Chris Henderson

Chris Henderson

Christopher Henderson ( born December 11, 1970 in Edmonds, Washington ) is a former American football player.

His younger brother, Sean Henderson, also played football. He is currently director of the Seattle Sounders Academy.

Youth

Chris Henderson attended Cascade High School in Everett, Washington. 1989 played one season for Seattle Storm in the Western Soccer League.

In 1989 he went to the University of California, Los Angeles, where he spent two years playing for the local college football team. In his sophomore season, he won the national championship with the team. After graduating, he moved to Germany for FSV Frankfurt.

Club career

In the season 1994/1995 he played for FSV Frankfurt in the Bundesliga 2. After the 1994/1995 season he played 1 year in Norway for Stabæk IF.

In 1996 he returned to the U.S. and played for the Colorado Rapids in the then newly formed Major League Soccer. Further stations were MLS Kansas City Wizards, Miami Fusion, Columbus Crew. In 2006, he finished his career with the New York Red Bulls.

National

From 1990 to 2000 he played 79 times for the U.S. national team, scoring 3 goals.

Henderson was in the World Cup squad in the USA at the FIFA World Cup 1990 in Italy. In 1992 he played at the Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona for the U.S..

After football

Since January 2008 he is Technical Director of the MLS club Seattle Sounders FC.