Ezra Hendrickson
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ezra Hendrickson | ||
Date of birth | 16 January 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Layou, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1993 | Drake Bulldogs | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994 | Des Moines Menace | ||
1995–1996 | New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers | 30 | (9) |
1997 | NY/NJ MetroStars | 8 | (0) |
1997–2003 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 139 | (17) |
2003 | Dallas Burn | 16 | (1) |
2004 | Charleston Battery | 5 | (0) |
2004 | D.C. United | 12 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Chivas USA | 31 | (3) |
2006–2008 | Columbus Crew | 60 | (1) |
Total | 301 | (32) | |
International career | |||
1995–2008 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 36 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
2009–2014 | Seattle Sounders FC (assistant) | ||
2015–2018 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | ||
2015–2018 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (assistant) | ||
2018 | LA Galaxy (assistant) | ||
2019–2021 | Columbus Crew (assistant) | ||
2022–2023 | Chicago Fire | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ezra Hendrickson (born 16 January 1972) is a Vincentian professional football coach and former player. He was the head coach of Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire FC from November 24, 2021 until his dismissal on May 8, 2023.[1]
Born in
Following the 2003 season, Hendrickson joined A-League club Charleston Battery before quickly moving back to Major League Soccer, joining D.C. United. With D.C. United, Hendrickson won his second MLS Cup but was an unused substitute during the match. He then moved to Chivas USA before joining the Columbus Crew in 2006. Hendrickson ended his playing career in 2008, winning both his third MLS Cup and second Supporters' Shield. He was also capped 36 times for the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national team, scoring two goals internationally.
In 2009, Hendrickson began his coaching career, joining Major League Soccer expansion club Seattle Sounders FC as an assistant to his former head coach, Sigi Schmid. While an assistant, he would often coach the club's reserve side, finally becoming the first head coach of their professional reserve affiliate, Seattle Sounders FC 2, in 2015. While coaching with Sounders FC 2, Hendrickson was also an assistant with the Vincentian national team. He left both roles in 2018, returning as an assistant to Sigi Schmid with the LA Galaxy. From 2019 to 2021, he joined the Columbus Crew as an assistant to Caleb Porter before being announced as the head coach of the Chicago Fire for the 2022 season.
Early life
Hendrickson was born in
Upon graduating, Hendrickson joined the amateur
Professional career
After his exceptional 1996 season, Hendrickson was drafted 5th overall in the
When the Burn reorganised the team following their 2003 campaign, Hendrickson found himself without a team in MLS, and briefly signed with the
International
Hendrickson also spent time as the captain of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national team, and was one of the team's best players since earning his first cap in 1995 against Barbados. He made 24 appearances for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the 1998, 2002, and 2006 World Cup qualifiers[3] and 123 overall,[2] scoring twice during a 1996 Caribbean Cup match against Haiti on 27 May 1996.[4]
Coaching career
After retiring, Hendrickson joined the staff of
Chicago Fire
On 24 November 2021, Hendrickson was appointed head coach at Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire from the 2022 season.[6]
On May 8, 2023, with the club in second-to-last place in the Eastern Conference through 10 matches, the Fire announced that Hendrickson had been relieved of his duties, along with assistant coach Junior Gonzalez.
Coaching statistics
- As of 6 May 2023
Team | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
Chicago Fire | 24 November 2021 | 8 May 2023 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 57 | 66 | −9 | 28.26 | |
Total | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 57 | 66 | −9 | 28.26 | — |
Honours
Player
Los Angeles Galaxy
D.C. United
Columbus Crew
Individual
- USISL Select League Defender of the Year: 1996[7]
References
- ^ chicagofirefc. "Chicago Fire FC Parts Ways with Head Coach Ezra Hendrickson | Chicago Fire FC". chicagofirefc. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ a b "MLS veteran EZ calls it quits". FIFA. 8 January 2009. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009.
- ^ Ezra Hendrickson – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Goals". 11 v 11. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ "Sounders FC 2 Names Ezra Hendrickson First Head Coach in Team History". MLS. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ "Chicago Fire name Ezra Hendrickson as coach". ESPN. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "USISL 1996 Defender of the Year". SoccerStats.us.
External links
- Ezra Hendrickson at FIFA (archived)
- Ezra Hendrickson at Major League Soccer
- Ezra Hendrickson at FBref.com
- Ezra Hendrickson at National-Football-Teams.com