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'''Kevin Damien Keelan''' [[Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|MBE]] (born 5 January 1941) is an English former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. He spent the majority of his career with [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]], though he also played for [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]], [[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]], [[New England Tea Men]] and [[Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–93)|Tampa Bay Rowdies]].

In both 1978 and 1979, Norwich City sent Keelan on loan to the [[New England Tea Men]] of the [[North American Soccer League (1968-1984)|North American Soccer League]] for the summer season. He was named in the 1978 NASL All-Star Team.<ref>{{cite web | title = The Year in American Soccer -– 1978| |first1=David| last1=Litterer| first2=Steve| last2=Holroyd | date = 27 October 2003 | publisher=American Soccer History Archives| accessdate access-date= 4 December 2017| url =http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1978.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217025808/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1978.html| archive-date=17 February 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref>

While playing for the [[Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–93)|Tampa Bay Rowdies]] in 1981, Keelan also served as an assistant manager, a position he retained in 1982. In July 1982, he also served as the interim manager when [[Gordon Jago]] resigned.<ref>{{cite news| title=Rowdies' Coach Steps Down| newspaper=The Miami Herald| date=9 July 1982}}</ref> In June 1991, the [[University of Tampa]] hired Keelan as the goalkeeper coach for the men's soccer team.<ref>{{cite news| title=UT names Keelan as assistant coach| newspaper=The Tampa Tribune| date=9 June 1991}}</ref> In February 1997, he replaced [[Peter Mellor]] as the goalkeeper coach for the [[Tampa Bay Mutiny]] of [[Major League Soccer]].<ref>{{cite news| title=Mutiny gets start on season at camp| newspaper=The St. Petersburg Times| date=18 February 1997}}</ref>

In an interview for the Norwich City matchday programme on 30 April 2006, Keelan confirmed that he runs goalkeeping schools in Cape Coral and Tampa Florida and coaches "pretty much every night". He also stated that for 20 years he has worked for a company that manufactures contact lenses and distributes them all over the world, but plans to retire at the end of 2006 to concentrate on his coaching. He is also a staff coach with the Florida Soccer Club.<ref>[http://www.spiritplayerprofile.com/ Florida Soccer Club] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210041402/http://spiritplayerprofile.com/ |date=10 February 2011 }}</ref>

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[[Category:AssociationMen's association football goalkeepers]]

[[Category:English men's footballers]]

[[Category:English expatriate men's footballers]]

[[Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States]]

[[Category:North American Soccer League (1968–841968–1984) indoor players]]

[[Category:North American Soccer League (1968–841968–1984) players]]

[[Category:North American Soccer League (1968–841968–1984) head coaches]]

[[Category:Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–931975–1993) players]]