Steven Cherundolo
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.
 Cherundolo with VfB Stuttgart in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Steven Emil Cherundolo[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | February 19, 1979[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
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| * 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
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| 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 | ||
- Includes DFB-Pokal
- Includes DFL-Ligapokal
International
| 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
| 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
- As of April 21, 2024
| 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 | 18.75 | |
| Los Angeles FC | January 3, 2022 | present | 101 | 52 | 20 | 29 | 192 | 118 | +74 | 51.49 | ||
| Total | 133 | 58 | 23 | 52 | 233 | 195 | +38 | 43.61 | ||||
Honors
References
- "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.
- "Steve Cherundolo » Club matches". worldfootball.net. January 3, 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- "Cherundolo, Steve". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- 2. Bundesliga 2001/2002 (in German) Weltfussball.de – League table 2001-02, accessed: August 16, 2012
- "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005". RSSSF.com. March 14, 2007. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- "LAFC wins 2022 MLS Supporters' Shield". Major League Soccer. October 2, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.