He's So Wondo! The continuing chronicle of Chris Wondolowski's career

Yeah it didn't create any "ecstatics" in US soccer fans, I know that.

 

I see Wondo is still listed on the Quakes site as "U23 Individual Development Programming Head". Does anybody know what that entails?

 

Just saw over the weekend the Rapids unveiled a 17 statue in honor of Marcelo Balboa and had a pre game event honoring him, it seems the Quakes have done nothing for Wondo, was there not something in the works regarding a statue for Wondo, and unless i am forgetting has his number been retired yet?

 

Yeah where’s our statue!

 

Yeah but if Wondo gets a statue we have to be careful who we hire to do it. Not the guy that did this.


Nor the guy who did this:

 

It's alright - he's just frozen in carbonite!

 

Multiple Pils's in his mancave!

 

It is nice to see Kevin Crow who wnt to Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton, and a local Bay Area product elected to the Hall Of Fame.

He was also a member of the Ballistic United Soccer Club.

Not sure if he is still involved with them.

Six inductees named in National Soccer Hall of Fame’s 2026 class
by Mike WoitallaNovember 14, 2025

Heather O’Reilly, Tobin Heath, Chris Wondolowski, Tony Sanneh, Kevin Crow and Kari Seitz (L-to-R). (Photos: Courtesy of NSHOF.)
Players Heather O’Reilly, Tobin Heath and Chris Wondolowski, veterans Tony Sanneh and Kevin Crow and builder Kari Seitz are the six members of the National Soccer Hall of Fame’s 2026 class.
They will be inducted at a ceremony May 1 at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.
• O’Reilly (231 caps, 47 goals, 55 assists) won the 2015 World Cup and Olympic gold in 2007, 2011 and 2015.

• Heath (181 caps, 36 goals, 42 assists) won Women’s World Cups in 2015 and 2019 and Olympic gold in 2008 and 2012.
• Wondolowski is MLS’s all-time leading scorer with 171 goals in 2005-2021 and earned USMNT 35 caps.
• Crow won six MISL championships with the San Diego Sockers and played for the USA at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics.

• Sanneh’s 43 caps included five games during the USA’s quarterfinal finish at the 2002 World Cup. He won MLS titles with D.C. United in 1996 and 1997.
• Seitz was a FIFA referee who whistled at four Women’s World Cups and three Olympics. She reffed in the WUSA, WPS, NWSL and MLS.
Top 5: Player Voting (48 ballots):
1. Heather O’Reilly (47, 97.9% )
2. Tobin Heath (45, 93.8%)
3. Chris Wondolowski (37, 77.1%)
4. Keith Johnson (33, 68.8%)
5. Samantha Mewis (32, 66.7%)

SA Reading:
• Heather O’Reilly scores winner in UWCL qualifier: ‘What a dream come true’
• Tobin Heath retires: Crowd-pleasing ball artist won country, club and college championships
• Chris Wondolowski and the remarkable empathy and insight of pro athletes
Top 5: Veteran Voting (24 ballots):
1. Tony Sanneh (21, 87.5%)
2. Kevin Crow (19, 79.2%)
3. Tatu (17, 70.8%)
4. Tiffany Roberts (16, 66.7%)
4. David Beckham (11, 45.8%)
SA Reading:
• Tony Sanneh’s extraordinary post-playing career: ‘I knew I had to give back’
• Kevin Crow, pro star and Olympian in 1980s, on his youth club homecoming and new academy landscape
Top 5: Builder Voting (24 ballots):
1. Kari Seitz (19, 79.2%)
2. Gino D’Ippolito (10, 41.7%)
3. Brian Hall (6, 25.0%)
4. Mark Geiger (4, 16.7%)
(2026 rotation considered only referees.)
SA Reading:
• Kari Seitz on growing the USA’s referee corps: battling abuse, changing culture and dramatic milestones

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  • More:
    Full 2026 voting results
    Election and eligibility procedures

 

I’m going to say this again

…we need to respect copyright and not post entire articles from paywalled websites. It’s so unfair to journalists, who need every penny they rightfully earn.

instead, please Summarize key points and provide a link. Those sites will often let you officially share paywalled articles as well.