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Agoos (nicknamed Goose), was born in Switzerland, when his father, who was a U.S. diplomat, was posted there. However, he was raised in Texas, and has won a record five MLS championships as a player: three with DC United (for whom he played from 1996 to 2000) and two with the San Jose Earthquakes (2001-2004). Geese redirects here. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname United, Black-and-Red, The Men in Black Stadium RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. Coach Tom Soehn, 2006— Owner D.C. United Holdings First Game San Jose Clash 1–0 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; April 6, 1996) Largest Win D.C... This article is about the MLS franchise. ...

High School

Agoos attended J.J. Pearce High School in Richardson, Texas. He was named a two-time Parade Magazine High School All-American as well as a Dallas All-Sports Athlete-of-the-Year. He led his team to the 1983 Texas State Championship J.J. Pearce High School is a high school located in Richardson, Texas. ... Nickname: Location within Dallas County and the state of Texas County Dallas County Collin County Government  - City Manager Bill Keffler Area  - City 74. ...

Collegiate career

From 1986 to 1990, Agoos played soccer for Bruce Arena at the University of Virginia. During his four seasons with the Caveliers, earned First-Team All-American honors twice, in 1988 and 1990. He finished second in Hermann Award voting his senior season. Bruce Arena (born September 21, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American soccer coach, former Head Coach and Sporting Director for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer and the former coach of the United States mens national soccer team. ... The University of Virginia (also called U.Va. ... The NCAA each year names the 11 best Division I college soccer players to its annual First-Team All-American list. ... 2004 Hermann Trophy winner Danny ORourke playing for the Indiana Hoosiers in 2004 The Hermann Trophy is awarded annually by the lesbians to the United Statess top male and female college soccer players. ...

In 1989, His junior year, Virginia went to the NCAA championship game where it fought the University of Santa Clara to a 1-1 draw after 4 overtimes. While the teams wanted to continue to play, NCAA officials ended the game and declared the two teams co-champions. At the time there were no penalty kicks to end a tie. The NCAA began conducting a mens soccer national championship tournament in 1959 with an eight-team tournament. ... A view of Mission Santa Clara from the Kenna Lawn. ...

Initial Professional Career

Upon graduating from college, Agoos played for the Maryland Bays of the A-League in 1991. On February 13, 1991, the Dallas Sidekicks of the Major Indoor Soccer League drafted Agoos with the second overall pick of the 1991 draft. He played in thirty games in the 1991-1992 season, scoring seven goals. In 1992, he left the Sidekicks to play full time for the U.S. national team, but Dallas again selected him in a draft, this time the 1993 Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL) draft, but he did not re-sign with the team. The Maryland Bays were an inaugural franchise of the third incarnation of the American Soccer League in 1988. ... The original A-League (formerly the American Professional Soccer League) was a professional mens soccer league in North America. ... {| style=margin:5px; border:1px solid #8888AA; align=right cellpadding=3 cellspacing=3 width=280 |- align=center bgcolor=#dddddd |colspan=2| Dallas Sidekicks |- align=center |colspan=2| |- align=center bgcolor=#eeeeee || Operated || 1984 - 2004 |- align=center || Arena || Reunion Arena |- align=center bgcolor=#eeeeee || Based in || Dallas, Texas |- align=center || Colors... This article is about the 1978-1992 Major Indoor Soccer League. ... The Continental Indoor Soccer League was an indoor soccer league that played from 1993 to 1997. ...

Move to Germany

After being cut from the U.S. roster for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Agoos moved to Germany, where he played for SV Wehen during the 1994-95 season. Qualifying countries The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. ... SV Wehen is a German football club based in Taunusstein, just outside Wiesbaden, Hesse. ...

Major League Soccer

After returning from Germany in 1995, he served as an assistant coach to Bruce Arena at the University of Virginia.

