Chris Klein is a former American soccer player who played thirteen seasons in Major League Soccer. His career has taken a shift and he currently serves as the president of LA Galaxy, his former team. Klein was drafted by the Kansas City Wizards in the 1998 MLS College Draft. He spent his early years of professional years with the Wizards but was later traded to Real Salt Lake and eventually to LA Galaxy.
The forty-three years old is married and shares three children with his wife. However, his net worth remains unidentified as of 2019.
Chris Klein's net worth remains unidentified at the moment. During is a professional career as a soccer player, he had a salary of $96,000 during his time at the Los Angeles Galaxy.
CAPTION: Chris Klein SOURCE: LA Galaxy He is currently the president of the team but his salary as the president is not disclosed. Due to the lack of his financial information along with personal assets, his net worth is difficult to estimate.
Chris Klein is a married man. His wife is Angela Klein with whom he has three children; a son named Carson and two daughters named Cami and Brie. Klein and his wife are both devout evangelical Christians. He currently resides in suburban Los Angeles with his family.
He is not to be confused with Chris Klein the actor who has played movies like American Pie 2, Game of Aces and The Competition. The two are similar in height and body which makes many people confused among the two.
Chris Klein was born on January 4, 1976, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. He completed his high school education from De Smet Jesuit High School and went to Indiana University.
During his time at the university, he played college soccer for the Hoosiers. He started 88 games during his college career during which he registered 11 goals and 11 assists as a senior.
Chris Klein entered the 1998 MLS College Draft where he was selected as the fourth overall by the Kansas City Wizards. In his rookie season, he played in 17 games with starting in eight games and substituting in nine. He ended the season with zero scores.
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Klein saw more play time in the 1999 season. He started in 24 games for the Wizards during the season and recorded six goals and five assists. He soon became one of the league's best midfielders. For the 2000 season, he started in 26 games and scored six goals and eight assists, leading the Wizards to an MLS Cup victory.
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Chris Klein stayed with the Wizards till the end of 2005 season. He continued to show stellar performance with the team and was named MLS Comeback Player of the Year in 2002 and 2005. After the end of 2005 season, Klein was traded to Real Salt Lake. Klein played in 43 games for the Salt Lake and scored eight goals for the team.
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The Real Salt Lake traded Chris Klein to Los Angeles Galaxy on June 21, 2007, in exchange for midfielder Nathan Sturgis and forward Robbie Findley. Klein stayed with the Los Angeles till 2010 appearing in 90 games and recording two goals.
After retiring from professional football, Chris Klein began working for the LA Galaxy as the Senior Director and is currently the president of LA Galaxy.
