Cuban Jones He will join his former colleagues Landon Donovan and David Beckham At Legends Plaza at Dignity Health Sports Park next season, where the team commissioned a bronze statue larger than life in the American football hall in Fameer, who scored the first goal in the history of concession in 1996.
“He still hasn’t drowned,” Jones said. “It is an honor. It is almost valid.
“I may be the third, [but] Maybe I will not be the last. I will enjoy it. “
The 9 -feet statue of Beckham was placed in Legends Plaza, outside the main entrance to Mark Health Sports Park, before the opening match of the Galaxy season in 2019. It was joined by Donovan late in the 2021 season. The Galaxy said that the Johns statue will be consistent With the first two, which was carved by artists Amiri Amrani and Jessica Lubiriste, with the division on the basis of a picture chosen by Jones.
Jones statue will also help mark The return of the World Cup to southern California In 2026, Jones, the leader of the national team for men at all in appearances with 164, played in all the four American games in the 1994 World Cup, which is the only previous tournament that was held in the United States
Jones played in three World Cup in general, with his 11 appearance in the championship championship second in the United States list at all.
“This statue is a symbol of unnecessary Cobi dedication, unparalleled talent and the values that will continue to direct our team for years to come,” Dan BakermanThe president and CEO of AEG, the parent company in Galaxy, said in a statement. “It is a honor that goes beyond sport. It is a celebration of what the greatness looks at, inside and outside the stadium.”
Jones grew up in the village of Witkek and walked to Seji Schmid-A team from the UCLA team, and the help of Bruins in the second NCAA title in 1990. After he started his career with Coventry City in the Premier League, Jones returned home to join the Galaxy for the MLS opening season and never left, plays 12 seasons for the team and set the number The standard for the club for appearances while winning seven prizes, including the MLS Cup and the Concacaf Champions Cup.
“The statue is a certificate on Legacy Cobi built by” Galaxy Presation Tom Brown He said. “His role in establishing the galaxy as the most famous club in the league has made its name synonymous with our sports and our team.”
Jones also managed the team on a temporary basis in 2008, served as an assistant Bruce Arena Employees of three seasons have been a long -time analyst in the team’s television broadcasts as well as with Fox SPORTS, NBC and Apple TV, among other things. He is also the owner/investor Angel city From NWSL.
Jones said that the memory of bronze was not something that he believed was possible during his career, but the unveiling of the statue would be particularly important to his family since his two sons, Kaiden and Kai, he never saw him playing.
He said, “It is very good to get it.” I played this game at first because I loved it. For me, as much as a statue, he may have been the only one who was saying, “Hey, you deserve the statue” maybe my mother.
“I will definitely search for my wife and my son, and I only see how they interact because I want them to enjoy this experience and enjoy it as much as I am.”
