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Cobi Jones
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| Cobi Jones | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Cobi N'Gai Jones | |
| Date of birth | June 16, 1970 (age 36) | |
| Place of birth | Detroit, MI, United States | |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) | |
| Nickname | Cobi Legend | |
| Playing position | midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Los Angeles Galaxy | |
| Number | 13 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1988-91 | UCLA | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994-95 1996 1996– |
Coventry City Vasco da Gama Los Angeles Galaxy |
21 (2) 0 (0) 281 (66) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1992-2004 | United States | 164 (15) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Cobi Jones (born June 16, 1970 in Detroit, Michigan) is one of the most recognizable and successful American soccer players of all time.
Jones is currently the all-time leader of the United States national team in appearances, with 164 caps as of the end of 2004 (scoring 15 goals). He played for the team in the 1994, 1998, and 2002 FIFA World Cups. He also represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
Jones currently plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer, with whom he has been since the team's inaugural season in 1996. He was one of a significant group of American national team stars who returned from overseas to aid the new American soccer league, coming home after playing half a season at Brazilian club Vasco da Gama. Before joining them, Jones had played one season with Coventry City of the English Premier League and had trained with FC Köln of the Bundesliga. Jones had emerged as a talented player in college, making the prestigious UCLA soccer team as a non-scholarship player, but ultimately becoming one of its most successful soccer-playing graduates.
Jones's best year with the Galaxy came in 1998, where he was 2nd in MLS with 51 points (19 goals and 13 assists), was named to the MLS Best XI, and was also named U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year. In 2005, he became the last player in MLS to remain with his original team since 1996.
As of the start of the 2007 season, Cobi Jones had scored 66 goals and registered 86 assists in MLS regular season play. His playoff contributions included six goals and 13 assists.
Jones announced on March 19 that he would retire following the 2007 season.
| Preceded by Kasey Keller |
U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year 1998 |
Succeeded by Kasey Keller |
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United States squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Meola | 2 Lapper | 3 Burns | 4 Kooiman | 5 Dooley | 6 Harkes | 7 Perez | 8 Stewart | 9 Ramos | 10 Wegerle | 11 Wynalda | 12 Sommer | 13 Jones | 14 Klopas | 15 Moore | 16 Sorber | 17 Balboa | 18 Friedel | 19 Reyna | 20 Caligiuri | 21 Clavijo | 22 Lalas | Coach: Milutinović |
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United States squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Friedel | 2 Hejduk | 3 Pope | 4 Burns | 5 Dooley | 6 Regis | 7 Wegerle | 8 Stewart | 9 Moore | 10 Ramos | 11 Wynalda | 12 Agoos | 13 Jones | 14 Preki | 15 Deering | 16 Sommer | 17 Balboa | 18 Keller | 19 Maisonneuve | 20 McBride | 21 Reyna | 22 Lalas | Coach: Sampson |
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United States squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finalists | |
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1 Friedel | 2 Hejduk | 3 Berhalter | 4 Mastroeni | 5 O'Brien | 6 Regis | 7 Lewis | 8 Stewart | 9 Moore | 10 Reyna | 11 Mathis | 12 Agoos | 13 Jones | 14 Cherundolo | 15 Wolff | 16 Llamosa | 17 Beasley | 18 Keller | 19 Meola | 20 McBride | 21 Donovan | 22 Sanneh | 23 Pope | Coach: Arena |
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| Los Angeles Galaxy - Current Squad |
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0 Cronin | 1 Cannon | 2 Randolph | 3 Harden | 4 Jazic | 5 Albright | 8 Vagenas | 9 Glinton | 10 Donovan | 11 Jaqua | 12 Roberts | 13 Jones | 14 Marshall | 15 Kirk | 16 Veris | 18 Martino | 18 Tudela | 18 Findley | 21 Gordon | 24 Sturgis | 25 Quaranta | 33 Friesz | – Russell | – Thomas | Coach: Yallop |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Jones, Cobi N'Gai |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jones, Cobi |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Professional soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 16, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Detroit, Michigan |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
Categories: 1970 births | Living people | African American soccer players | American soccer players | FA Premier League players | Coventry City F.C. players | FIFA World Cup 1994 players | FIFA World Cup 1998 players | FIFA World Cup 2002 players | Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics | Lambda Chi Alpha brothers | Los Angeles Galaxy players | Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama players | Olympic soccer players of the United States | People from Detroit | UCLA Bruins soccer | University of California, Los Angeles alumni | United States men's international soccer players | Footballers with 100 or more caps