Eddie Henderson

Infobox Football biography
playername= Eddie Henderson


fullname = Eddie Henderson
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1967|9|1
cityofbirth = Seattle, Washington
countryofbirth = United States
height = height|ft=5|in=1
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position = Forward / Midfielder
youthyears =
1985-1989
youthclubs = Seattle Kickers
University of Washington
years = 1988-1990
1992-1998
clubs = Seattle Storm
San Diego Sockers "(indoor)"
Milwaukee Wave "(indoor)"
Wichita Wings "(indoor)"
caps(goals) =
235 (98)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
manageryears = 2001
managerclubs = Wichita Jets
pcupdate = 17:47, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
ntupdate = 7 December 2006:"For the musician, see Eddie Henderson (musician)Eddie Henderson (born September 1, 1967 in Seattle, Washington) is a retired U.S. soccer player and current Nevada Director of Youth Coaching. Henderson spent two seasons in the Western Soccer League, one in the American Professional Soccer League, one season in Major Soccer League and seven in the National Professional Soccer League. He also played for the U.S. at the U-17 and U-20 levels.

High school and college

Henderson, the youngest of 18 children, grew up in Seattle, Washington where he played for the Seattle Kickers, a local youth club. In 1985 the Kickers won the WSYSA championship. Henderson attended O'Dea High School where he played both basketball and soccer. After he graduated from high school, Henderson attended the University of Washington from 1985 to 1989 where he played on the men’s soccer team. In 1989, he was a third team All American. He finished his four years with 29 goals and 21 assists.

F.C. Seattle Storm

While in college, Henderson spent two seasons as a forward with the Seattle Storm of the Western Soccer League (WSL). In 1988, he was selected as a first team WSL All Star. ^{[http://www.soundercentral.com/museum/FCupdates/1988/1988_champions_seattle_storm_fc.htm]} In 1989, he was a second team All Star. After graduating from the University of Washington, Henderson spent one more season with the Storm, the last in its existence as it folded at the end of the 1990 season.

Indoor soccer

The Tacoma Stars of the Major Indoor Soccer League drafted Henderson, but he actually played with the San Diego Sockers. He also spent time with the Milwaukee Wave. In 1992, Henderson signed with the Wichita Wings of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) and remained with the team through the 1997-1998 season.

Junior national teams

Henderson spent time with the U.S. U-17 and U.S. U-23 national team. He was on the roster for the U.S. at the 1987 U-20 World Cup.

Coaching

After he retired from professional soccer, Henderson spent time as the junior varsity coach at O’Dea High School. He was also a coach with the Wichita Jets of PDSL for the team’s single season in 2001. ^{[http://www.soccertimes.com/directory/usisl/premier/jets.htm]}

Henderson also spent time as a stockbrocker ^{[http://www.odea.org/development/Newsletter.pdf]} However, he was unable to remain away from soccer and he became the Kansas Director of Youth Coaching before moving to Nevada where he currently holds the same position.

External links

* [http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/sun/2006/mar/11/566623228.html Las Vegas Sun bio]
* [http://www.netitor.com/photos/confs/pac10/wash/genrel/m-soccer/auto_pdf/04MSOCpart2.pdf Husky statistics]
* [http://soundercentral.com/gallery/FCSeattleStorm/1990PlayerProfiles3 1990 Storm profile]