Kevin Healey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | United States | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1974–1977 | Loyola Greyhounds | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1993–1998 | Baltimore Bays | ||
| 1998–2002 | Baltimore Blast | ||
Kevin Healey is an American soccer executive, former player and coach, and retired banking executive.[1] He is currently the president of the Harrisburg Heat and previously served as general manager and coach of the Baltimore Blast.[2]
Early life
Healey grew up in Dundalk, Maryland and graduated from Calvert Hall College High School. He attended Loyola University Maryland. After graduation, he entered the banking industry.[1]
Career
Playing
Healey played soccer for Loyola University Maryland on the school's 1976 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship team.
Coaching
In 1986, Healey coached the Dundalk Post 38 U-19 team to the regional championship. In March 1991, he coached the Baltimore Hummers to a national open indoor championship.[3] In January 1993, the newly established Baltimore Bays of the USISL hired Healey for its upcoming outdoor season.[4] Over the next five years, Healey coached the Bays to three indoor championships (1996–1998) and was a three time Coach of the Year.
In 1998, the Baltimore Blast of the National Professional Soccer League hired Healey as both head coach and general manager.[5] Healey coached the Blast until 2002, compiling an 85–83 record. Healey also serves as coach of the Baltimore Bays youth club.[6]
Executive
In 1990, he founded the Soccer Club of Baltimore. Healey serves as president and coach of the Baltimore Bays youth club. The Bays were founded in 2002 as a merger of the Soccer Club of Baltimore and the Baltimore Football Club.[6] Healey continued to serve as general manager of the Baltimore Blast until 2018 when he joined the Harrisburg Heat as president.[2]
In the banking industry, he served as vice president and assistant comptroller of Provident Bank of Maryland.[1]
Personal life
Healey is the son of Francis Patrick Healey, a former professional player, coach, and administrator who is a member of the Maryland Soccer Hall of Fame.[7]
Healey's son Pat Healey also played and coached professional soccer, having played for the Baltimore Blast and coached for the Harrisburg Heat under his father’s leadership at both teams.[8]
References
- ^ a b c "Bays' Healey goes about business of winning". Baltimore Sun. 1994-01-21. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
- ^ a b "Blast president, general manager Kevin Healey steps down to join the Harrisburg Heat". Baltimore Sun. 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
- ^ Bill Free (March 10, 1991). "Baltimore defeats San Diego-- that's Hummers, not Blast". tribunedigital-baltimoresun. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
- ^ Bill Free (January 21, 1994). "Bays' Healey goes about business of winning". tribunedigital-baltimoresun. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
- ^ "Baltimore Blast General Manager Kevin Healey On Sportsline | WBAL Baltimore News". www.wbal.com. 2010-11-12. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
- ^ a b Baltimore Bays Soccer Club Board Members Archived 2015-09-10 at the Wayback Machine baltimorebays.net. Retrieved May 15, 2015
- ^ "USASA National Hall of Fame-2010 Class". Maryland State Soccer Association. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
- ^ Weigel, Brandon (2018-08-24). "Blast lose Healey father-son duo, but the move is praised as helping league parity". Baltimore Fishbowl. Retrieved 2025-10-27.