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Havana Nights

Washington Post - Found 19 hours ago
A few dozen foreign reporters based in Havana awaited the delegation in the hotel lobby and chased Landon Donovan to the elevators.

Posted on September 4, 2008, 8:51 am

U.S. men prep for historic soccer game in Cuba

MSNBC - Found Sep. 1, 2008
- Landon Donovan took off his shirt and soaked in the South Florida sun as he walked off the field Monday, chuckling at the dozen or so...
US soccer team to play in Cuba 61 years later - New York Daily News
US mens soccer prepares for historic game in Cuba - Boston Herald
Cause for a pause: A hostile environment - Detroit News
US men's soccer prepares for historic… - Yahoo! Sports
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Boston Herald

Posted on September 1, 2008, 8:21 am

U.S. prepares for historic game in Cuba

FOXSports.com - Found Sep. 1, 2008
Landon Donovan took off his shirt and soaked in the South Florida sun as he walked off the field on Monday, chuckling at the dozen or so university
U.S. men's team in historic game in Cuba on Saturday - CBS Sportsline
US men's soccer prepares for historic game in Cuba - Miami Herald
US prepares for historic football game in Cuba - International Herald Tribune
U.S. soccer prepares for historic game in Cuba - New York Daily News
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SuperSport

Posted on September 1, 2008, 2:51 am

Landon Donovan's two goals only good for a tie

Los Angeles Times - Found Aug. 30, 2008
-- Landon Donovan scored a pair of goals for the Galaxy, but Shalrie Joseph's first goal of the season helped the New England Revolution...
Arsenal Win a Rebound - Washington Post
Donovan scores two in Galaxy's draw at Revolution - CBS Sportsline
MLS: Los Angeles 2, New England 2 (tie) - UPI
Revolution Grab 2-2 Tie Against Galaxy - The Boston Channel
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The Boston Channel

Posted on August 30, 2008, 10:20 am

Four added to U.S. roster for World Cup qualifiers

CBS Sportsline - Found Aug. 28, 2008
Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA), Eddie Lewis (Los Angeles) Forwards: Brian Ching (Houston), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles), Clint Dempsey (Fulham...
Four added to U.S. roster for World Cup qualifiers - CBS Sportsline
U.S. Soccer - Bradley names U.S. roster to face Cuba - ESPNsoccernet
Dynamo's Clark joins Ching on U.S. soccer squad - Houston Chronicle
4 added to US roster for upcoming WC… - Yahoo! Sports
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Posted on August 28, 2008, 8:31 am

U.S. roster adds four for upcoming WC qualifiers

FOXSports.com - Found Aug. 28, 2008
Rangers), Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA), Eddie Lewis (Los Angeles)Forwards: Brian Ching (Houston), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles), Clint Dempsey...
4 added to US roster for upcoming WC qualifiers - International Herald Tribune
4 added to US roster for upcoming WC qualifiers - Macro World Investor
4 added to US roster for upcoming WC qualifiers - International Herald Tribune
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Posted on August 28, 2008, 5:30 am

The 70 Percent Solution

Washington Post - Found Aug. 27, 2008
3. Landon Donovan, Los Angeles: Hard to argue with 14 goals and 7 assists in just 17 games.

Posted on August 27, 2008, 7:23 am

Galaxy's huge challenge

Sideline Views - Found Aug. 25, 2008
... play at the Galaxy. Of the Galaxy's remaining four home games, two could be played without Landon Donovan and David Beckham as international...

Posted on August 25, 2008, 3:19 am

Chicago win spoils Arena's Los Angeles debut

FOXSports.com - Found Aug. 22, 2008
... did not react well as a group.'The Galaxy played without David Beckham and MLS goals leader Landon Donovan, who competed overseas for England...
Fire spoil Arena's debut as Galaxy coach - CBS Sportsline
Los Angeles Galaxy 0-1 Chicago Fire - FOXSports.com
Galaxy lose in Arena's debut - SI.com
Fire spoil Arena's coaching debut with Galaxy - USA Today
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Posted on August 22, 2008, 2:36 am

Galaxy Lacking Stars Ahead Of RLS Contest

KOCO 5 - Found 1 hour ago
... to do so without a number of star players.Due to international duty, the team's leading scorer, striker Landon Donovan, will be out along with...

