Earnie Stewart facts for kids
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| Full name | Earnest Lee Stewart Jr. | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | March 28, 1969 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Veghel, Netherlands | ||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward, midfielder | ||||||||||||
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Current team
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PSV Eindhoven (director of football) | ||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||
| 1980–1987 | UDI '19 | ||||||||||||
| 1987–1988 | VVV-Venlo | ||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
| 1988–1990 | VVV-Venlo | 62 | (15) | ||||||||||
| 1990–1996 | Willem II | 170 | (49) | ||||||||||
| 1996–2002 | NAC Breda | 189 | (50) | ||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | D.C. United | 47 | (4) | ||||||||||
| 2005 | VVV-Venlo | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||
| Total | 474 | (119) | |||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||
| 1990–2004 | United States | 101 | (17) | ||||||||||
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Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||
Earnest Lee Stewart Jr. (born March 28, 1969) is a former American soccer player. He played as a forward or midfielder. His soccer career lasted 17 years, from 1988 until he retired in 2005. He spent most of these years playing in the Netherlands, where he was born. Stewart also played for the United States in international games.
After he stopped playing professional soccer, Stewart became a soccer executive. He has held many important roles in different organizations. Currently, he is the director of football for PSV Eindhoven.
In 2011, Earnie Stewart was honored. He was added to the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
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Earnie Stewart's Early Life
Earnie Stewart is the son of Earnie Stewart Sr. and Annemien. His father was in the U.S. Air Force. Earnie grew up in a town called Uden in the Netherlands.
Earnie Stewart's Playing Career
Stewart started his professional soccer journey in 1988. He played for VVV-Venlo in the Netherlands. By the end of 1990, he played his first game for the United States national team. This game was against Portugal.
Playing for Willem II
In his first season with Willem II, he scored 17 goals. This made him one of the top goal-scorers in the Dutch First Division. He scored a total of 49 goals in six seasons there. During this time, he became a regular player for the United States national team. He played in all four games for the United States in the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
A very important moment was when he scored a goal against Colombia. This goal helped the United States win the game. It was the first World Cup game won by the United States since 1950.
Playing for NAC Breda
By 1996, Stewart moved to NAC Breda. He played there for more than six seasons. His team, NAC, was moved down to a lower league in 1999. However, Stewart helped them win the First Division in 2000. This win helped the club move back up to the top league, the Eredivisie.
While at NAC, he also played in all the United States team's matches. These were in the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups. This made him one of only five American men to play in three World Cups.
Playing for D.C. United
In January 2003, he left the Netherlands to play in Major League Soccer (MLS). He joined D.C. United. In his second season with D.C. United, he helped them win the MLS Cup. He scored four regular season goals and one playoff goal in MLS. He left D.C. United after the 2004 season.
Returning to VVV-Venlo
Stewart then went back to the Netherlands. He rejoined his first club, VVV-Venlo. He retired from playing in 2005. After retiring, he became the technical director for VVV-Venlo.
Stewart made his 100th international appearance in 2004. This was in a World Cup qualifier game against Grenada. He was the eighth American man to reach this milestone. He scored 111 goals as a professional in the Netherlands. This makes him the highest-scoring American in international club play. In 2001, he was named U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year.
Earnie Stewart's Post-Playing Career
On May 14, 2006, Earnie Stewart became the technical director for NAC Breda.
In June 2010, he was chosen as AZ Alkmaar's director of football affairs. He took over from Marcel Brands. Brands had left AZ to join PSV. Stewart left his role at NAC Breda by agreement.
Stewart had a big goal to return to the United States. He wanted to work as a soccer executive there. He said, "One ambition I do have is to go back to the United States and to be of importance to soccer."
He achieved this goal on October 26, 2015. The Philadelphia Union announced that Stewart would be their sporting director.
On June 6, 2018, Stewart was named general manager. This was for the United States men's national team.
On August 12, 2019, he was promoted. He became the sporting director of the United States Soccer Federation.
On January 26, 2023, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced his departure. Stewart joined PSV as their new technical director. He stayed with U.S. Soccer until February 15, 2023. This helped with a smooth change to the next sporting director.
See also
In Spanish: Earnie Stewart para niños
- List of United States men's international soccer players born outside the United States
- List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
