San Jose Earthquakes head coach Steve Ralston was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame Thursday night at a ceremony in St. Louis.
Ralston, a native of St. Louis, retired from Major League Soccer in 2010 as the league's all-time leader in assists (135), games played (378), starts (372) and minutes (33,143). He played in four MLS Cup finals for New England and was named an MLS All-Star seven times. He received MLS Best XI recognition three times during his 15-year playing career, received the league’s first-ever Rookie of the Year Award and is the only three-time recipient of the MLS Fair Play Award in league history.
He joined the Earthquakes as an assistant coach in 2015 after four years in the same capacity with the Houston Dynamo, and was named the club’s interim head coach earlier this year on Sept. 17.
Internationally, Ralston scored four goals in 36 appearances for the United States National Team, including the game-winning goal against Mexico on Sept. 3, 2005 to clinch qualification for the World Cup.
Complete list of 2018 St. Louis Hall of Fame
Dominic Barczewski, Dave Bozdeck, Lori Chalupny Lawson, Paul Geerling, Steve Gliedt, Steve Lux, Pat McGauley, George Mihaljevic, Chris Oswald, Tom Pelizzaro, Steve Ralston and Rich Schwarzen.
