Chris Henderson

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Chris Henderson
Personal information
Full name	Christopher Henderson
Date of birth	December 11, 1970 (age 36)
Place of birth	Edmonds, Washington, USA
Height	5'9
Nickname	Hendo
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Retired
Youth clubs
1989-90	UCLA
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1989 1994-95 1995-96 1996-98 1999-2000 2001 2002-05 2005 2006	Seattle Storm FSV Frankfurt Stabæk Colorado Rapids Kansas City Wizards Miami Fusion Colorado Rapids Columbus Crew Red Bull New York	(8) 87 (12) 61 (12) 25 (3) 91 (19) 21 (2) 32 (3)
National team2
1990-2000	United States	79 (3)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 November, 2006. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 24 November, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Christopher (Chris) Henderson (born December 11, 1970 in Edmonds, Washington) is a former American soccer player. At the time of his retirement from Major League Soccer, he was the league's all-time leader in games played.

Henderson attended Cascade High School in Everett, Washington. In 1989, he played a single season with the Seattle Storm of the Western Soccer League.

Henderson played two years of college soccer at UCLA, where he helped the team win a national championship his sophomore season. Upon graduating from college, Henderson played for Second Bundesliga team FSV Frankfurt during their 1994-5 season. After the end of that season, he moved to the Norwegian league, where he played for Stabæk during the winter.

Henderson returned to the United States following that season to join the nascent MLS. He was allocated to the Colorado Rapids, where he immediately stood out by starting 29 games, scoring 3 goals and 8 assists, and was named team MVP. Henderson played for the team for the next two seasons, registering 9 goals and 22 assists over 51 games. He moved to the Kansas City Wizards for the 1999 season, where he started 29 games, scoring 3 goals and 6 assists. Henderson was even better in 2000, scoring 9 goals and 9 assists as one of the major players in the Wizards team that won the MLS Cup.

He moved to the Miami Fusion for the 2001 season where he scored 3 goals and 8 assists on a team that went on to win the MLS Supporters' Shield in their final year. Upon the Fusion's contraction, Henderson was reacquired by the Rapids in the 2002 MLS Dispersal Draft. Henderson continued to be a threat on the right for the Rapids, scoring 11 goals and 7 assists in his first season back. Although he began to show his age in the next two seasons, Henderson continued to be dangerous on the flank. He is the Rapids' all-time leader with 178 games played, 53 assists, and 120 points. Henderson was traded to the Columbus Crew in May of 2005 in a three-team deal. After the season, he was dealt again, to the MetroStars for Tim Ward. As of the end of 2006 season, Henderson is MLS's all-time leader in games played. At the end of the season, however, Henderson was waived by the re-branded Red Bull New York. He went on to announce his retirement from professional soccer on December 22, 2006.^[1]

Henderson was also a player for the United States national team throughout the 90's. Receiving his first cap while still at UCLA in 1990, Henderson remained a fixture on the national team until 1997 and made a brief return in September 2001, accruing 79 caps but only 3 goals for the team over that period. Despite all those caps, Henderson never played in a World Cup for the United States, although he was part of the 1990 FIFA World Cup squad. He also played in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Nierman, Jonathan. "MLS original Henderson retires", MLSnet.com, December 22, 2006, retrieved December 22, 2006.

	United States squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup
1 Meola | 2 Trittschuh | 3 Doyle | 4 Banks | 5 Windischmann | 6 Harkes | 7 Ramos | 8 Bliss | 9 Sullivan | 10 Vermes | 11 Wynalda | 12 Krumpe | 13 Eichmann | 14 Stollmeyer | 15 Armstrong | 16 Murray | 17 Balboa | 18 Keller | 19 Henderson | 20 Caligiuri | 21 Covone | 22 Vanole | Coach: Gansler