Eddie Lewis (American soccer)

Edward " Eddie" Lewis ( born May 17, 1974 in Cerritos, California ) is a former American football player. Most recently, he played in the MLS, the highest American League, Los Angeles Galaxy.

Sports career

Before Lewis decided at a young age for football, he had already played with some success tennis and also became involved in school sports for American football. While studying at UCLA, he played until his degree in sociology for the local football team, firing shots in total 30 goals and prepared 28 matches ago. In 1995 he even led with eleven goals and ten assists to the internal rating of the UCLA Bruins.

Famous for its good sides with the left foot midfielder was in the third round of the draft system of the Major League Soccer ( MLS) club of the San Jose Clash in 1996 - now known as " San Jose Earthquakes " - pulled. There he made ​​his debut in the first game of the MLS at all that went into this year in their first season, and remained four seasons at the club until 1999. He was in 1998 the player with the second most minutes played in MLS and the end of his MLS career, he was elected to the best eleven of the 1999 season.

In his first year as a pro, he made ​​his debut for the U.S. national team, when he ran aground on 16 October 1996 against Peru. However, this game was only possible for him, as many national players boycotted this meeting due to financial disagreements, and so had to Lewis two more years to wait for his second international match and then came in his home stadium in San Jose against Australia for the course. From then on he developed on the left side of midfield becoming a regular in the national team and in 1999 she took on the Confederations Cup in Mexico in part, where the U.S. could reach the third place.

For two million dollars Lewis then moved in 2000 to the English First Division, as the second English League was called at that time, for Fulham FC and completed in March 2000 against FC Barnsley his first game. During his time at Fulham he never was able to show off and came in the promotion season of 2001 /02 in only one game - the meaningless last game of the season - are used. In the National Team he could defend his place in the team, however, and in January 2002 won the Gold Cup. He was also in the squad for the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea, and was in the eighth - and quarter-final against Mexico and Germany in the starting lineup. He headed in the match against Mexico at the edge to make it 2-0 by Landon Donovan.

Lewis was after the World Cup bound for a not officially undisclosed fee from second division side Preston North End and grew to become first-team regular. After three years, he then moved to the beginning of the 2005/06 season for the ambitious club Leeds United and was also there on the left winger to a highly successful player. Both in the duel against the opposing right-back as well as in situations with the dead ball, he showed such good performances that he at first was in Leeds a crowd favorite.

During qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 2006 in Germany, he was still called regularly in the national team and was there as a left-back part of the squad for the tournament itself

Following the economic downturn of Leeds United, was now relegated to the third tier, Lewis joined in August 2007 in the Premier League for Derby County. From the 08/ 09 season, Lewis now plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in his homeland.

After the 2010 season, he announced end of his career.

Achievements

  • CONCACAF Gold Cup winner: 2002
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