Posted on September 5, 2008, 2:08 am

Landon Donovan Biography

Landon Donovan
extracted from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Landon Donovan
Donovan (left) playing against Jamaica in 2006.
Donovan (left) playing against Jamaica in 2006.
Personal information
Full name Landon Timothy Donovan
Date of birth March 4, 1982 (1982-03-04) (age 26)
Place of birth    Redlands, California, USA
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Forward / Attacking midfielder / Winger
Club information
Current club Los Angeles Galaxy
Number 10
Youth clubs
1999-2001 Bayer Leverkusen
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2001-2005
2001-2004
2005-
Bayer Leverkusen
→ San Jose Earthquakes (loan)
Los Angeles Galaxy
07 0(0)
87 (32)
89 (48)   
National team2
2000- United States 102 (36)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 30 August 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 9 June 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Landon Timothy Donovan (born March 4, 1982 in Redlands, California), is an American professional soccer player on the Los Angeles Galaxy and is the all-time leading scorer for the United States men's national soccer team.[1][2] Donovan has also been recognized as one of the finest American soccer players of this century and is the only four-time winner of the Honda Player of the Year award.[3]

Contents

Early Life/Career

Landon, the son of Timothy Donovan and Donna Kenney-Cash, grew up in Redlands, California, and attended Redlands East Valley High School. Landon signed a professional contract with Bayer Leverkusen, but not before playing in the U.S. Soccer Residency program at Bradenton with four of his current U.S teamates including Oguchi Onyewu, DaMarcus Beasley and Bobby Convey.

San Jose Earthquakes

He was unhappy with his situation in Germany, was loaned to the San Jose Earthquakes, playing in Major League Soccer, for the 2001 season. In MLS, Donovan had immediate success, leading the Earthquakes to MLS Cup championships in 2001 and 2003 and becoming one of the most recognizable faces of soccer in America.[4] In four years in the league, he scored 32 goals and 29 assists in league play, and 10 goals and six assists in the playoffs. Donovan was named U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year in 2003.[5]

Bayer Leverkusen

On June 3, 2004, Bayer Leverkusen announced that Donovan would return to the club in 2005, and Landon followed suit, announcing his return to Germany on November 23, 2004. He then became the first man to be named U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year two years in a row,[5] taking the award for that year.

After several games at Leverkusen, with Donovan only garnering two starts, Donovan was put into the starting line-up in a Champions League encounter versus Liverpool. Many have claimed that Donovan was a failure in Europe as a result of this game. During the game, Donovan passed the ball to a Liverpool player leading to a counterattack goal in the 3-1 loss.

Landon stated his intentions to come back to MLS, and despite a late offer from English club Portsmouth, club officials respected his wishes. However, because San Jose GM Alexi Lalas had traded away Donovan's rights, the Galaxy were able to trade leading scorer Carlos Ruiz, a striker, to FC Dallas to get on top of the allocation pecking order one week before the season started.[6]

Los Angeles Galaxy

In his first season with the Galaxy, Donovan scored 12 league goals and 10 assists and added four goals and an assist in the playoffs as the Galaxy won the MLS Cup (his third MLS championship to date). He was named to the MLS All-Time Best XI after the season.[7] In his second season with the Galaxy, Donovan scored 12 league goals and 8 assists. Donovan also scored 3 goals in the Open Cup. Despite this, Donovan and the Galaxy failed to make the playoffs and lost in the Open Cup to Chicago Fire. Donovan's playoff goals make him MLS' 2nd all-time leading scorer in the playoffs with 14, behind Carlos Ruiz with 15.[8] In the 2007 Superliga tournament, Donovan was the top scorer. Donovan scored a goal in every game except for the Final, where he missed the game winning penalty kick despite rarely missing from the spot. On April 26, 2008, Donovan scored his second career MLS hat trick, giving him 72 all time regular season goals. He now has 80 all time regular season goals. This put him ninth on the league's all time scoring list.

Donovan has been in excellent form in the 2008 season with the Galaxy, scoring 16 goals and 7 assists in the 18 games this season, forming a deadly offensive partnership with David Beckham.

International career

Donovan was a member of the inaugural class at the national soccer academy in Bradenton, Florida and is, along with DaMarcus Beasley, considered the program's most successful graduate. He won the Golden Ball at the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championships as best player.

After starring in the 2000 Summer Olympics, he earned his first cap for the U.S. National Team on October 25, 2000 against Mexico, scoring on his debut. He was a crucial asset to the United States' run to the quarterfinals of the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea/Japan, scoring two goals along the way to being named Best Young Player for the 2002 World Cup. Through the 2006 FIFA World Cup, he has amassed 88 caps for the U.S., scoring 35 goals, including a four-goal game against Cuba in 2003. On April 11, 2006, Landon became the United States' all-time assist leader with 23 when he set up Ben Olsen. The previous all-time assist leader was the Cobi Jones.[9]

After his impressive performances in Asia, Landon had high expectations going into the 2006 World Cup, but was the subject of much criticism for his play as the US failed to advance out of the group stage.

