Desmond Kevin Armstrong (born November 2, 1964) is an American[1] former soccer defender and midfielder, who was a member of the United States national team from 1987 to 1994.

Armstrong was born and raised in Washington, D.C. Up until age 11, basketball was his main sport and he hadn't played soccer.

[3] From that point on Armstrong moved into high school, college, and national team soccer.

In 1986, he was part of the Fairfax Spartans club which won the National Amateur Cup, defeating St. Louis Busch 3–0.

Armstrong played two seasons for the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) from 1986 to 1988.

Upon completing the season Armstrong returned to the U.S. with the Maryland Bays, in the American Professional Soccer League.

In the mid-1990s he coached the USA Hurricanes club level soccer team in Charlotte, NC.

Armstrong also coached the youth team '85 HFC Vipers of Asheville, North Carolina from 2000 to 2004.

After leaving Montreat, Armstrong joined the youth club, Bethesda Roadrunners, as its head coach.