In 1996, Agoos returned to the United States to join Major League Soccer MLS. In order to create a league, MLS allocated various recognized players to each team. As part of this process, the league allocated Agoos to DC United where he joined Bruce Arena, the team's first coach. That year, Agoos won the first MLS Championship as well as the U.S. Open Cup. He followed it up the next year with his second MLS Championship. In 1998, DC United achieved its greatest accomplishment when it defeated Vasco de Gama to take the Interamerican Cup and won his third MLS Championship. He spent 2001 through 2004 with the San Jose Earthquakes, and proceeded to win his fourth and fifth MLS Championships. Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league sanctioned by FIFA as the top flight of the American Soccer Pyramid. ... The Major League Soccer Inaugural Allocations were signed by the league and distributed to the leagues ten teams prior to the beginning of the 1996 season, the MLSs first. ... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium RFK Stadium Coach Peter Nowak, 2004- All-Time Leaders* Games Marco Etcheverry, 191 Goals Jaime Moreno, 76 Assists Marco Etcheverry, 101 Points Jaime Moreno, 218 Shutouts Nick Rimando, 18 First Game San Jose Clash 1 - 0 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; April... The Alan I. Rothenberg Trophy The MLS Cup is the final game of the Major League Soccer postseason, officially recognized as the championship of the league. ... The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is an American soccer competition open to all United States Soccer Federation affiliated teams, from amateur adult club teams all the way to the professional teams of Major League Soccer. ... See Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama for the football club. ... Copa Interamericana (English: Interamerican Cup) was a football trophy contested between the champions of CONMEBOLs Copa Libertadores de América (South America) and the winners of CONCACAFs Champions Cup (North America, Central America and the Caribbean). ... This article is about the MLS franchise. ...

Agoos was named MLS Defender of the Year in 2001 and earned a place in the MLS Best XI three times (1997, 1999, and 2001). In 2005, Agoos was named to the league's tenth anniversary All-Time Best XI. In the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) has handed out a Defender of the Year award since its inception in 1996. ... In the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) has selected a league Best XI since its inception in 1996. ... In 2005, Major League Soccer named its All-Time Best XI: // Goalkeeper Tony Meola: MetroStars (1996-98, 2005), Kansas City (1999-2004) Defenders Jeff Agoos: DC United (1996-2000), San Jose (2001-04), MetroStars (2005) Marcelo Balboa: Colorado (1996-2001), MetroStars (2002) Eddie Pope: DC United (1996-2002), MetroStars (2003...

He was traded to the MetroStars after the 2004 season for a fourth round draft pick. In ten years in MLS, Agoos scored 11 regular season goals and added 25 assists in 244 matches. In 2005, he was named to the MLS All-Time Best XI, before retiring December 8, 2005. MetroStars logo 2002-2005 The MetroStars was the name of a soccer club based in New Jersey that participated in Major League Soccer between 1996 and 2005. ... In 2005, Major League Soccer named its All-Time Best XI: // Goalkeeper Tony Meola: MetroStars (1996-98, 2005), Kansas City (1999-2004) Defenders Jeff Agoos: DC United (1996-2000), San Jose (2001-04), MetroStars (2005) Marcelo Balboa: Colorado (1996-2001), MetroStars (2002) Eddie Pope: DC United (1996-2002), MetroStars (2003...

National Team

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Agoos made his debut with the United States national team on January 13, 1988 against Guatemala. Jeff was the last member to be cut from the US squad for the 1994 FIFA World Cup and he burned his uniform upon hearing the news. He made the squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France but did not play a single minute, in favor of David Regis. In the World Cup in South Korea/Japan at the age of 34, Jeff started the first three games (he scored an own goal to finish the scoring in the surprising win against Portugal) until he suffered a calf injury against Poland. He later missed the rest of the tournament. He was capped a total of 134 times for the U.S. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Qualifying countries The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. ... 1998 World Cup redirects here. ... David Regis (born December 2, 1968 in La Trinité, Martinique), is a former French-American soccer defender, who played for the United States at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, and was an unused substitute at the 2002 World Cup. ... The 2002 Football World Cup (Official name: 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan) was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ... An own goal occurs in football (soccer) and other goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. ...

Agoos earned his last cap against Wales on May 26, 2003. This article is about the country. ...

Agoos was also a member of the 1992 Team USA Futsal team which won a silver medal at Hong Kong. He earned 10 caps and scored 2 goals with the futsal team. Futsal in Germany Futsal is an indoor version of football (soccer). ...

Post-Playing Career

Agoos was named as New York Red Bulls' Technical Director on September 28th, 2006, serving under head coach Bruce Arena. He officially joined the Bulls organization on January 1st, 2007.^[2] On January 7, 2008 he was promoted to Sporting Director.^[3] Year founded 1995 (as NY/NJ MetroStars) League Major League Soccer Nickname Red Bulls, Metro, RBNY Stadium Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ Coach vacant Owner Red Bull First Game Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 NY/NJ MetroStars (Rose Bowl; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Red Bull New York 6–0...

References

External links

• Dallas Sidekicks profile

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