Simon John Elliott (born 10 June 1974, in

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) is a retired New Zealand International

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who most recently served as head coach of

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side

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Semi-professional and college career

Elliott played for several clubs in the New Zealand semi-professional

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in the 1990s, and attended Wellington College prior to moving to the United States. Elliott subsequently played

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at Stanford University, where he scored 13 goals and made 12 assists.

Professional career

He began his professional career with

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(now

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) team Boston Bulldogs in 1999, playing three games, before joining

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club

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in May 1999. He was voted Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2000 after scoring five goals and making five assists, and helped the club to win the

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in 2000, the

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in 2001 and the

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in 2002. He made 122 appearances for Galaxy in five seasons, scoring ten goals. In 2001, Elliott trained for two months with Manchester United in England, but eventually returned to the United States. Elliott was traded in January 2004 to the

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in exchange for a first round pick in the

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. 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 the Eastern Conference. Elliott caught the eye of Chris Coleman, manager of

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club

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, during a pre-season friendly game in July 2005 and joined Fulham in training after the end of the MLS season. He then joined Fulham in January 2006 on a free transfer and made 13 league and cup appearances during the remainder of the 2005–06 season. During the summer he injured a calf muscle, and missed the entire

2006–07 season through injury; he played in some reserve games towards the end of the season. He was released by Fulham in May 2008. Elliott returned to Major League Soccer in 2009, signing with the

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. He was waived from San Jose prior to the 2010 season opener. In November 2010, Elliott signed for hometown professional

club

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as an Injury Replacement Player for

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. In February 2011, Elliott went on trial with Chivas USA in the MLS and signed with the club on 9 February 2011. At season's end, his contract expired and he entered the

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. 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. In February 2018, Elliott was hired as head coach for the Sacramento Republic FC. After finishing 7th place in the USL Championship season and getting knocked out in the conference semifinals of the

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, Sacramento Republic decided not to extend Elliott contract.

International career

Elliott scored on his full

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debut in a 3–0 win over

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on 21 February 1995 and earned his 50th A-international cap in a 3–0 win over New Caledonia on 10 September 2008, accruing 6 goals en route to his milestone. He appeared in qualifying matches for the

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and in the

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in France. Elliott was included in the New Zealand U-23 squad for their first appearance at the

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as one of three over age players, alongside Ryan Nelsen and

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He was named as part of the

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New Zealand squad to travel to South Africa. On 10 May 2010, Elliott was named in New Zealand's final 23-man squad to compete at the

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, despite not being under contract at any club.

International career statistics

Club career statistics

Club honours

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: 2000 *

: 2002 *

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: 2002 *

: 2001

References

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NZ Football Profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Elliott, Simon 1974 births Wellington United players Boston Bulldogs (soccer) players Chivas USA players Columbus Crew players Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate soccer players in the United States Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics People educated at Wellington College (New Zealand) Fulham F.C. players Living people LA Galaxy players New Zealand expatriate association footballers New Zealand international footballers New Zealand association footballers Olympic association footballers of New Zealand Association footballers from Wellington City Major League Soccer players Premier League players San Jose Earthquakes players Stanford Cardinal men's soccer players Miramar Rangers AFC players Wellington Phoenix FC players A-League Men players Wellington Olympic AFC players Association football midfielders Sacramento Republic FC coaches Waterside Karori players New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in the United States New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in England New Zealand association football coaches 1996 OFC Nations Cup players 2000 OFC Nations Cup players 2002 OFC Nations Cup players 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2004 OFC Nations Cup players 2008 OFC Nations Cup players 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2010 FIFA World Cup players

Semi-professional and college career

Professional career

International career

International career statistics

Club career statistics

Club honours

See also

References

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