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Eric Wynalda

1969 - Today

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Eric Boswell Wynalda (born June 9, 1969) is an American soccer coach, television commentator, and former player. He was formerly an analyst and color commentator for soccer coverage on Fox Sports 1 and ESPN. Previously, he served as head coach and technical director of Las Vegas Lights FC in the USL Championship and he is the host of WTF: Wynalda Talks Football on SiriusXM FC. Wynalda was one of the first Americans to play professionally in Europe before returning to his home country in 1996 to play in Major League Soccer and scoring the first goal in the league's history. Until 2008, he was the all-time leading goal scorer for the United States national team. Wynalda was described as a "shifty, dynamic player off the dribble with a heavy shot." He was also known for his fiery play, and earned the nickname, "Eric the Red Card." He was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2004. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Eric Wynalda is the 8,558th most popular soccer player (down from 6,563rd in 2024), the 14,812th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,457th in 2019) and the 57th most popular American Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Eric Wynalda ranks 8,558 out of 21,273. Before her are Jorge Bermúdez, Omar Abdulrahman, Sho Morita, Mário Fernandes, Julian Baumgartlinger, and Raouf Bouzaiene. After her are Gildardo Gómez, Masakazu Koda, Cristian Săpunaru, Tomohisa Ishiguro, Franco Di Santo, and Jonathan Pitroipa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Eric Wynalda ranks 714. Before her are Fabien Roussel, Lahcen Abrami, Shaka Hislop, Maria Benvinda Levy, Guillermo Pérez Roldán, and Sajid Javid. After her are Vasily Kudinov, Masakazu Koda, Justin Kirk, Pontus Kåmark, Chris Willis, and Takuma Koga.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eric Wynalda ranks 14,816 out of 20,380. Before her are Nic Pizzolatto (1975), Joseph Strickland (1958), Lauren Faust (1974), David Shulkin (1959), Don Branson (1920), and David Corenswet (1993). After her are Hana Mae Lee (1988), Monica Raymund (1986), Kelly Loeffler (1970), Phil Katz (1962), Josie Bissett (1970), and Busy Philipps (1979).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United States

Among soccer players born in United States, Eric Wynalda ranks 57. Before her are DaMarcus Beasley (1982), Jesse Marsch (1973), Sean Johnson (1989), Michael Bradley (1987), Brian Schmetzer (1962), and Brian McBride (1972). After her are Eddie Gustafsson (1977), Cindy Parlow Cone (1978), Carlos Bocanegra (1979), Folarin Balogun (2001), Lauren Holiday (1987), and Gregg Berhalter (1973).

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