 Elliott playing forColumbus Crew | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon John Elliott | ||
| Date of birth | (1974-06-10)10 June 1974 (age 50) | ||
| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1989 | Waterside Karori | ||
| 1989–1992 | Wellington College | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Stanford Cardinal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992 | Wellington United | ||
| 1993–1995 | Wellington Olympic | 27 | (14) |
| 1996–1997 | Miramar Rangers | 36 | (13) |
| 1997 | Western Suburbs FC | ||
| 1999 | Boston Bulldogs | 3 | (0) |
| 1999–2003 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 122 | (10) |
| 2004–2005 | Columbus Crew | 59 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Fulham | 12 | (0) |
| 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 15 | (0) |
| 2010 | Wellington Phoenix | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | Chivas USA | 24 | (0) |
| Total | 302+ | (38+) | |
| International career | |||
| New Zealand U20 | |||
| 2008 | New Zealand Olympic (O.P.) | 3 | (0) |
| 1995–2011 | New Zealand | 69 | (6) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Sacramento Republic | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Simon John Elliott (born 10 June 1974) is a New Zealandfootball manager and former player who most recently served as head coach ofUSL Championship sideSacramento Republic FC. Adefensive midfielder, he spent his professional career in the |A-League, the |MLS and thePremier League. At international level, he made 69 appearances for theNew Zealand national team, scoring 6 goals.
Elliott was born inWellington. He played for several clubs in the New Zealand semi-professionalCentral Premier League in the 1990s, and attendedWellington College prior to moving to the United States. Elliott subsequently playedcollege soccer atStanford University, where he scored 13 goals and made 12 assists.[1]
Elliott began his professional career withA-League (nowUSL First Division) teamBoston Bulldogs in 1999,[2] playing three games,[3] before joiningMajor League Soccer clubLos Angeles Galaxy in May 1999.[1] He was voted Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2000 after scoring five goals and making five assists, and helped the club to win theCONCACAF Champions' Cup in 2000, theU.S. Open Cup in 2001 and theMLS Cup in 2002.[1] He made 122 appearances for Galaxy in five seasons, scoring ten goals.[1] In 2001, Elliott trained for two months with Manchester United in England,[4] but eventually returned to the United States.[5]
Elliott was traded in January 2004 to theColumbus Crew in exchange for a first round pick in the2005 MLS SuperDraft.[1] He played every game in the 2005 season but was unable to help the Crew to the MLS Cup Playoffs as they finished bottom of theEastern Conference.[2]
Elliott caught the eye ofChris Coleman, manager ofPremier League clubFulham, during a pre-season friendly game in July 2005 and joined Fulham in training after the end of the MLS season.[2] He then joined Fulham in January 2006 on a free transfer[6] and made 13 league and cup appearances during the remainder of the2005–06 season.[7] During the summer he injured a calf muscle,[8] and missed the entirePremier League2006–07 season through injury; he played in some reserve games towards the end of the season.[9] He was released by Fulham in May 2008.[10] After his release from Fulham, Elliott joinedMotherwell on trial in January 2009.[11]
Elliott returned to Major League Soccer in 2009, signing with theSan Jose Earthquakes. He was waived from San Jose prior to the 2010 season opener.[12]
In November 2010, Elliott signed for hometown professionalA-League clubWellington Phoenix as an Injury Replacement Player forOscar Roberto Cornejo.
In February 2011, Elliott went on trial with Chivas USA in the MLS and signed with the club on 9 February 2011.[13] At season's end, his contract expired and he entered the2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Elliott was not selected in the draft and became a free agent.
He served as head scout during the 2012 season but was not retained for a second year.[14]
In February 2018, Elliott was hired as head coach for the Sacramento Republic FC.[15] After finishing 7th place in theUSL Championship season and getting knocked out in the conference semifinals of theUSL Championship Playoffs, Sacramento Republic decided not to extend Elliott contract.[16]
Elliott scored on his fullNew Zealand national team debut in a 3–0 win overSingapore on 21 February 1995[17] and earned his 50th A-international cap in a 3–0 win overNew Caledonia on 10 September 2008, accruing 6 goals en route to his milestone.[18][19] He appeared in qualifying matches for the2002 FIFA World Cup and in the2003 FIFA Confederations Cup in France.[1] Elliott was included in the New Zealand U-23 squad for their first appearance at theOlympic Games as one of three over age players, alongsideRyan Nelsen andChris Killen[20] He was named as part of the2009 FIFA Confederations Cup New Zealand squad to travel to South Africa.[21][22]
On 10 May 2010, Elliott was named in New Zealand's final 23-man squad to compete at the2010 FIFA World Cup, despite not being under contract at any club.
| Club | Season | League | MLS Cup | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 1999[23] | Major League Soccer | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | 28 | 2 | |||||
| 2000[23] | 28 | 5 | 5 | 0 | – | 33 | 5 | |||||||
| 2001[23] | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | 28 | 1 | |||||||
| 2002[23] | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | 32 | 1 | |||||||
| 2003[23] | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 26 | 1 | |||||||
| Total | 122 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 10 | ||||||
| Columbus Crew | 2004[23] | Major League Soccer | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 29 | 0 | |||||
| 2005[23] | 32 | 1 | – | 32 | 1 | |||||||||
| Total | 59 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 1 | ||||||
| Fulham | 2005–06[24] | Premier League | 12 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| San Jose Earthquakes | 2009[23] | Major League Soccer | 15 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||||||
| Wellington Phoenix | 2010–11[23] | A-League | 4 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| Chivas USA | 2011[23] | Major League Soccer | 24 | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | |||||||
| Career total | 236 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 264 | 11 | ||||||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 1995 | 9 | 1 |
| 1996 | 6 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 9 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 6 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 69 | 6 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 February 1995 | Tauranga, New Zealand |  Singapore | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [26] |
| 2 | 1 October 1996 | Muscat, Oman |  Oman | – | 2–1 | Friendly | [27] |
| 3 | 11 June 1997 | North Harbour Stadium,North Shore, New Zealand |  Papua New Guinea | 5–0 | 7–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | [28] |
| 4 | 16 January 2000 | Tianhe Stadium,Guangzhou, China |  Jamaica | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly | [29] |
| 5 | 25 June 2000 | Stade Pater,Papeete, Tahiti |  Solomon Islands | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2000 OFC Nations Cup | [30] |
| 6 | 2–0 |
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| Preceded by | Chivas USA captain 2011 | Succeeded by |
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