Cobi Jones

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Cobi Jones
Personal information
Full name	Cobi N'Gai Jones
Date of birth	June 16, 1970 (1970-06-16) (age 37)
Place of birth	Detroit, MI, United States
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth clubs
1988-91	UCLA
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1992-95 1996 1996-2007	Coventry City Vasco da Gama Los Angeles Galaxy	028 0(9) 000 0(0) 305 (70)
National team2
1992-2004	United States	164 (15)
Teams managed
2007-	Los Angeles Galaxy (Assistant Coach)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 June, 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 3 December, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Cobi N'Gai Jones (born June 16, 1970 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former American midfielder who now works as an assistant coach for Major League Soccer team Los Angeles Galaxy. Jones played for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer, with whom he had been since the team's inaugural season in 1996. He was one of a significant group of American national team stars who returned from overseas to aid the new American soccer league, coming home after spending half a season at Brazilian club Vasco da Gama.

[edit] College

After graduating from Westlake High School, Jones emerged as a talented player in college, making the prestigious UCLA soccer team as a non-scholarship player, but ultimately becoming one of its most successful soccer-playing graduates. While attending UCLA, Jones was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha, an international fraternity.

[edit] England

Jones began his professional career with Coventry City of the English Premier League and had trained with FC Köln of the Bundesliga.

[edit] Los Angeles Galaxy

Jones's best year with the Galaxy came in 1998, where he was 2nd in MLS with 51 points (19 goals and 13 assists), was named to the MLS Best XI, and was also named U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year. In 2005, he became the last player in MLS to remain with his original team since 1996. As of the start of the 2007 season, Jones had scored 66 goals and registered 86 assists in MLS regular season play. His playoff contributions included six goals and 13 assists. Jones announced on March 19, 2007 that he would retire following the season. Jones played his last game with the L.A Galaxy on October 21, 2007. The Galaxy retired his number 13 making it the first number retired in MLS history. On November 9, 2007 Jones was announced as an assistant coach with the L.A. Galaxy under Ruud Gullit.

[edit] National team

Jones is currently the all-time leader of the United States men's national team in appearances, with 164 caps as of the end of 2004 (scoring 15 goals). He played for the team in the 1994, 1998, and 2002 FIFA World Cups. He won with the National team at the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He also represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

[edit] External links

• Cobi Jones career stats at Soccerbase
• Cobi Jones Biography at Los Angeles Galaxy official site (English)

v • d • e United States squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup 1 Meola • 2 Lapper • 3 Burns • 4 Kooiman • 5 Dooley • 6 Harkes • 7 Perez • 8 Stewart • 9 Ramos • 10 Wegerle • 11 Wynalda • 12 Sommer • 13 Jones • 14 Klopas • 15 Moore • 16 Sorber • 17 Balboa • 18 Friedel • 19 Reyna • 20 Caligiuri • 21 Clavijo • 22 Lalas • Coach: Milutinović

v • d • e United States squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 Friedel • 2 Hejduk • 3 Pope • 4 Burns • 5 Dooley • 6 Regis • 7 Wegerle • 8 Stewart • 9 Moore • 10 Ramos • 11 Wynalda • 12 Agoos • 13 Jones • 14 Preki • 15 Deering • 16 Sommer • 17 Balboa • 18 Keller • 19 Maisonneuve • 20 McBride • 21 Reyna • 22 Lalas • Coach: Sampson

v • d • e United States squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Friedel • 2 Hejduk • 3 Berhalter • 4 Mastroeni • 5 O'Brien • 6 Regis • 7 Lewis • 8 Stewart • 9 Moore • 10 Reyna • 11 Mathis • 12 Agoos • 13 Jones • 14 Cherundolo • 15 Wolff • 16 Llamosa • 17 Beasley • 18 Keller • 19 Meola • 20 McBride • 21 Donovan • 22 Sanneh • 23 Pope • Coach: Arena