1. Steven Emil Cherundolo was born on February 19,1979 and is an American soccer coach and former player who serves as head coach of Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC.
19 Facts About Steve Cherundolo
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Steve Cherundolo represented the United States at the 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cups.
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Steve Cherundolo signed another contract extension with Hannover in the summer of 2007.
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On March 19,2014, Steve Cherundolo announced his retirement from soccer citing failure to recover from a long-term knee injury as the main reason he left the game.
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Steve Cherundolo parlayed his success in the Bundesliga into a role with the United States national team.
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Steve Cherundolo made his debut against Jamaica on September 8,1999.
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On March 22,2006, Steve Cherundolo played in a friendly match with the national team against Germany, whose roster included some teammates from Hannover 96.
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On May 2,2006, Steve Cherundolo was named to the US roster for the FIFA World Cup in Germany.
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Steve Cherundolo missed the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup due to an injury.
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Steve Cherundolo missed out on the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup due to another injury, but returned to captain the US during the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
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Steve Cherundolo was one of seven defenders named to the US squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
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Steve Cherundolo was an ever-present figure in this competition for the United States, playing the entire 390 minutes.
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In January 2018, Steve Cherundolo moved to VfB Stuttgart and became assistant of the new head coach Tayfun Korkut.
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In November 2018, Steve Cherundolo was named to the coaching staff of the United States national team by interim coach Dave Sarachan.
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On March 12,2021, Steve Cherundolo was named head coach of USL Championship side Las Vegas Lights.
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Steve Cherundolo was announced as head coach of Los Angeles FC in Major League Soccer on January 3,2022.
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Steve Cherundolo speaks English and German fluently, having spent his entire professional career in Germany.
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Steve Cherundolo married Mandy Rosier on New Year's Eve 2009 at the local St Joseph Catholic parish church in the Hanover district of Vahrenwald-List.
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In 2021, Steve Cherundolo was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame as a player inductee.