Kenny Bundy

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kenny Bundy

| image =

| fullname = Kenneth Bundy

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|3|9}}

| birth_place = Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}

| position = Midfielder

| collegeyears1 = 1999–2003

| college1 = UNC Greensboro Spartans

| years1 = 2003

| clubs1 = Carolina Dynamo

| caps1 = 23 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2003–2004

| clubs2 = Dallas Sidekicks (indoor)

| caps2 = 22 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2004–2007

| clubs3 = Wilmington Hammerheads

| caps3 = 57 | goals3 = 11

| years4 = 2009

| clubs4 = Wilmington Hammerheads

| caps4 = 20 | goals4 = 4

| totalcaps = 122

| totalgoals = 15

| manageryears1 = 2016–2022

| managerclubs1 = Houston Dynamo (academy)

| manageryears2 = 2017

| managerclubs2 = Houston Dash (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2019

| managerclubs3 = Brazos Valley Cavalry

| manageryears4 = 2019

| managerclubs4 = Houston Dynamo (interim assistant)

| manageryears5 = 2022–2024

| managerclubs5 = Houston Dynamo 2

| manageryears6 = 2022

| managerclubs6 = Houston Dynamo (interim)

| manageryears7 = 2024

| managerclubs7 = Houston Dynamo (interim assistant)

| manageryears8 = 2025–

| managerclubs8 = Houston Dynamo (assistant)

}}

Kenny Bundy (born March 9, 1981, in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American former soccer player who is currently an assistant coach for Houston Dynamo FC in Major League Soccer.

Career

=College and amateur=

Bundy grew up in Bixby, Oklahoma, and played college soccer at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro from 1999 to 2003. During the 2003 collegiate off season he spent the summer with the Carolina Dynamo of the USL Premier Development League.

=Professional=

Bundy signed as a free agent with the Dallas Sidekicks of the Major Indoor Soccer League on October 2, 2003.[http://www.kicksfan.com/players/bundy/index.htm Dallas Sidekicks player profile] He spent the 2003–2004 season in Dallas, but the team withdrew from the league at the end of the season. The Chicago Storm selected Bundy in the third round of the Dispersal Draft, but he did not sign with them.{{Cite web |url=http://www.chicagostorm.net/news/?id=349&cat=16 |title=Chicago Storm Selects Three Players in Dispersal Draft |access-date=2008-08-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519072810/http://www.chicagostorm.net/news/?id=349&cat=16 |archive-date=2011-05-19 |url-status=dead }}

Instead, he signed with the Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL Second Division, where he has remained ever since, clocking over 80 games for the team in four seasons.

After a year out of soccer in 2008 Bundy returned to the Hammerheads for the 2009 season.[http://www.wilmingtonhammerheads.com/news/301309.html Former Hammerheads Midfielder Returns] He was subsequently named to the 2009 USL2 All-League First Team.[http://wilmingtonhammerheads.com/home/358864.html Watson and Bundy named to All-League First Team] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718052717/http://wilmingtonhammerheads.com/home/358864.html |date=July 18, 2011}}

Coaching

In addition to his playing career, Bundy previously was a coach with Developmental Elite Coaching in Wilmington.{{cite web |url=http://www.traindec.com/our_trainers.html |title=Train DEC - Our Trainers |accessdate=2009-10-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717083742/http://www.traindec.com/our_trainers.html |archivedate=2011-07-17 }}

Bundy was named head coach of Houston Dynamo 2 in MLS Next Pro.{{cite web |title=Houston Dynamo FC name Kenny Bundy as Dynamo 2 head coach |url=https://www.houstondynamofc.com/news/houston-dynamo-fc-name-kenny-bundy-as-dynamo-2-head-coach |website=HoustonDynamoFC.com |access-date=28 January 2022}} When Dynamo first team head coach Paulo Nagamura was fired 29 games into the 2022 season, Bundy assumed interim duties on September 5.{{cite web | url=https://theathletic.com/3568321/2022/09/05/houston-dynamo-paulo-nagamura-fired/ | title=Houston Dynamo part ways with Paulo Nagamura }}

In January 2025, Bundy was brought up to the Houston Dynamo first team coaching staff.{{cite web |title=Houston Dynamo FC announces first team staff additions |url=https://www.houstondynamofc.com/news/houston-dynamo-fc-announces-first-team-staff-additions |website=HoustonDynamoFC.com |publisher=Houston Dynamo |access-date=13 January 2025}}