Kim Wyant
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kimberly Wyant | ||
| Date of birth | February 1964 (age 53) | ||
| Place of birth | Florida, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1985 | UCF Knights | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994 | Orlando Lions | 6 | |
| 1995–2006 | Long Island Lady Riders | 99 | |
| National team | |||
| 1985–1993 | United States | 16 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1995–1998 | FAU | ||
| 2001–2006 | Lady Riders | ||
| 2012– | N.Y.A.C. | ||
| 2015– | NYU - Men. | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Kim Wyant (born February 1964) is an American soccer coach and retired player. She is the head coach of the New York University men's soccer team, the first and only woman to lead a men's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) soccer program. She is also the head coach for the New York Athletic Club women's soccer team, leading the team to the 2014 United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) Amateur Women's National Championship.
Wyant was the goalkeeper for the first United States women's national soccer team, appearing in the inaugural US game in Italy in 1985. She played 16 international games for the United States, and was the first goalkeeper for the women's national team and recorded the team's first shutout and win during a match against Canada in July 1986.
In 2008, Wyant was the recipient of the ‘Special Recognition Award’ by the National Soccer Hall of Fame honoring her contribution to the winning way of the Women’s National Team.
In 1982 Wyant appeared in the first NCAA National Soccer Championship representing the University of Central Florida (UCF) Knights women's team. Despite her team's loss, she was named the Most Valuable Player of the National Championship tournament. Wyant played soccer for UCF from 1982 to 1985,. She was the team's rookie of the year in her freshman year and MVP in her senior year. In 2010, she was inducted into the UCF Athletic Hall of Fame.
During its first year, the United States women's national soccer team was a hastily collected roster of unknown players There was little practice time, limited equipment to speak of, and unglamorous travel conditions. The season consisted of a trip to Jesolo, Italy where the team played four games, losing to Denmark, England, and Italy, and managing a draw in their rejoinder with Denmark.
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