Age, Biography and Wiki
Cobi Jones (Cobi N'Gai Jones) was born on 16 June, 1970 in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., is an American soccer player. Discover Cobi Jones's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 53 years old?
| Popular As |
Cobi N'Gai Jones |
| Occupation |
N/A |
| Age |
53 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini |
| Born |
16 June 1970 |
| Birthday |
16 June |
| Birthplace |
Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States
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He is a member of famous player with the age 53 years old group.
Cobi Jones Height, Weight & Measurements
At 53 years old, Cobi Jones height is 5ft 7in .
| Physical Status |
| Height |
5ft 7in |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Cobi Jones's Wife?
His wife is Kim Reese (m. 2009)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Kim Reese (m. 2009) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
Cobi Jones Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Cobi Jones worth at the age of 53 years old? Cobi Jones’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from United States. We have estimated Cobi Jones's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
player |
Cobi Jones Social Network
Timeline
Cobi N'Gai Jones (born June 16, 1970) is an American former professional soccer player and commentator.
He is an analyst for MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
He has also been seen on Time Warner Cable SportsNet, Fox Sports, BeIN Sports, the Pac-12 Network, and as the host of the Totally Football Show: American Edition.
In addition, during the 1990s, he hosted the health show Mega-Dose on MTV.
He also represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
As a player, Jones was a midfielder from 1994 until 2007, starting his career in England with Premier League club Coventry City, before playing for Brazilian side Vasco da Gama.
After playing in the 1994 World Cup held in the United States, Jones signed with English team Coventry City of the Premier League, where he spent one season.
He played for the team in the 1994, 1998, and 2002 FIFA World Cups.
Jones trained with a German club 1. FC Köln of the Bundesliga before joining Brazilian club Vasco da Gama after impressive performances with the United States national team in the 1995 Copa America.
After only a few months in Brazil, Jones signed with the new Los Angeles Galaxy franchise for Major League Soccer's inaugural season.
After playing in the 1995 Copa America, he also became a popular player in Latin America because the nickname used by an Argentine commentator to call him: "Escobillón" ("swab"), due to his bleached dreadlock hairstyle and the similar pronunciation of his name, Is Cobi Jones, and the word "escobillón".
He is one of a significant group of United States national team stars who returned from overseas to aid the then new Major League Soccer in 1996, beginning an 11-year spell with the LA Galaxy.
Jones is the all-time leader in caps for the United States national team and a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
Following retirement, Jones served as an assistant coach with the LA Galaxy for two seasons.
Jones grew up in Southern California.
He played soccer with AYSO starting at age 5 in Westlake Village, California.
After graduating from Westlake High School, Jones emerged as a talented player in college, making the UCLA soccer team as a non-scholarship player, ultimately becoming one of its most successful soccer-playing graduates.
While attending UCLA, Jones was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha, an international fraternity.
Jones's best year with the Galaxy came in 1998, when he was second in MLS with 51 points (19 goals and 13 assists), was named to the MLS Best XI, and was also named U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year.
He was named to the best XI at the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup and won with the national team at the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Reese, a music consultant and former music executive at New Line Cinema, met Jones in 2003 and began dating him in 2004.
The couple was married at the Four Seasons Resort Aviara in Carlsbad, California.
They have two sons, Cayden and Cai.
Jones is currently the all-time leader of the United States in appearances, with 164 caps as of the end of 2004 (scoring 15 goals).
In 2005, he became the last player in MLS to remain with his original team since 1996.
Jones announced on March 19, 2007, that he would retire following the season.
On November 9, 2007, Jones was announced as an assistant coach with the Galaxy under Ruud Gullit.
After Gullit's resignation on August 11, 2008, Jones served as the interim head coach until the Galaxy hired Jones's former United States national team head coach Bruce Arena.
On September 12, 2009, Jones married Kim Reese.
In January 2011, Jones left the Galaxy to serve as associate director of soccer with the New York Cosmos and was with the club through 2012.
On March 11, 2011, Jones was selected for induction into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.
Jones is a part of the ownership group of Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League.
