 Wynalda while coaching for Atlanta Silverbacks in 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Eric Boswell Wynalda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | June 9, 1969 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fullerton, California, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1989 | San Diego State Aztecs | (34) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1992 | San Diego Nomads | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1992 | → San Francisco Bay Blackhawks (loan) | 48 | (17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1994 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 61 | (23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | VfL Bochum | 29 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1999 | San Jose Clash | 57 | (21) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | → León (loan) | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Miami Fusion | 12 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | New England Revolution[1] | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Chicago Fire | 21 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Charleston Battery | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Bakersfield Brigade | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 251 | (77) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–2000 | United States | 106 | (34) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | San Diego Flash (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Cal FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Atlanta Silverbacks (interim) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Atlanta Silverbacks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | L.A. Wolves | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Las Vegas Lights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | New Amsterdam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 was previously 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."[2] He was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2004.
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