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Oguchi Onyewu is an American defender turned soccer executive who built a globe-spanning playing career and now helps shape the sport at home as U.S. Soccer's Vice President of Sporting. A Maryland native, he played college soccer at Clemson before heading to Europe in 2002 with Metz in France. He broke through in Belgium with Standard Liège, where he was named to the league's Best XI and earned Foreign Player of the Year honors in 2005. From there his career took him to Newcastle United, AC Milan, FC Twente, Sporting CP, Málaga, Queens Park Rangers, Sheffield Wednesday and Charlton Athletic, giving him experience in eight countries. On the international stage, the commanding center back won 60-plus caps for the United States and played at the 2006 and 2010 World Cups. After retiring as a player, he moved into leadership roles, including secretary-general of Belgian club R.E. Virton and sporting director of Orlando City B. Onyewu brings a rare blend of on-field toughness, multicultural perspective and front-office insight to conversations about leadership, teamwork and the global growth of American soccer.
- Active since 2002
- Born in Washington, D.C.
- Category: Athlete
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- Joined the United States men's national under-17 association football team
- Joined the United States men's national under-20 association football team
- Joined the FC Metz
- Joined the R.A.A. Louviéroise
- Joined the Standard Liège
- Joined the United States men's national soccer team
- Joined the Newcastle United F.C.
- Joined the AC Milan
- Joined the FC Twente
- Joined the Sporting CP
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Our estimate puts Oguchi Onyewu in the $25K–$50K range (estimate).
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