Kelly Findley

Kelly Findley
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-09-08) September 8, 1970[1]
Place of birth United States
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1988–1991 Judson College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1996 Charlotte Eagles
Teams managed
1992 Judson College (assistant)
1997–1998 Charlotte Eagles (assistant)
1998 Miami RedHawks (assistant)
1999–2000 Mars Hill College
2001–2005 Charlotte 49ers (assistant)
2006–2010 Butler Bulldogs
2011– NC State Wolfpack

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Kelly Findley is the head men's soccer coach at North Carolina State University. He formerly held the same position at Butler University where he guided the 2008 squad to the fourth highest win total in school history with 13 wins, going 13-3-4. The Bulldogs won the Horizon League championship, and posted their best win/loss ratio since 1998. With a 5-0-3 league record, Butler became the first Horizon League team to post an undefeated conference record since 2003. One of Butler's wins came against fourth ranked UIC.

He previously served as an assistant coach at the University of Charlotte from 2000 to 2004. From 1999 to 2000, he served as the head soccer coach at Mars Hill College going 17–22 in two seasons.

He attended college at Judson University in Elgin, Illinois. He was a four-time all-American soccer player at midfielder there. From 1989 to 1991, he was named Northern Illinois Intercollegiate Conference Player for three consecutive seasons. He was also named Judson's athlete of the year in 1990. He helped the program win its first ever NCCAA National Tournament championship in 1991. He remains fifth place on the school's all-time assists leaderboard with 48 career assists. He is a 2005 inductee to the school's athletic hall of fame. He later spent six seasons as a professional for the Charlotte Eagles.

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