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'{{for|the bass guitar player|Tim Chandler}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2012}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Timothy Chandler | image = [[File:Timothy Chandler FCN 2012.jpg|200px]] | caption = Timothy Chandler 2012 | fullname = Timothy Chandler | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|03|29|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Frankfurt]], [[West Germany]] | height = {{convert|1.86|m|abbr=on}} | position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]] / [[Defender_(association_football)#Wingback|Wing-Back]] | currentclub = [[1. FC Nuremberg]] | clubnumber = 26 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2001 | youthclubs1 = Sportfreunde Oberau | youthyears2 = 2001–2008 | youthclubs2 = [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] | years1 = 2008–2010 | clubs1 = [[Eintracht Frankfurt U23|Eintracht Frankfurt II]] | caps1 = 50 | goals1 = 8 | years2 = 2010–2011 | clubs2 = [[1. FC Nuremberg II]] | caps2 = 17 | goals2 = 4 | years3 = 2010– | clubs3 = [[1. FC Nuremberg]] | caps3 = 44 | goals3 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2011– | nationalteam1 = [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] | nationalcaps1 = 9 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = 29 April 2012 | nationalteam-update = 11 November 2011 }} '''Timothy "Timmy" Chandler''' (born 29 March 1990 in [[Frankfurt]]) is a [[Germany|German]]-[[United States|American]] [[association football|soccer]] player who currently plays for [[Fußball-Bundesliga|Bundesliga]] side [[1. FC Nuremberg]] and the [[United States men's national soccer team]]. He is also eligible to play for Germany as long as he does not play in an official competition for the United States. ==Early life== Chandler was born in [[Frankfurt]], [[Germany]] to an [[African American]] father who was born in [[New York]] and served in the U.S. military, and a German mother. His father and mother separated shortly after his birth. He continued to live with his mother in Germany.<ref name="Yanks Abroad">{{cite web | url = http://yanks-abroad.com/get.php?mode=content&id=7318 | title = Chandler Emerging at FC Nurnberg | date= 26 January 2011 | accessdate =5 March 2011 | publisher= Yanks Abroad}}</ref> == Career == ===Professional=== Chandler began his career at Sportfreunde Oberau as well as time with [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] before transferring to [[1. FC Nuremberg]] in the summer of 2010. He made his debut for the first team of Nuremberg on 15 January 2011 against [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fcn.de/team/spieler/profil/chandler/ | title = Timothy Chandler | publisher = 1. FC Nuremberg | language = German | accessdate =5 March 2011}}</ref> On 12 February, he scored the first goal of his professional career against VfB Stuttgart.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.prostamerika.com/2011/02/17/meet-the-bundesliga-scorer-who-wants-to-play-for-the-usa-37302/ | publisher = Prost Amerika Soccer | title = Meet the Bundesliga Scorer who Wants to Play for the USA | date = 17 February 2011 | accessdate =5 March 2011}}</ref> ===International=== Due to the nationalities of his parents, Chandler holds both, a German and a U.S. passport. Therefore, he is eligible to represent either nation at the international level.<ref name="Yanks Abroad" /> On 16 March 2011, it was announced that Chandler would be part of the United States's 24-man squad set to face [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]] and [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] in international friendlies.<ref>{{cite web|title=U.S. Roster for March Friendlies|url=http://www.ussoccer.com/teams/us-men/latest-roster/110326-mnt-vs-arg-par.aspx |publisher=United States Soccer Federation | date = 20 March 2011 | accessdate = 10 September 2012}}</ref> Chandler made his debut with the U.S. on 16 March 2011, playing the entire second half of a 1–1 draw against Argentina. On 16 May 2012, Timothy Chandler declined an offer from U.S. coach [[Jürgen Klinsmann]] to join his training camp for the upcoming friendlies and 2014 World Cup Qualifiers.<ref>{{cite web|title=U.S. Head Coach Jurgen Klinsmann Discusses the Initial 16-Player Training Camp Roster |url=http://www.ussoccer.com/news/mens-national-team/2012/05/jurgen-klinsmann-discusses-roster.aspx |publisher=United States Soccer Federation | date = 15 May 2012 | accessdate = 10 September 2012}}</ref> Klinsmann stated that Timothy expressed a need to take a break from the U.S. and find his international identity.<ref>{{cite web|title=U.S. MNT Head Coach Jurgen Klinsmann Conference Call Quote Sheet |url=http://www.ussoccer.com/news/mens-national-team/2012/08/klinsmann-teleconference-quote-sheet.aspx |publisher=United States Soccer Federation | date = 12 August 2012 | accessdate = 10 September 2012}}</ref> However, Chandler later accepted a call-up for the US friendly against [[Russia national football team|Russia]], stating that he was "in 1,000 percent."<ref>{{cite web|title=Analysis: Making sense of Klinsmann's roster vs. Russia |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/11/12/commentary-chandlers-selection-most-intriguing-us-squad |publisher=Major League Soccer | date = 12 November 2012 | accessdate = 12 November 2012}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{NFT player|45613}} * [http://www.fcn.de/team/spieler/profil/chandler/ Profile] at the official 1. FC Nuremberg website {{de icon}} * [http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/timothy-chandler/ Timothy Chandler] at worldfootball.net * {{Fussballdaten|chandlertimothy|Timothy Chandler}} * [http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Mens-National-Team/2011/03/Chandler-Excited-To-Get-To-Work.aspx/ Interview] at the official USSF website {{1. FC Nuremberg squad}} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME = Chandler, Timothy | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Footballer | DATE OF BIRTH = 29 March 1990 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Frankfurt, West Germany | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chandler, Timothy}} [[Category:1990 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:German people of American descent]] [[Category:German footballers]] [[Category:American soccer players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Frankfurt]] [[Category:Eintracht Frankfurt II players]] [[Category:1. FC Nuremberg II players]] [[Category:1. FC Nuremberg players]] [[Category:Fußball-Bundesliga players]] [[Category:United States men's international soccer players]] [[de:Timothy Chandler]] [[es:Timothy Chandler]] [[fr:Timothy Chandler]] [[it:Timothy Chandler]] [[ja:ティモシー・チャンドラー]] [[pl:Timothy Chandler]]'