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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chris Klein | ||
| Date of birth | January 4, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Right Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1997 | Indiana Hoosiers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2005 | Kansas City Wizards | 200 | (39) |
| 1998 | → MLS Pro 40 (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Real Salt Lake | 43 | (8) |
| 2007–2010 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 90 | (2) |
| Total | 333 | (49) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2006 | United States | 22 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Chris Klein (born January 4, 1976, in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American former soccer player who spent 13 seasons in Major League Soccer and earned 23 caps with the United States men's national soccer team. He used to be the President of LA Galaxy, promoted on January 28, 2013, from vice president. He was fired from the LA Galaxy on May 30, 2023, after a protest by Galaxy supporters demanding his firing. "As a Club, we have not achieved our goals or met the standard that we have established for the LA Galaxy", said Dan Beckerman, the president and CEO of AEG.
A former midfielder, Klein spent the entirety of his 12-year professional career playing in Major League Soccer, for the Kansas City Wizards, Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles Galaxy, winning the MLS Cup and Supporters' Shield with Kansas City in 2000, and the Supporters' Shield with Los Angeles in 2010, his last year as a professional. He was notable for his fitness and resilience to injury, setting an MLS record in 2008 when he made his 118th consecutive first team start.[1] Klein was also a veteran member of the United States national team during the early 2000s; he acquired 23 caps, scored 5 goals, and represented his country at the 2003 Confederations Cup.
