2008 Los Angeles Galaxy Roster

Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 8-13-9 - 33 points
Finishing 6th in MLS's Western Conference
Coach: Ruud Gullit (6-8-5)
Coach: Cobi Jones (0-0-1)
Coach: Bruce Arena (2-5-3)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 390,132, Avg. 26,009 in 15 home dates
2008 Los Angeles Galaxy Statistics

The Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer ended the 2008 season with a record of 8 wins and 13 losses and 9 ties for 33 points finishing sixth in MLS's Western Conference.

Los Angeles paced the league with 55 goals. The club allowed 62 goals, most in the circuit. Landon Donovan scored 20 goals for the Galaxy, while Edson Buddle, David Beckham and Alan Gordon each netted five or more, too. David Beckham contributed 10 assists. Steve Cronin topped the squad with 6 wins and a team-best 1.36 goals against average, pacing qualifying goalkeepers.

Ruud Gullit, Cobi Jones and Bruce Arena coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Vardan AdzemianDJuly 29, 19845'10"160Yerevan, Armenia
Charles AlamoGNovember 16, 19846'3"205San Luis Obispo, CA
Ely AllenF-MJune 12, 19865'11"165Anchorage, AK
Jeremy BarlowMAugust 11, 19855'7"150San Francisco, CA
David BeckhamMMay 2, 19756'0"170London, England
Scott BolkanDFebruary 18, 19866'2"180Salem, OR
Edson BuddleFMay 21, 19816'1"185New Rochelle, NY
Steve CroninGMay 28, 19836'3"197Sacramento, CA
Eduardo DominguezDSeptember 1, 19786'1"180Lanus, Argentina
Landon DonovanMMarch 4, 19825'8"155Ontario, CA
Joe FranchinoMAugust 9, 19765'9"165Fontana, CA
Sean FranklinDMarch 21, 19855'10"160Panorama City, CA
Michael GavinDMarch 30, 19865'10"165Phoenix, AZ
Alan GordonFOctober 16, 19816'3"190Long Beach, CA
Vito HigginsGAugust 3, 19856'3"200Taos, NM
Ante JazicDFebruary 27, 19765'11"175Halifax, NS
Bryan JordanDSeptember 13, 19855'8"155Pasadena, CA
Chris KleinMJanuary 4, 19766'0"185St. Louis, MO
Eddie LewisMMay 17, 19745'10"155Cerritos, CA
Brandon McDonaldDJanuary 16, 19866'1"185Phoenix, AZ
Mike MunozMSeptember 14, 19835'8"150Bellflower, CA
Alvaro PiresMMarch 11, 19855'10"180Jardinopolis, Brazil
Mike RandolphDDecember 3, 19855'7"155Chino Hills, CA
Troy RobertsDSeptember 18, 19835'11"180San Jose, CA
Carlos RuizFSeptember 15, 19795'9"180Guatemala City, Guatemala
Josh SaundersGMarch 2, 19816'4"210Grants Pass, OR
Israel SesayFSeptember 4, 19905'7"140Freetown, Sierra Leone
Josh TudelaMMarch 13, 19845'9"155Evansville, IN
Peter VagenasMFebruary 6, 19785'8"157Pasadena, CA
Julian ValentinDFebruary 23, 19876'0"180Lancaster, PA
Greg VanneyDJuly 11, 19745'11"169South Boston, VA
Josh WicksGNovember 1, 19836'3"195Landstuhl, Germany
Abel XavierDNovember 30, 19726'1"180Nampula, Mozambique



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