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Steve Cherundolo

Date of birth	February 19, 1979 (1979-02-19) (age 29)
Place of birth	Rockford, IL, United States
Height	1. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 69 m (5 ft 6+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current club	Hannover 96
Number	6
Youth clubs
1997-1998	Portland Pilots
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999–	Hannover 96	250 0(6)
National team²
1999–	United States	046 0(2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 April 2008. Hannover 96 is a German football club in Hanover, Lower Saxony. The University of Portland (UP is a private Roman Catholic university located in Portland Oregon. Hannover 96 is a German football club in Hanover, Lower Saxony. The United States men's national soccer team is the national Soccer team of the United States for men and is controlled by the United States Soccer ² National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Steven "Steve" Cherundolo (born February 19, 1979 in Rockford, Illinois) is an American soccer player, who currently plays defender for Hannover 96 of the First Bundesliga. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Hannover 96 is a German football club in Hanover, Lower Saxony. The Bundesliga is the highest level of Germany 's football league system.

Cherundolo grew up in San Diego and attended Mt. Carmel High School in Rancho Penasquitos [1]. Mt Carmel High School (MCHS a California Distinguished High School in 2005 is located in Rancho Penasquitos, a community of San Diego California. Rancho Peñasquitos is a community in the northeastern part of the city of San Diego California. As a youth he played for the La Jolla Nomads club team which won the California State Championship six times with him on the roster. He then became a star on the national youth teams and was sought out by college scouts.

Before joining Hannover, Cherundolo played two years of college soccer at the University of Portland, from 1997 to 1998. College soccer is a term used to describe soccer that is played by Teams operated by Colleges and universities as opposed to a professional The University of Portland (UP is a private Roman Catholic university located in Portland Oregon. In his freshman season, he was named the West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year.

Cherundolo joined Hannover 96, then playing in the 2. Bundesliga, for the end of the 1998-99 season, and quickly received first-team action, playing in four games his first year. Hannover 96 is a German football club in Hanover, Lower Saxony. History For more details on this topic see History of German football 1974 marked the introduction of the second tier of the Bundesliga Coming into the 1999-2000 season, Cherundolo established himself at the right back position, starting consistently before suffering a terrible knee injury that kept him out of the end of the season, and ended his chances of playing for the U. S. Olympic team. Cherundolo continued to establish his place in the team in the 2000-1 season, earning playing time in 18 games, including 10 starts. In the 2001-2 season, he really established himself, starting 30 of 34 games for the team, as he helped the team gain promotion to the 1. Bundesliga. Cherundolo maintained his position in the 2002-3 season, starting 33 games for the team, while collecting 3 assists. In the 2003-4 season, Cherundolo continued his consistent play, appearing in 33 games for the club. Cherundolo is highly thought of at Hannover and serves as one of two team Deputy Captains.

English Premier League side Bolton Wanderers agreed to a deal with Hannover for Cherundolo in 2005, but he declined, wishing to remain in Germany. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club based in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He signed another contract extension with Hannover in the summer of 2007.

Cherundolo parlayed his role in the Bundesliga into a role with the United States national team. The United States men's national soccer team is the national Soccer team of the United States for men and is controlled by the United States Soccer Cherundolo made his debut against Jamaica on September 8, 1999. The Jamaica national football team, or The Reggae Boyz, is the national team of Jamaica and is controlled by the Jamaica Football Federation. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Although he was on the roster for the 2002 FIFA World Cup (a late injury replacement for Chris Armas), Cherundolo himself was injured in training shortly before the event began and was unable to play. The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. Chris Armas (born August 27, 1972 in Brentwood, New York) is a former American Soccer player from Puerto Rican descent who last played In the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Cherundolo sustained a knee injury from a violent tackle that forced him out of the event; an injury from which he has not fully recovered as of early November 2005. The CONCACAF Gold Cup is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONCACAF. When healthy, Cherundolo is widely considered the right back of choice for the national team. On 22 March 2006, Cherundolo played in a friendly match with the U. S. National Team against the German national team, including some teammates from Hannover 96. He scored his first international goal in the 4-1 loss. On May 2, 2006, for the second successive time, Cherundolo was named to the US roster for the FIFA World Cup in Germany.

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