- Born
- Birth nameEric Boswell Wynalda
- Nickname
- Waldo
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Eric Wynalda is an American soccer coach and television commentator and retired player. He was formerly an analyst and commentator for soccer coverage on Fox Sports 1 and ESPN. He was head coach and technical director of the Las Vegas Lights FC and was previously host of WTF: Wynalda Talks Football on SiriusXM FC.
Wynalda was one of the first Americans to play professionally in Europe before returning to his home country in 1996 to play in Major League Soccer and scoring the first goal in the league's history. Until 2008, he was the all-time leading goalscorer for the United States National Football Team. Wynalda was described as a "shifty, dynamic player off the dribble with a heavy shot."
He was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2004.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tango Papa
- All time male goal scorer for the United States (34 goals).
- College club: San Diego State.
- Played for the following clubs: San Jose Clash (1996-1998), Miami Fusion FC (1999-2000), New England Revolution (2000-2001), and Chicago Fire (2001).
- Played in Germany for FC Saarbrucken (1992-1994) and VfL Bochum (1994-1996).
- Scored the very first goal in Major League Soccer on April 1996.
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