Denise Reddy Inducted Into NJ Youth Soccer Hall of Fame
Feb 13 | Women's Soccer
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers women's soccer alumna Denise Reddy was inducted into the New Jersey Youth Soccer Hall of Fame this week. Reddy, a 1992 graduate and All-America selection as a Scarlet Knight, currently serves as an assistant coach for the United States Women's National Team.
A Hazlet, New Jersey, native, Reddy played at Rutgers from 1988-91 and was a team captain for two seasons. She totaled five goals and nine assists in her career, leading RU to an ECAC Tournament title as a senior in 1991 while earning Second Team All-America honors. Reddy embarked on a professional career that saw her play 11 years in Sweden for Umeå IK and Malmö DFF. In addition to her soccer experience at RU, Reddy was a member of the women's basketball team from 1990 to 1993 under Hall of Fame coach Theresa Grentz, helping the Scarlet Knights win the 1993 Atlantic 10 Championship.
When Reddy began her post-playing career, she already had experience as a coach with the New Jersey Olympic Development Program from 1989-94. She then began coaching in the USL W-League with the New Jersey Wildcats. She logged assistant coaching stops in the NWSL with Sky Blue FC, the Chicago Red Stars and the Washington Spirit and managerial positions in Sweden and Denmark. She served as the head coach at Sky Blue FC and coached the United State U20 National Team, where she coached former Scarlet Knights Emily Mason and Sam Kroeger.
In 2020, she joined the staff at Chelsea, where she helped head coach Emma Hayes win five straight Women's Super League titles. She followed Hayes to the USWNT, where she currently serves as an assistant coach and helped lead the US to an Olympic Gold Medal in 2024.
Reddy's experience as a youth soccer coach included time spent at PDA in New Jersey, where she coached with current head coach Mike O'Neill.
In preparation for the 2024 Olympics, Reddy and the USWNT spent time training at Rutgers, where Reddy was able to reconnect with many members of her Rutgers family who she still keeps in touch with regularly.
"I always felt that Rutgers has been an extended family of mine, and I always stayed in touch with coaches and players," she said. "It's been something important and meaningful in my life, and I am extremely blessed to have played here. I learned so much through being a student-athlete, things I keep and use as a player and a coach today."
A Hazlet, New Jersey, native, Reddy played at Rutgers from 1988-91 and was a team captain for two seasons. She totaled five goals and nine assists in her career, leading RU to an ECAC Tournament title as a senior in 1991 while earning Second Team All-America honors. Reddy embarked on a professional career that saw her play 11 years in Sweden for Umeå IK and Malmö DFF. In addition to her soccer experience at RU, Reddy was a member of the women's basketball team from 1990 to 1993 under Hall of Fame coach Theresa Grentz, helping the Scarlet Knights win the 1993 Atlantic 10 Championship.
When Reddy began her post-playing career, she already had experience as a coach with the New Jersey Olympic Development Program from 1989-94. She then began coaching in the USL W-League with the New Jersey Wildcats. She logged assistant coaching stops in the NWSL with Sky Blue FC, the Chicago Red Stars and the Washington Spirit and managerial positions in Sweden and Denmark. She served as the head coach at Sky Blue FC and coached the United State U20 National Team, where she coached former Scarlet Knights Emily Mason and Sam Kroeger.
In 2020, she joined the staff at Chelsea, where she helped head coach Emma Hayes win five straight Women's Super League titles. She followed Hayes to the USWNT, where she currently serves as an assistant coach and helped lead the US to an Olympic Gold Medal in 2024.
Reddy's experience as a youth soccer coach included time spent at PDA in New Jersey, where she coached with current head coach Mike O'Neill.
In preparation for the 2024 Olympics, Reddy and the USWNT spent time training at Rutgers, where Reddy was able to reconnect with many members of her Rutgers family who she still keeps in touch with regularly.
"I always felt that Rutgers has been an extended family of mine, and I always stayed in touch with coaches and players," she said. "It's been something important and meaningful in my life, and I am extremely blessed to have played here. I learned so much through being a student-athlete, things I keep and use as a player and a coach today."
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