Leigh Cowlishaw is a former English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 footballer and current manager for Richmond Kickers

Richmond Kickers

The Richmond Kickers are an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in the American Division of the USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid...

 in the USL Professional Division.

College and Amateur

Cowlishaw moved from his native England to the United States in 1989 to attended and play soccer at the University of Richmond

University of Richmond

The University of Richmond is a selective, private, nonsectarian, liberal arts university located on the border of the city of Richmond and Henrico County, Virginia. The University of Richmond is a primarily undergraduate, residential university with approximately 4,000 undergraduate and graduate...

. Cowlishaw made his mark by becoming the career record holder for goals (55), assists (33) and total points (143), earning All-American honors and the CAA Player of the Year award.

Professional

Cowlishaw has been an integral member of the Kickers franchise since the club’s inception in 1993, having been ever-present in the Kickers lineup since the team's first season in the league. he helped the Kickers win the double with the US Open Cup and USISL Premier League championships in 1995. He resides in sixth place on the Kickers all-time goals scored list (19) and seventh place on the all-time points list (49). Cowlishaw is the only player to play under every coach in Kickers franchise history and in September 1999, he was honored as the first Kicker to have his number (13) retired

Coaching

Cowlishaw has been player-manager of the Kickers since 2001, during which time he coached the team to a Central Conference title in his debut year, two USL2 regular season titles in 2006 and 2007, three US Open Cup quarter final berths in 2001, 2004 and 2007, and two USL Second division championships, in 2006 and 2009. He is a two-time USL2 Coach of the Year nominee, helped guide the organization to four USL Organization of the Year awards (1995, 2000, 2006 and 2007), the Fair Play Award in 2004, and was named FieldTurf USL2 Coach of the Year in 2006.

External links

• Richmond Kickers bio