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Full name | Christopher Henderson | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | December 11, 1970 | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Edmonds, Washington, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
College career | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
1989–1990 | UCLA Bruins | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
1989 | Seattle Storm | |||||||||||||||||||
1994–1995 | FSV Frankfurt | 15 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
1995–1996 | Stabæk | |||||||||||||||||||
1996–1998 | Colorado Rapids | 87 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Kansas City Wizards | 61 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||
2001 | Miami Fusion | 25 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
2002–2005 | Colorado Rapids | 91 | (19) | |||||||||||||||||
2005 | Columbus Crew | 21 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
2006 | New York Red Bulls | 32 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 332 | (53) | ||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1990–2001 | United States | 79 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Christopher Henderson (born December 11, 1970) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. He earned 79 caps with the U.S. national team and part of the U.S. team at the 1992 Summer Olympics. At the time of his retirement from Major League Soccer, he was the league's all-time leader in games played. Henderson served as the technical director of Seattle Sounders FC from 2008 to 2021. He is the chief soccer officer and sporting director of Atlanta United FC.