The hiring of Bob Bradley as national team coach had little effect on Donovan's international role as Donovan has continued to be the focal point of the American attack in recent years and frequently captains the squad. Donovan reached 100 caps at the age of 26 on June 8th, 2008 in a friendly against Argentina.

Donovan has worn both numbers 21 and 10 on the national team, the latter when Claudio Reyna was unavailable. As a result of Reyna's retirement from the national team, Donovan now wears the number 10 full-time. He is currently the all time leading goalscorer of the US national team with 36 goals.

Personal life

Donovan wed actress Bianca Kajlich on December 31, 2006. The couple currently reside in Manhattan Beach, California.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2000-10-25 Los Angeles, California Flag of Mexico Mexico 1-0 2-0 Friendly match
2 2002-01-19 Pasadena, California Flag of South Korea Korea Republic 1-0 2-1 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3 2002-03-02 Seattle, Washington Flag of Honduras Honduras 2-0 4-0 Friendly match
4 2002-03-02 Seattle, Washington Flag of Honduras Honduras 4-0 4-0 Friendly match
5 2002-05-16 East Rutherford, New Jersey Flag of Jamaica Jamaica 4-0 5-0 Friendly match
6 2002-06-14 Daejeon, South Korea Flag of Poland Poland 1-3 1-3 2002 FIFA World Cup
7 2002-06-17 Jeonju, South Korea Flag of Mexico Mexico 2-0 2-0 2002 FIFA World Cup
8 2003-03-29 Seattle, Washington Flag of Venezuela Venezuela 2-0 2-0 Friendly match
9 2003-05-26 San Jose, California Flag of Wales Wales 1-0 2-0 Friendly match
10 2003-07-06 Columbus, Ohio Flag of Paraguay Paraguay 1-0 2-0 Friendly match
11 2003-07-19 Foxboro, Massachusetts Flag of Cuba Cuba 1-0 5-0 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
12 2003-07-19 Foxboro, Massachusetts Flag of Cuba Cuba 2-0 5-0 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
13 2003-07-19 Foxboro, Massachusetts Flag of Cuba Cuba 4-0 5-0 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
14 2003-07-19 Foxboro, Massachusetts Flag of Cuba Cuba 5-0 5-0 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
15 2004-01-18 Carson, California Flag of Denmark Denmark 1-1 1-1 Friendly match
16 2004-06-20 St. Georges, Grenada Flag of Grenada Grenada 1-0 3-2 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
17 2004-09-04 Foxboro, Massachusetts Flag of El Salvador El Salvador 2-0 2-0 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
18 2004-10-13 Washington, D.C. Flag of Panama Panama 1-0 6-0 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
19 2004-10-13 Washington, D.C. Flag of Panama Panama 2-0 6-0 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
20 2005-06-04 Salt Lake City, Utah Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica 1-0 3-0 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
21 2005-06-04 Salt Lake City, Utah Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica 2-0 3-0 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
22 2005-06-08 Panama City, Panama Flag of Panama Panama 2-0 3-0 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
23 2005-07-07 Seattle, Washington Flag of Cuba Cuba 2-1 4-1 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
24 2005-07-07 Seattle, Washington Flag of Cuba Cuba 4-1 4-1 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
25 2005-07-09 Seattle, Washington Flag of Canada Canada 2-0 2-0 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
26 2007-01-20 Carson, California Flag of Denmark Denmark 1-1 3-1 Friendly match
27 2007-02-07 Glendale, Arizona Flag of Mexico Mexico 2-0 2-0 Friendly match
28 2007-03-25 Tampa, Florida Flag of Ecuador Ecuador 1-0 3-1 Friendly match
29 2007-03-25 Tampa, Florida Flag of Ecuador Ecuador 2-1 3-1 Friendly match
30 2007-03-25 Tampa, Florida Flag of Ecuador Ecuador 3-1 3-1 Friendly match
31 2007-06-12 Foxboro, Massachusetts Flag of El Salvador El Salvador 4-0 4-0 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
32 2007-06-16 Foxboro, Massachusetts Flag of Panama Panama 1-0 2-1 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
33 2007-06-21 Chicago, Illinois Flag of Canada Canada 2-0 2-1 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
34 2007-06-24 Chicago, Illinois Flag of Mexico Mexico 1-1 2-1 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
35 2008-01-19 Carson, California Flag of Sweden Sweden 2-0 2-0 Friendly match
36 2008-06-15 Carson, California Flag of Barbados Barbados 4-0 8-0 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying

Honors

San Jose Earthquakes

Los Angeles Galaxy

International

Personal

See also

References

External links

Preceded by
Brad Friedel
U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year
2003, 2004
Succeeded by
Kasey Keller


Persondata
NAME Donovan, Landon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Professional soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH March 4, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH Ontario, California
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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