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Stewart, the son of African American soldier Earnie Stewart and his Dutch wife Annemien Stewart, grew up in the Netherlands, and began his professional career in that country in 1988 with VVV . He spent two years at the Dutch First Division (second-level) club before moving to fellow First Division side Willem II in 1990. By the end of 1990, he made his first appearance for the U.S. national team against Portugal.

In his first season at Willem II, he finished third on the goal-scoring list for the Dutch First Division, with 17. He went on to score 49 goals in six seasons there. In the meantime, he developed into a regular for the U.S. national team, starting all four games that the U.S. played in the 1994 World Cup. Most notably, he scored the goal that gave the U.S. its winning margin against Colombia in group play, the first World Cup game won by the U.S. since 1950The 1950 Football World Cup is the only one which never had a single final match. It was also the first year that the cup itself would be referred to as the Jules Rimet Cup, to mark the 25th anniversary of Rimet's presidency of FIFA. It was won by Uruguay. That game, sadly, would be more remembered for the own goalAn own goal occurs in association football ( soccer) when a player kicks or otherwise causes the ball to go into his own side's goal, thus resulting in a goal being scored for the opposition. The player who does this is personally "credited" with the goal scored by Colombian defenderIn association football a defender is a player whose position of play is behind the midfielders and first and foremost provide support to the goalkeeper. The main types of defender are center back, full back, wing back, and sweeper. Defenders are by and l Andrés EscobarAndres Escobar ( 1967 1994) was a Colombian football player, who was shot dead for an own goal, which he scored in the 1994 Football World Cup. Escobar was born on 13 March 1967. He was a defender for Colombia in the Football World Cup in 1990 and 1994., which led to Escobar's murder shortly after his return to Colombia.

By 19961996 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty''. Events January January 5 Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone Jan, Stewart had moved to the Eredivisie (the Dutch top flight) with NAC BredaNAC Breda is a Dutch football club from Breda. History NAC (NOAD ADVENDO Combinatie) was founded in 1912 when the two clubs NOAD and ADVENDO merged. NOAD stands for N ooit O pgeven A ltijd D oorgaan (english: Never give up, always go on). ADVENDO stands f, eventually spending more than six seasons at NAC. The club was relegatedIn the sports leagues of many countries (a notable exception being the United States), relegation means the mandated transfer of the worst team(s) of a higher league into a lower league at the end of the season. An equal number of best team(s) from the lo in 1999For the album by Prince, see 1999 (album 1999 is a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the UN. Events Kosovo War Former child star Gary Coleman files for bankruptcy Y2K prep, but Stewart helped the club win the First Division in 2000, thereby earning promotion back to the Eredivisie. During his years at NAC, he also played in all of the U.S. team's matches at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, becoming one of only five U.S. men to play in three World Cups.

In January 2003, he left the Netherlands to play in Major League Soccer, and was allocated to D.C. United, where he won the MLS Cup in his second season. His socring numbers have not been up to his high standards, as he tallied just four regular season and one playoff goal in MLS.

Stewart became the eighth U.S. man to make his 100th international appearance in a 2004 CONCACAF World Cup qualifier against Grenada. His 111 goals as a professional in the Netherlands makes him the highest-scoring American in international club play. He was named US Soccer Athlete of the Year in 2001.