Steven Cherundolo

American soccer player and manager

Steven Cherundolo (born February 19, 1979 in Rockford, Illinois) is a former American soccer player. He played most of his career for the German club Hannover 96. Cherundolo played as a defender.

Steve Cherundolo
Cherundolo with VfB Stuttgart in 2018
Personal information
Full name Steven Emil Cherundolo[1]
Date of birth (1979-02-19) February 19, 1979 (age 45)[1]
Place of birth Rockford, Illinois, U.S.
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
Los Angeles FC (head coach)
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Portland Pilots
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2014 Hannover 96 370 (7)
National team
1997 United States U18 4 (0)
1998–1999 United States U20 25 (0)
1998 United States U23 1 (0)
1999–2012 United States 87 (2)
Teams managed
2014–2015 Hannover 96 (U15)
2015–2018 Hannover 96 (U17)
2021–2022 Las Vegas Lights
2022– Los Angeles FC
Honours
Men's Football
Representing  United States
Winner CONCACAF Gold Cup 2005
Runner-up CONCACAF Gold Cup 2009
Runner-up CONCACAF Gold Cup 2011
Men's Soccer
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Before he came to Hannover, Cherundolo played from 1997 to 1998 in an American college soccer league for the University of Portland.

In his first season for Hannover 96, 1998–99, he played four matches for the team in the 2nd German league (2. Bundesliga). In the following season, Cherundolo was in the team most of the time, but he had a bad knee injury. He came back during the 2000–01 season and played in 18 matches. In the following season, he played in 33 out of 34 matches.

Cherundolo played his first match for the United States national team against Jamaica on 8th September 1999. From 1999 to 2012 he played 87 matches for the United States, scoring two goals.

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hannover 96 1998–99 2. Bundesliga 8 0 0 0 8 0
1999–2000 12 0 1 0 13 0
2000–01 18 0 1 0 19 0
2001–02 30 1 2 0 32 1
2002–03 Bundesliga 33 0 1 0 34 0
2003–04 29 0 2 0 31 0
2004–05 32 2 3 1 35 3
2005–06 22 1 1 0 23 1
2006–07 33 2 3 0 36 2
2007–08 33 0 2 0 35 0
2008–09 17 0 1 0 18 0
2009–10 26 1 1 0 27 1
2010–11 33 0 1 0 34 0
2011–12 22 0 2 0 11 0 35 0
2012–13 20 0 3 0 10 0 33 0
2013–14 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 370 7 24 1 0 0 21 0 423 8
  1. Includes DFB-Pokal
  2. Includes DFL-Ligapokal

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
National team Year Apps Goals
United States 1999 1 0
2000 0 0
2001 8 0
2002 1 0
2003 5 0
2004 6 0
2005 10 0
2006 7 1
2007 5 1
2008 8 0
2009 6 0
2010 8 0
2011 13 0
2012 9 0
Total 87 2
Scores and results list the United States' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cherundolo goal
List of international goals scored by Steve Cherundolo
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 March 22, 2006 Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany   Germany 1–4 1–4 Friendly
2 November 17, 2007 Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg, South Africa   South Africa 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Coaching statistics

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As of April 21, 2024
Coaching record by club and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref.
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Las Vegas Lights   January 19, 2021 January 3, 2022 32 6 3 23 41 77 −36 018.75
Los Angeles FC January 3, 2022 present 101 52 20 29 192 118 +74 051.49
Total 133 58 23 52 233 195 +38 043.61

Honors

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Player

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Hannover 96

United States

Los Angeles FC

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. June 12, 2010. p. 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2019.
  2. "Steve Cherundolo » Club matches". worldfootball.net. January 3, 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  3. "Cherundolo, Steve". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  4. 2. Bundesliga 2001/2002 (in German) Weltfussball.de – League table 2001-02, accessed: August 16, 2012
  5. "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005". RSSSF.com. March 14, 2007. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  6. "LAFC wins 2022 MLS Supporters' Shield". Major League Soccer. October 2, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.