
Grimes grew up in St. Louis, where he played youth soccer with the Scott Gallagher Soccer Club. In 1984, he won the McGuire Cup National Championship with Scott Gallagher. He also attended Rosary High School where he was both a 1986 Parade Magazine All-American and National Defender of the Year his senior year. After high school, Grimes attended Southern Methodist University from 1986 to 1989. He was a 1988 and 1989 NSCAA First Team All-American.[1][2] He was also a Herman Award (National Player of the Year) finalist in both his junior and senior year at SMU. His senior year, he was third in the voting. He graduated in 1990 with a bachelor's degree in Economics.
Professional
Grimes signed with the Colorado Foxes of the American Professional Soccer League (APSL) in 1990. The St. Louis Storm of the MSL drafted Grimes in 1991 but he left for Iceland where he spent the 1991 season with Tindastoll FC. He returned to the U.S. in 1992 to sign with the Miami Freedom of APSL.[3] On January 20, 1993, he signed with the Los Angeles Salsa.[4] He appeared in several exhibition games for the Salsa but never played a regular season game.[5] In 1995, Grimes then moved to the USISL Raleigh Flyers where he played with former MLS coach, Jason Kreis. In January 1996, the San Jose Clash of Major League Soccer (MLS) selected Grimes in the sixteenth round (158 overall) in the Inaugural Player Draft. After starting 11 of 12 pre-season matches, Grimes injured his shin and the Clash released him on April 20, 1996.[6] Once Grimes recovered from his injury, he signed with the Orange County Zodiac of the A-League He was named an A-League All Star in 1997 and started for the Western Conference in the A-League All-Star game in Rochester, New York. Despite this success, he decided to retire from playing professionally and enter coaching full-time.
U.S. National Team
Grimes first played for the U.S. as the captain of the U-16 U.S. National Team in 1983. The U.S. qualified for the first ever FIFA U-17 World Cup. The tournament was originally scheduled for 1984 but was delayed a year. With the delay, Grimes and several of his teammates were now too old to participate in the first ever FIFA U-17 World Cup. Grimes also was a member of the U-18, U-20 and U-23 U.S. National Teams.
While at SMU, Lothar Osiander called Grimes into the senior national team camp. Grimes earned his first caps with the U.S. national team in a 1–0 win over Guatemala on January 10, 1988. He went on to play five games with the national team, the last coming in a 1–0 victory over Costa Rica on June 14, 1988.
