The Chicago Red Stars named Denise Reddy the Assistant Coach on September 29, 2008.
Reddy, whose extensive coaching and playing resume includes club, collegiate, professional domestic and international experience, will assist Hayes in all technical aspects of team management, including opposition scouting, player identification, building the roster, and working with a strength and conditioning coach.
“Denise brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Chicago Red Stars,” said Hayes. “Her vast experience in professional ranks, as a coach and as a player, both at home and abroad, and her familiarity with the international and domestic player pool are going to be invaluable to our organization. She is a winner and just what we are looking to bring here.
Reddy joins the Chicago Red Stars from Jersey Sky Blue, the W-League club she served as head coach (2008) and assistant coach (2007). Prior to her tenure with Jersey Sky Blue, Reddy was a player/coach for the New Jersey Wildcats of the W-League in 2006. Reddy returned to the United States following an 11 year professional career in Sweden, where she played for Umea (1994) and Malmo D.F.F. (1995-2005). Reddy was the team captain of Malmo D.F.F. from 1999-2005, coached in the Malmo academy system from 2002-2005, and worked in the front office of both the men’s and women’s teams. Collegiately, Reddy was a four-year starter at Rutgers University, where she was the team captain and co-MVP in 1990 and 1991.
“I am very excited to join Emma Hayes and the Chicago Red Stars,” said Reddy. “While it is with mixed emotions that I leave an organization that occupies a special place in my heart, the opportunity to play an integral role in shaping a new squad as well as to develop as a coach under Emma Hayes was one I couldn’t refuse.”