The Connolly File

Birthday: January 23, 1993

Hometown: Tramore, Republic of Ireland

Alma Mater (Year): Rocky (2016) | Masters degree: Mary (2018)

Degree: Exercise Science (undergrad) | Business Science (graduate)

Coaching Experience:

2022-present: Assistant coach, Green Bay

2019-2021: Volunteer coach, Green Bay

2016-2018: Graduate Assistant, University of Mary

Honors and awards:

Captain - Rocky Mountain College men's soccer

First Team All-Conference as a football kicker

Second Team All-American as a football kicker

Special Teams Player of the Year as a football kicker

Frontier Conference Player of the Week as a football kicker

Championships:

Montana State Champion with Magic City Soccer Club

Worth noting:

He was a three-sport athlete in high school, participating in soccer, hurling, and Gaelic Football. In 2008, Connolly was a part of the hurling team that won a national championship. Connolly also held a Technical Director position at Dakota United and holds a USSF "C" License.

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Connolly has worked primarily on the defensive side of the ball with Green Bay, helping Phoenix defenders record eight shutouts in 2021. Green Bay had one of the stoutest defensive squads in the Horizon League, allowing just 16 goals in 17 games played, which resulted in Savanna Hayes being named First Team All-League while Emily Sirois was tabbed All-Freshman Team Defender. Connolly also helped guide the team to a Horizon League Semifinal appearance in 2021.

Before his coaching days, Connolly spent five years at Rocky Mountain College (NAIA) in Billings, Montana. The first four years were spent playing soccer when the team went to three consecutive National Tournaments. Connolly captained the team his senior season where they fell short in the first round of the tournament. His fifth year of play was for the Rocky Mountain College Football team.

He went on to pursue the NFL, attending the college senior Combine and free agent Combine where he showed his skills in front of NFL teams. Eventually, he signed to play with the Bismarck Bucks, a team in Indoor Football League, and played two seasons in 2017 and 2018.