Chris Klein (soccer)

Chris Klein

Chris Klein (in red) playing for Indiana against Butler, 1995
Personal information
Full name	Chris Klein
Date of birth	(1976-01-04) January 4, 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)	Right Midfielder
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1997	Indiana Hoosiers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2005	Kansas City Wizards	200	(39)
1998	→ MLS Pro 40 (loan)	1	(0)
2006–2007	Real Salt Lake	43	(8)
2007–2010	Los Angeles Galaxy	90	(2)
Total		333	(49)
International career
2000–2006	United States	22	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Chris Klein (born January 4, 1976) is an American former soccer player who spent 13 seasons in Major League Soccer and earned 22 caps with the United States men's national soccer team. He used to be the President of LA Galaxy, promoted on January 28, 2013, from vice president. He was fired from the LA Galaxy on May 30, 2023, after a protest by Galaxy supporters demanding his firing. "As a Club, we have not achieved our goals or met the standard that we have established for the LA Galaxy", said Dan Beckerman, the president and CEO of AEG.

A former midfielder, Klein spent the entirety of his 12-year professional career playing in Major League Soccer, for the Kansas City Wizards, Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles Galaxy, winning the MLS Cup and Supporters' Shield with Kansas City in 2000, and the Supporters' Shield with Los Angeles in 2010, his last year as a professional. He was notable for his fitness and resilience to injury, setting an MLS record in 2008 when he made his 118th consecutive first team start.^[1] Klein was also a veteran member of the United States national team during the early 2000s; he acquired 23 caps, scored 5 goals, and represented his country at the 2003 Confederations Cup.