# Brendan Keyes

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**Brendan Keyes** is an Irish [football manager](/source/Manager_(football)) and former [player](/source/Football_player) who currently owns and coaches [Celtic FC America](/source/Celtic_FC_America). Keyes also founded and operates the [Texas Premier Soccer League](/source/Texas_Premier_Soccer_League).[1][2]

## Football career

Keyes began his playing career as a youth in Ireland with [Stella Maris F.C.](/source/Stella_Maris_F.C.) and [Home Farm F.C.](/source/Home_Farm_F.C.) In 1996 Keyes moved to [Houston](/source/Houston) and joined the Houston Eagles. He would later play with the original [Houston Hurricanes](/source/Houston_Hurricanes) ([USISL](/source/United_Soccer_Leagues)) in the 1990s.[3]

## Football management

In July 2010 Keyes became owner of the [Galveston Pirate SC](/source/Galveston_Pirate_SC), where he was already head coach and general manager.[4] The team won the [National Premier Soccer League](/source/National_Premier_Soccer_League) South Central Division in 2012.

In 2013 he moved the team to [Houston](/source/Houston) and renamed it [Houston Hurricanes FC](/source/Houston_Hurricanes_FC).

In January 2019 Keyes partnered with Alberto Escobar and Ricardo Alarcon to continue on in TPSL and grow the league throughout Texas. The TPSL is sanctioned by US Club soccer.

TPSL Announce C.F.C.A for upcoming 2019 season, source Houston Chronicle [https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/bayarea/sports/article/Soccer-Celtic-FC-America-looks-to-find-permanent-14083160.php](https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/bayarea/sports/article/Soccer-Celtic-FC-America-looks-to-find-permanent-14083160.php)

## Season-by-season

Year Team League or cup Position US Open Cup 2010–11 Galveston Pirates SPSL 3rd of 6 2011–12 Galveston Pirates HFA n/a Qualifying Round 2012 Galveston Pirates NPSL South Central 1st of 7 2013 Houston Hurricanes NPSL South Central 4th of 4 2013–14 Houston Hurricanes TPSL 5th of 6 2014–15 Houston Hurricanes TPSL 1st of 6 2015–16 Houston Hurricanes TPSL 4th of 8 2017–18 Houston Hurricanes TPSL 2nd of 8 2018–19 Houston Hurricanes TPSL 1st of 6

## References

1. ["Learning From Success and Failure: Brendan Keyes of the Texas Premier Soccer League"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161227130156/http://www.americanpyramidblog.com/home/learning-from-success-and-failure-brendan-keyes-of-the-texas-premier-soccer-league). *American Pyramid*. 11 August 2016. Archived from [the original](http://www.americanpyramidblog.com/home/learning-from-success-and-failure-brendan-keyes-of-the-texas-premier-soccer-league) on 27 December 2016.

1. ["Kyle welcomes Central Texas Lobos soccer team to town"](http://www.statesman.com/news/local/kyle-welcomes-central-texas-lobos-soccer-team-town/XM5lDMh67o1KIQPBBMGv3I/). *American Statesman*. 17 July 2016.

1. ["Keyes reboots Houston Hurricanes tradition in growing NPSL"](http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/bellaire-sports/article/Keyes-reboots-Houston-Hurricanes-tradition-in-4367556.php). *Houston Chronicle*. 19 March 2013.

1. ["Brendan Keyes brings back Galveston Pirate SC as Houston Hurricanes to NPSL"](http://www.soccerwire.com/news/brendan-keyes-brings-back-galveston-pirate-sc-as-houston-hurricanes-to-npsl/). *SoccerWire*. 27 December 2012.

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.coachkeyes.com)
- [Texas Premier Soccer League](https://www.tpsl.us)
- [Official website](https://www.celticfcAmerica.com)
- [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20190920155725/https://www.usslpro.com/)

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