Oguchi Onyewu
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Oguchi Onyewu

Personal information
Full nameOguchialu Chijioke Onyewu
Nickname"The Gooch"
Date of birthMay 13, 1982(age 28)
Place of birthWashington, D.C., United States
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing positionCenter back
Club information
Current clubMilan
Number5

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Oguchialu Chijioke "Oguchi" Onyewu (born May 13, 1982, in Washington, D.C.) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Milan of Italy's Serie A and the United States national team.

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American Oguchi Onyewu out of Silverdome soccer match - The Detroit News Tweet this news
The Detroit News--Rochester -- -Oguchi Onyewu- -- the only American in Friday's soccer match between Italy's AC Milan and Greece's Panathinaikos FC -- said he doesn't plan on ... - Date : Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:22:28 GMT+00:00
Ronaldinho Not Included In Lineup For Varese Match - Bleacher Report Tweet this news
Bleacher Report--Ronaldinho and American -Oguchi Onyewu- were the only two to not be called up. Gianluca Zambrotta, Andrea Pirlo, and Gennaro Gattuso are also unavailable. ... - Date : Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:07:07 GMT+00:00
Ajax, Besiktas, Fenerbahce looking at Altidore - The Associated Press Tweet this news
The Associated Press--Defender -Oguchi Onyewu- intends to remain with AC Milan, a team he joined last summer. Onyewu was limited to one competitive game for the club last season ... - Date : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:41:21 GMT+00:00
5 things to know about Silverdome soccer match - Detroit Free Press Tweet this news
Detroit Free Press--AC Milan, owned by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, has six players who played in the recent World Cup, including American defender -Oguchi Onyewu-. ... - Date : Wed, 04 Aug 2010 07:55:13 GMT+00:00
IMG Reliance to train sixteen U-14 Indian footballers to US - India PRwire (press release) Tweet this news
India PRwire (press release)---...- for the US national team with the likes of Landon Donovan, -Oguchi Onyewu-, Freddy Adu, Michael Bradley and Jozy Altidore coming through their ranks. ... - Date : Mon, 02 Aug 2010 05:47:01 GMT+00:00
Arsenal ties AC Milan 1-1; Celtic ties Lyon 2-2 - msnbc.com Tweet this news
msnbc.com--Milan didn't take US defender -Oguchi Onyewu- on the trip to London. Chamakh joined Arsenal on a transfer after his contract with Bordeaux expired.--- - Date : Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:50:57 GMT+00:00
Adriano Galliani- "This Is The Team" - Bleacher Report Tweet this news
Bleacher Report---...- tonight against Varese without five players. Ronaldinho, -Oguchi Onyewu-, Gianluca Zambrotta, Andea Pirlo, and Gennaro Gattuso will not be in uniform tonight.--- - Date : Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:33:05 GMT+00:00
2010 FIFA World Cup: Revisiting the USA's Defense - Bleacher Report Tweet this news
Bleacher Report--A potential concern with Agbossoumonde is that his game is very similar to -Oguchi Onyewu's-. While replicating a defender of Onyewu's quality is never a bad ... - Date : Sun, 18 Jul 2010 03:37:54 GMT+00:00
New York Red Bulls French striker Thierry Henry expects more tolerant fans ... - New York Daily News Tweet this news
New York Daily News--One of them, American defender -Oguchi Onyewu-, filed a lawsuit while playing for Standard Liege in Belgium against Jelle Van Damme of Anderlecht, ... - Date : Sun, 18 Jul 2010 08:34:52 GMT+00:00
Does an American need to go to Europe to be successful? - Orlando Sentinel (blog) Tweet this news
Orlando Sentinel (blog)---Oguchi Onyewu- plays for one of the world's largest and most successful clubs in AC Milan. Landon Donovan, considered not just the best current American ... - Date : Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:36:27 GMT+00:00

Preceded by
Kasey Keller
U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year
2006
Succeeded by
Clint Dempsey

Youth career
YearsClub
1996 � 2000Sherwood High School
1996 � 1998IMG Soccer Academy
2000 � 2001Clemson Tigers

Senior career
YearsClubAppsGoals
2002 � 2004Metz30
2003→ La Louvière (loan)242
2004 � 2009Standard Liège13911
2007Newcastle United (loan)110
2009 �Milan00

National Team
YearsTeamAppsGoals
1999United States U-1752
2001United States U-2040
2004 �United States565

International goals :
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. July 21, 2005 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, USA Honduras
2 � 1
2 � 1
2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2. June 2, 2007 Spartan Stadium, San Jose, USA China
4 � 1
4 � 1
Friendly
3. February 6, 2008 Reliant Stadium, Houston, USA Mexico
1 � 0
2 � 2
Friendly
4. March 26, 2008 Wisla Stadium, Krakow, Poland Poland
2 � 0
3 � 0
Friendly
5. October 11, 2008 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., USA Cuba
6 � 1
6 � 1
Q 2010 World Cup


United States squad 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup Champions (3rd title)


Coach : Dorrance

United States squad

Howard, Albright, Bocanegra, Mastroeni, O'Brien, Cherundolo, Lewis, Dempsey, Johnson, Reyna, Ching, Berhalter, Conrad, Olsen, Convey, Wolff, Beasley, Keller, Hahnemann, McBride, Donovan, Onyewu, Pope
Coach : Arena

United States squad 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup Champions (4th Title)

Howard, Hejduk, Bocanegra, Mastroeni, Feilhaber, M. Bradley, Beasley, Dempsey, Johnson, Donovan, Ching, DeMerit, Bornstein, Ralston, Simek, Parkhurst, Spector, Keller, Clark, Twellman, Mapp, Onyewu, Guzan
Coach : B. Bradley

United States squad 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Runners-Up

Howard, Bornstein, Bocanegra, Casey, Onyewu, Pearce, Beasley, Dempsey, Davies, Donovan, Wynne, M. Bradley, Clark, Califf, DeMerit, Kljestan, Altidore, Guzan, Adu, Torres, Spector, Feilhaber, Robles
Coach : B. Bradley

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4 . Kaladze 5 . Onyewu 7 . Pato 8 . Gattuso 9 . Inzaghi 10 . Seedorf 11 . Huntelaar 12 . Abbiati 13 . Nesta 15 . Zambrotta 16 . Flamini 17 . Zigoni 18 . Jankulovski 20 . Abate 21 . Pirlo 22 . Borriello 23 . Ambrosini (c) 25 . Bonera 31 . Roma 33 . Thiago Silva 40 . Adiyiah 44 . Oddo 51 . Strasser 56 . De Vito 58 . Verdi 77 . Antonini 80 . Ronaldinho . Amelia . Legati
. Allegri



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