Simon Elliott
![]() Elliott playing for Columbus Crew | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Simon John Elliott | ||
Date of birth | 10 June 1974 | ||
Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1980–1989 | Waterside Karori | ||
1989–1992 | Wellington College | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–1998 | Stanford Cardinal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992 | Wellington United | ||
1993–1995 | Wellington Olympic | 27 | (14) |
1996–1997 | Miramar Rangers | 36 | (13) |
1997 | Western Suburbs FC | ||
1999 | Boston Bulldogs | 3 | (0) |
1999–2003 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 122 | (10) |
2004–2005 | Columbus Crew | 59 | (1) |
2006–2008 | Fulham | 12 | (0) |
2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 15 | (0) |
2010 | Wellington Phoenix | 4 | (0) |
2011 | Chivas USA | 24 | (0) |
Total | 302+ | (38+) | |
National team‡ | |||
New Zealand U20 | |||
2008 | New Zealand U23 | 3 | (0) |
1995–2011 | New Zealand | 69 | (6) |
Teams managed | |||
2018–2019 | Sacramento Republic | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 October 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 June 2010 |
Simon John Elliott (born 10 June 1974, in Wellington) is a retired New Zealand International footballer who most recently served as head coach of USL Championship side Sacramento Republic FC.
Semi-professional and college career[]
Elliott played for several clubs in the New Zealand semi-professional Central Premier League in the 1990s, and attended Wellington College prior to moving to the United States. Elliott subsequently played college soccer at Stanford University, where he scored 13 goals and made 12 assists.[1]
Professional career[]
He began his professional career with A-League (now USL First Division) team Boston Bulldogs in 1999,[2] playing three games,[3] before joining Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy in May 1999.[1] He was voted Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2000 after scoring five goals and making five assists, and helped the club to win the CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 2000, the U.S. Open Cup in 2001 and the MLS Cup in 2002.[1] He made 122 appearances for Galaxy in five seasons, scoring ten goals.[1] In 2001, Elliott trained for two months with Manchester United in England,[4] but eventually returned to the United States.[5]
Elliott was traded in January 2004 to the Columbus Crew in exchange for a first round pick in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft.[1] He played every game in the 2005 season but was unable to help the Crew to the MLS Cup Playoffs as they finished bottom of the Eastern Conference.[2]
Elliott caught the eye of Chris Coleman, manager of Premier League club Fulham, during a pre-season friendly game in July 2005 and joined Fulham in training after the end of the MLS season.[2] He then joined Fulham in January 2006 on a free transfer[6] and made 13 league and cup appearances during the remainder of the 2005–06 season.[7] During the summer he injured a calf muscle,[8] and missed the entire Premier League 2006–07 season through injury; he played in some reserve games towards the end of the season.[9] He was released by Fulham in May 2008.[10]
Elliott returned to Major League Soccer in 2009, signing with the San Jose Earthquakes. He was waived from San Jose prior to the 2010 season opener.[11]
In November 2010, Elliott signed for hometown professional A-League club Wellington Phoenix as an Injury Replacement Player for Oscar Roberto Cornejo.
In February 2011, Elliott went on trial with Chivas USA in the MLS and signed with the club on 9 February 2011.[12] At season's end, his contract expired and he entered the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Elliott was not selected in the draft and became a free agent.
He served as head scout during the 2012 season but was not retained for a second year.[13]
In February 2018, Elliott was hired as head coach for the Sacramento Republic FC.[14] After finishing 7th place in the USL Championship season and getting knocked out in the conference semifinals of the USL Championship Playoffs, Sacramento Republic decided not to extend Elliott contract.[15]
International career[]
Elliott scored on his full New Zealand national football team debut in a 3–0 win over Singapore on 21 February 1995[16] and earned his 50th A-international cap in a 3–0 win over New Caledonia on 10 September 2008, accruing 6 goals en route to his milestone.[17][18] He appeared in qualifying matches for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and in the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup in France.[1] Elliott was included in the New Zealand U-23 squad for their first appearance at the Olympic Games as one of three over age players, alongside Ryan Nelsen and Chris Killen[19] He was named as part of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup New Zealand squad to travel to South Africa.[20][21]
On 10 May 2010, Elliott was named in New Zealand's final 23-man squad to compete at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, despite not being under contract at any club.
