Chris Henderson - National Team

National Team

Henderson earned 79 caps with the U.S. national team throughout the 90's. He first appeared for the U.S. while still at UCLA when he started in a victory over Iceland. He quickly established himself on the national team, seeing time in nearly every game leading up to the 1990 FIFA World Cup. While he was on the U.S. roster at the World Cup – and the youngest team member at 19 – he did not enter any of the three U.S. games. He continued to play with the national until 1998. His last game in the 1990s came in a February 25, 1998 loss to Belgium as the U.S. prepared for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Despite being a critical part of the national team for years, Henderson did not make the World Cup roster. Henderson did not earn his next cap until October 25, 2000. His next, and final cap, came on September 1, 2001. Over his national team career, Henderson accrued 79 caps but only three goals for the team over that period. Despite all those caps, Henderson never played in a World Cup for the United States. However, he was a member of the U.S. team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

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