Eddie Henderson (born September 11, 1967) is a retired U.S. soccer player. Henderson spent two seasons in the

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, 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.

Early life and education

Eddie Henderson was born on born September 11, 1967 in

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. He was the youngest child of Rosa Mae and Thomas Henderson, who had 17 other children. As a youth he played for the Seattle Kickers, a local youth club, which in 1985 the Kickers won the WSYSA championship. Henderson attended O'Dea High School. After he graduated from high school in 1985, Henderson attended the

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on a soccer scholarship from 1985 to 1989, where he played on the men's soccer team. In 1989, he was a third team

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n. He finished his four years with 29 goals and 21 assists.

Professional

Henderson played professional soccer in

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, and

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for nine seasons. While in college, Henderson spent two seasons as a forward with the Seattle Storm of the

(WSL). In 1988, he was selected as a first team WSL All Star. 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. The Tacoma Stars of the Major Indoor Soccer League drafted Henderson, but he signed with the

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. The Sockers cut him four games into the 1990–1991 season and he signed with the

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of the

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in January 1991. 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. Now he coaches ISC Gunners Henderson also spent time as a stockbroker in

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. However, he was unable to remain away from soccer and he became the Kansas Director of Youth Coaching before moving to

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where he held the same position in 2006. He later became

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Director of Youth Coaching for the LFCIA WA program.

References

External links

Las Vegas Sun bio

{{DEFAULTSORT:Henderson, Eddie 1967 births Living people American men's soccer players American soccer coaches Seattle Storm (soccer) players Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players Milwaukee Wave players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players San Diego Sockers (1978–1996) indoor players Washington Huskies men's soccer players Western Soccer Alliance players Wichita Wings (NPSL) players United States men's youth international soccer players United States men's under-20 international soccer players United States men's under-23 international soccer players Soccer players from Seattle