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{{Short description|American soccer player and coach}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Ted Chronopoulos
| fullname = Ted Chronopoulos
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|9|16}}
| birth_place = [[Loma Linda, California]], United States
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = [[Midfielder]], [[Defender (association football)|defender]]
| youthyears1 = 1990–1991
| youthyears2 = 1993
| youthclubs1 = [[Cal State San Bernardino]]
| youthclubs2 = [[San Diego State Aztecs|San Diego State]]
| years1 = 1993–1996
| years2 = 1996–2002
| years3 = 2002
| years4 = 2003–2005
| years5 = 2004–2005
| clubs1 = [[Panionios F.C.|Panionios]]
| clubs2 = [[New England Revolution]]<ref name = "ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf"/> j
| clubs3 = [[MetroStars]]
| clubs4 = [[Charleston Battery]]
| clubs5 = Chicago Storm ''(indoor)''
| caps1 = 47
| caps2 = 144
| caps3 = 18
| caps4 = 57
| caps5 = 19
| goals1 = 7
| goals2 = 16
| goals3 = 0
| goals4 = 13
| goals5 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 1997
| nationalteam1 = [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2005
| managerclubs1 = [[Charleston Battery]] ''(assistant)''
| pcupdate =
| ntupdate =
}}

'''Ted Chronopoulos''' (born September 16, 1972) is an American former [[Association football|soccer]] player. He spent three seasons in the [[Super League Greece|Greek First Division]], seven seasons in [[Major League Soccer]], three in the [[USL First Division]] and one in [[Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008)|Major Indoor Soccer League]]. He also earned one [[cap (sports)|cap]] with the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States national team]].

==Playing==
===High school and college===
Chronopoulos grew up in [[Rialto, California]], graduating from [[Eisenhower High School (Rialto, California)|Eisenhower High School]] in 1990. That fall, he entered [[California State University, San Bernardino]], and spent two seasons with the Coyotes before transferring to [[San Diego State University]] for the 1993 season.<ref>[http://athletics.csusb.edu/media0607/61005mensoccer-reunion.htm CS San Bernardino Athletics]</ref>

===Greece===
In 1993, Chronopoulos left San Diego State to sign with [[Super League Greece|Greek First Division]] club [[Panionios F.C.|Panionios]]. He spent three seasons in Greece, seeing time in forty-seven first team games.

===MLS===
On February 7, 1996, the [[New England Revolution]] of Major League Soccer selected Chronopoulos in the fifth round (forty-fifth overall) of the [[1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft|1996 Inaugural Draft]].<ref name = "ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612135826/https://newengland-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/media/ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf |url=https://newengland-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/media/ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf |title=ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |access-date=May 10, 2024}}</ref> He scored his first goal for the Revolution on July 11, 1996 against the [[Columbus Crew]].<ref name="2024 Media Guide">{{cite book |title=2024 Media Guide |publisher=New England Revolution |url=https://revolution.1rmg.com/season/2024/media-guide/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240322013528/https://revolution.1rmg.com/season/2024/media-guide/ |access-date=September 10, 2024|archive-date=2024-03-22 }}</ref> In the [[1999 New England Revolution season]], Chronopoulos lead the team in matches played (31) as well as matches started. He earned MLS Player of the Week honors during the 11th week of the [[2000 Major League Soccer season]] after scoring a brace in the Revolution's 2-1 home win over the [[LA Galaxy]] on May 24.<ref name="2024 Media Guide"/>

On May 24, 2002, the Revs sent Chronopoulos, [[Andy Williams]], and [[Mamadou Diallo (footballer, born 1971)|Mamadou Diallo]] to the [[MetroStars]] in exchange for [[Daniel Hernández (soccer, born 1976)|Daniel Hernandez]], [[Diego Serna]] and [[Brian Kamler]].<ref name = "ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf"/> He played eighteen games with the MetroStars before being put on waivers on November 5, 2002.

