Chris Klein (soccer)

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Chris Klein
Chris Klein (in red) playing for Indiana against Butler, 1995
Personal information
Full name Chris Klein
Date of birth (1976-01-04) January 4, 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth
St. Louis, Missouri
, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)
Right Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1997 Indiana Hoosiers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2005
Kansas City Wizards
 200 (39)
1998 →
MLS Pro 40
(loan)		 1 (0)
2006–2007 Real Salt Lake 43 (8)
2007–2010
Los Angeles Galaxy
 90 (2)
Total 333 (49)
International career
2000–2006 United States 22 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Chris Klein (born January 4, 1976, in

caps with the United States men's national soccer team. He used to be the President of LA Galaxy
, promoted on January 28, 2013, from vice president. He was fired from the LA Galaxy on May 30, 2023, after a protest by Galaxy supporters demanding his firing. "As a Club, we have not achieved our goals or met the standard that we have established for the LA Galaxy", said Dan Beckerman, the president and CEO of AEG.

A former

2003 Confederations Cup
.

Career

Amateur

Klein attended De Smet Jesuit High School, and then played three years of college soccer at Indiana University from 1994 to 1997. In total, he started 88 games for the Hoosiers, registering 11 goals and 11 assists as a senior.

Professional

Upon his graduation, Klein was selected fourth overall by the

Kansas City Wizards in the 1998 MLS College Draft. He received little playing time as a rookie, starting eight games and substituting into nine, and scored no points. Starting in 1999, however, Klein began to cement a place for himself as one of the league's best midfielders; in the 1999 season, Klein started 24 games for the Wizards, registering six goals and five assists. He started 26 games in 2000, scoring six goals and eight assists, helping the Wizards to an MLS Cup victory. Klein has been an equally important part of the Wizards midfield for the last four years, although his 2004 campaign was cut short by a torn ACL. He came back in 2005 and was named MLS Comeback Player of the Year for the second time in his career, his first coming in 2002. However, before the 2006 season, Klein was traded with an international roster spot to Real Salt Lake for allocation money.[2]

On June 21, 2007, Klein was traded to

Los Angeles Galaxy for midfielder Nathan Sturgis and forward Robbie Findley.[3]

International

Klein was a fringe player for the United States national team for several years. He received his first cap October 25, 2000 against Mexico, his debut for the men's national team at any age level. He has played in a total of 22 games for the national team, scoring five goals; his best year was 2003, when he played in seven games, and scored three goals.

After playing career

Klein used to be the president of LA Galaxy. He also serves as an assistant coach for Newport Mesa Soccer Club, which is part of the West Ham International Academy.[4]

Personal life

Klein is married with three children. He and his wife are

evangelical Christians, and Klein is active with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Klein resides in suburban Los Angeles
with his family.

Honors

Kansas City Wizards

Los Angeles Galaxy

Individual

References

  1. ^ Salazar, Jo-Ryan. "This Is The Los Angeles Galaxy: Chris Klein". Bleacher Report.
  2. ^ "Wizards Acquire Allocation from Real Salt Lake in Exchange for Chris Klein - OurSports Central". www.oursportscentral.com. January 23, 2006.
  3. ^ Edward, James (June 21, 2007). "RSL trades Klein to Galaxy". Deseret News.
  4. ^ "West Ham United International Academy- Launch Partner Clubs Program". West Ham Academy International. November 20, 2009. Retrieved May 18, 2010.

External links

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