# | Date | Opponent | Final Score | Result | Competition | ||||||
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1 | 25 Jun 2000 | ![]() |
2–0 | Win | 2000 OFC Nations Cup | ||||||
2 | 25 Jun 2000 | ![]() |
2–0 | Win | 2000 OFC Nations Cup | ||||||
Last updated 8 April 2010 |
International career statistics[]
New Zealand national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1995 | 9 | 1 |
1996 | 6 | 1 |
1997 | 9 | 1 |
1998 | 0 | 0 |
1999 | 0 | 0 |
2000 | 6 | 3 |
2001 | 7 | 0 |
2002 | 2 | 0 |
2003 | 6 | 0 |
2004 | 3 | 0 |
2005 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | 2 | 0 |
2009 | 9 | 0 |
2010 | 9 | 0 |
2011 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 69 | 6 |
Club career statistics[]
Club | Season | MLS | Playoffs | Open Cup | CONCACAF | Total | |||||
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App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
Los Angeles Galaxy (Major League Soccer) |
1999 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||||
2000 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 0 | ? | ? | 33 | 5 | |||
2001 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |||||
2002 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |||||
2003 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ? | ? | 26 | 1 | |||
Club Total | 122 | 10 | 25 | 0 | ? | ? | 147 | 10 | |||
Club | Season | MLS | Playoffs | Open Cup | CONCACAF | Total | |||||
App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
Columbus Crew (Major League Soccer) |
2004 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||||
2005 | 32 | 1 | 32 | 1 | |||||||
Club Total | 59 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 1 | |||||
Club | Season | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
Fulham (Premier League) |
2005–06 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
2006–07 | |||||||||||
Club Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||||
Club | Season | MLS | Playoffs | Open Cup | CONCACAF | Total | |||||
App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
San Jose Earthquakes (Major League Soccer) |
2009 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||||
Club Total | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||||||
Career totals | 208 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 236 | 11 | |||||
Last updated 6 April 2010 |
Club honours[]
- CONCACAF Champions League: 2000
- MLS Cup: 2002
- MLS Supporters' Shield: 2002
- U.S. Open Cup: 2001
See also[]
- New Zealand national football team
- New Zealand at the FIFA World Cup
- New Zealand national football team results
- List of New Zealand international footballers
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "L.A. Galaxy Acquire First round Pick in 2005". OurSports Central. 12 January 2004. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Nierman, Jonathan (1 June 2006). "Elliott leaves Crew, signs with Fulham". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 3 July 2008.[dead link]
- ^ "Brown's save on Ruiz bicycle kick a beauty". Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA). 11 October 2002. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
- ^ All is happy in the house of Elliott nzherald.co.nz
- ^ A former All Whites hero ponders the state of the modern game the spinoff.co.nz
- ^ "Fulham swoop to sign midfielder". BBC Sport. 3 January 2006. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
- ^ "Games played by Simon Elliott in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Archived from the original on 5 August 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
- ^ "Fulham hit by Elliott injury fear". BBC Sport. 1 June 2006. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
- ^ Bech, Duncan (12 February 2008). "Elliott makes comeback". PA Sport. Sporting Life UK Ltd. Retrieved 3 July 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bocanegra heads Fulham clear-out". BBC Sport. 23 May 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
- ^ Quakes waive three players (centerlinesoccer.com) Archived 3 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Chivas USA signs Simon Elliott and Andrew Boyens". Chivas USA. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011.
- ^ "Chivas part ways with Fraser as restructuring continues". MLSsoccer.com.
- ^ "Sacramento Republic FC hire former MLS, PL and World Cup player Simon Elliott as Head Coach". Sacramento Republic FC. February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "Republic FC parts ways with coaches Simon Elliott and Benjamin Ziemer following 2019 season". Sacramento Republic FC. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
- ^ "A-International Appearances – Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
- ^ "A-International Scorers – Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
- ^ "Olympic Football Squads Named". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
- ^ "New Zealand – All Whites name Confederations Cup squad". Oceania Football confederation. 7 May 2009. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009.
- ^ "2009 Confederations Cup – New Zealand squad". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 13 June 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ Simon Elliott at National-Football-Teams.com
External links[]
- Simon Elliott at Major League Soccer
- NZ Football Profile
- Simon Elliott – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Simon Elliott at Soccerbase
- 1974 births
- Wellington United players
- Boston Bulldogs (soccer) players
- Chivas USA players
- Columbus Crew players
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- People educated at Wellington College (New Zealand)
- Fulham F.C. players
- Living people
- LA Galaxy players
- New Zealand expatriate association footballers
- New Zealand international footballers
- New Zealand association footballers
- Olympic association footballers of New Zealand
- Association footballers from Wellington City
- Major League Soccer players
- Premier League players
- San Jose Earthquakes players
- Stanford Cardinal men's soccer players
- Miramar Rangers AFC players
- Wellington Phoenix FC players
- A-League players
- Wellington Olympic AFC players
- Association football midfielders
- Sacramento Republic FC coaches
- Waterside Karori players
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- New Zealand association football coaches
- 1996 OFC Nations Cup players
- 2000 OFC Nations Cup players
- 2002 OFC Nations Cup players
- 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2004 OFC Nations Cup players
- 2008 OFC Nations Cup players
- 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players