===USL===
Choronopolous signed with the [[Charleston Battery]] of the [[USL First Division]] on February 10, 2003.<ref>[http://www.uslfans.com/news/2003/news,2003,0023.shtml 2003 USL Press Release]</ref> He spent three seasons with the Battery, earning second-team All-Star honors in 2003. That year, he also scored one of the Battery's three goals in its championship victory over the [[Minnesota Thunder]].

===MISL===
On August 10, 2004, Chronopoulos signed with the Chicago Storm of [[Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008)|Major Indoor Soccer League]].<ref>[http://www.chicagostorm.net/news/?cat=16&id=335 Press release] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519072730/http://www.chicagostorm.net/news/?cat=16&id=335 |date=2011-05-19 }}</ref> While he was selected as team captain, he suffered from several injuries during the season. He retired from playing professionally in September 2005.<ref>[http://www.howesportsdata.com/howesportsdata/stats/soccer/misl/misl05.txt 2004-2005 MISL Stats] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024151049/http://www.howesportsdata.com/howesportsdata/stats/soccer/misl/misl05.txt |date=2008-10-24 }}</ref>

===National team===
Chronopoulos earned one cap with the U.S. national team, taking part in a 2–1 win over [[Israel national football team|Israel]] on June 17, 1997. He came on for [[Jeff Agoos]] in the seventy-first minute.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/usa-intres-det00.html RSSSF]</ref>

==Coaching==
Throughout his playing career, Chronopoulos served as a trainer or coach for numerous youth teams. In 2005, he was also an assistant coach with the [[Charleston Battery]]. Chronopoulos also served as Director of [[Chivas USA]] youth academy. In 2013 he and [[Dan Calichman]] filed a lawsuit against [[Chivas USA]] arguing that they were fired because they were not Latino and did not speak Spanish.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/31/sports/soccer/mexican-owner-of-mls-club-wanted-only-latinos-suit-says.html|title= Mexican Owner of MLS Club wanted only latinos suit says|newspaper= The New York Times|date= 31 May 2013|last1= Borden|first1= Sam}}</ref>
With an USSF 'A' License, Chronopoulos is currently the Director of Soccer for The Pateadores, a premier youth soccer organization based in Southern California.

In August 2010, Teddy joined the [[New York Cosmos (2010)]] in the role of Director of The Cosmos Academy with a focus on developing world class youth talent.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.nycosmos.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Cosmos-Academy-Final-for-Website.pdf
|title=The New York Cosmos Goes Coast-to-Coast With Cosmos Academy
|date=2010-08-25
|accessdate=2010-08-25
|publisher=[[New York Cosmos (1971–1985)|New York Cosmos]]
}}</ref>

== Honors ==
'''Individual'''

* [[MLS All-Star Game|MLS All-Star]]: [[1997 MLS All-Star Game|1997]]<ref>[https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/all-star-game-flashback-1997-valderrama-named-mvp-again All-Star Game flashback, 1997] at MLSsoccer.com</ref>

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061118133315/http://www.nhsoccer.com/rev/roster/chrono.htm New England Revolution profile]
*[http://metrofanatic.com/team/player.jsp?NAME=Ted%20Chronopoulos MetroStars profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071012171425/http://charlestonbattery.com/history_pregister.asp?pid=677 Charleston Battery profile]

==References==
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Rialto, California]]
[[Category:Soccer players from San Bernardino County, California]]
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[[Category:American expatriate men's soccer players]]
[[Category:American people of Greek descent]]
[[Category:Sportspeople of Greek descent]]
[[Category:United States men's international soccer players]]
[[Category:San Diego State Aztecs men's soccer players]]
[[Category:Panionios F.C. players]]
[[Category:New England Revolution players]]
[[Category:New York Red Bulls players]]
[[Category:USL First Division players]]
[[Category:Charleston Battery players]]
[[Category:Chicago Storm (MISL) players]]
[[Category:American soccer coaches]]
[[Category:Major League Soccer players]]
[[Category:USL First Division coaches]]
[[Category:Super League Greece players]]
[[Category:Major League Soccer All-Stars]]
[[Category:A-League (1995–2004) players]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Loma Linda, California]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Eisenhower High School (Rialto, California) alumni]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]

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