Earnie Stewart

Earnest Stewart (born March 28, 1969) is an American retired soccer player who was a midfielder for the United States national team from 1990s until his retirement in 2005. He is currently the sporting director of the United States Soccer Federation.

Earnie Stewart
Personal information
Full name Earnest Stewart
Date of birth (1969-03-28) March 28, 1969
Place of birth Veghel, Netherlands
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 United States (sporting director)
Youth career
UDI'19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1990 VVV 62 (15)
1990–1996 Willem II 170 (49)
1996–2003 NAC 189 (50)
2003–2004 D.C. United 47 (4)
2004–2005 VVV 6 (1)
Total 474 (119)
National team
1990–2004 United States 101 (17)
Honours
Representing  United States
CONCACAF Gold Cup2003
Men's Soccer
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early life and education

The son of African American U.S. Air Force airman Earnie Stewart and his wife Annemien, Stewart grew up in the Netherlands.

Playing career

Stewart began his professional career in that country in 1988 with VVV. He spent two years at the Dutch First Division (second-level) club before moving to Eredivisie side Willem II in 1990. By the end of 1990, he made his first appearance for the United States national team against Portugal.

In his first season at Willem II, he finished third on the goal-scoring list for the Dutch First Division, with 17. He went on to score 49 goals in six seasons there. In the meantime, he developed into a regular for the United States national team, starting all four games that the United States played in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Most notably, he scored the goal that gave the United States its winning margin against Colombia in group play, the first World Cup game won by the United States since 1950.

By 1996, Stewart had moved to NAC Breda, eventually spending more than six seasons at NAC. The club was relegated in 1999, but Stewart helped the club win the First Division in 2000, thereby earning promotion back to the Eredivisie. During his years at NAC, he also played in all of the United States team's matches at the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups, becoming one of only five United States men to play in three World Cups.

In January 2003, he left the Netherlands to play in Major League Soccer, and was allocated to D.C. United, where he won the MLS Cup in his second season. His scoring numbers did not equal his earlier high standards, as he tallied just four regular season goals and one playoff goal in MLS. He left D.C. after the 2004 season, coming back to the Netherlands and his original club, VVV-Venlo, where he became technical director following his retirement in 2005.

Stewart became the eighth United States man to make his 100th international appearance in a 2004 World Cup qualifier against Grenada. His 111 goals as a professional in the Netherlands makes him the highest-scoring American in international club play. He was named U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year in 2001.

Post-playing career

Stewart was named technical director of NAC Breda of the Dutch Eredivisie on May 14, 2006.

He was appointed as AZ's Director of Football Affairs in June 2010. The 41-year-old American succeeded Marcel Brands, who left AZ for PSV. Stewart left his post as Technical Director at NAC Breda by mutual consent.[1] Stewart stated in the past that he had a long-term goal of returning to United States soccer in an executive role: "One ambition I do have is to go back to the United States and to be of importance to soccer."[2]

Stewart accomplished just that when, on October 26, 2015, the Philadelphia Union officially announced that Stewart would take on the role of Sporting Director for the club.[3]

On June 6, 2018, Stewart was named general manager of the men's United States national team.[4]

On August 12, 2019, Stewart was named the first Sporting Director of U.S. Soccer.[5]

Career statistics

Club
As of March 29, 2017[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VVV-Venlo 1988–89 Eredivisie 273
1989–90 Eerste Divisie 3512
Total 6215
Willem II 1990–91 Eredivisie 3317
1991–92 338
1992–93 224
1993–94 327
1994–95 3210
1995–96 183
Total 17049
NAC Breda 1996–97 Eredivisie 289
1997–98 306
1998–99 287
1999–2000 Eerste Divisie 298
2000–01 Eredivisie 288
2001–02 3110
2002–03 152
Total 18950
D.C. United 2003 Major League Soccer 211
2004 263
Total 474
VVV-Venlo 2004–05 Eerste Divisie 61
Career total 474119

International
As of March 29, 2017[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States 199010
199100
199270
199362
199471
199591
199650
199771
199891
199950
200084
2001105
2002100
2003132
200440
Total10117
As of August 18, 2004[8]
Scores and results list the United States' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Stewart goal.
List of international goals scored by Earnie Stewart
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1June 13, 1993Chicago, Illinois, United States Germany3–4Friendly
2August 31, 1993Reykjavik, Iceland Iceland1–0Friendly
3June 22, 1994Pasadena, California, United States Colombia2–11994 FIFA World Cup
4March 25, 1995Dallas, Texas, United States Uruguay2–2Friendly
5March 16, 1997Palo Alto, California, United States Canada3–01998 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
6May 24, 1998Portland, Oregon, United States Kuwait2–0Friendly
7June 3, 2000Washington, D.C., United States South Africa4–0Friendly
8July 23, 2000San José, Costa Rica Costa Rica1–22002 FIFA World Cup qualification
9August 16, 2000Foxborough, Massachusetts, United States Barbados7–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
10November 15, 2000Waterford, Barbados Barbados4–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
11February 28, 2001Columbus, Ohio, United States Mexico2–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
12March 28, 2001San Pedro Sula, Honduras Honduras2–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
13June 20, 2001Foxborough, Massachusetts, United States Trinidad and Tobago2–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
14September 1, 2001Washington, D.C., United States Honduras2–32002 FIFA World Cup qualification
15
16July 6, 2003Columbus, Ohio, United States Paraguay2–0Friendly
17July 26, 2003Miami, Florida, United States Costa Rica3–22003 CONCACAF Gold Cup

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Schaerlaeckens: Earnie Stewart brings Moneyball to Alkmaar". Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  3. "News | PhiladelphiaUnion.com".
  4. "Earnie Stewart to leave Union at end of July to become U.S. men's national team general manager". Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  5. "U.S. Soccer Federation Elevates Earnie Stewart To Role Of Sporting Director And Names Kate Markgraf WNT General Manager". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  6. "Archived copy". www.world-soccer.org. Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Earnie Stewart – U.S. Soccer Media Guide". 2013 USMNT Media Guide. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  8. "Earnie Stewart – U.S. Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). 2018 USMNT Media Guide. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
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