John Harkes (born March 8, 1967 in Kearny, New Jersey) is a former American soccer player. Harkes was the first American ever to play in the English Premier League, and is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. He appeared in two FIFA World Cup tournaments, and won two MLS Cup titles with D.C. United, and was the second American footballer to appear in the final of a major English tournament, after Julian Sturgis in 1876. A mainstay in the US national team midfield for most of the 1990s, Harkes was named the team's "Captain for Life" by then head coach Steve Sampson. Harkes ended his national team career with 90 caps and 6 goals. Harkes now is a color commentator for the MLS on ESPN calling games alongside JP Dellacamera. is the 67th day of the year (68th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... map highlighting Kearny within Hudson County Kearny (pronounced ) is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Soccer redirects here. ... The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays English Premier League for sponsorship reasons) comprises the top 20 football clubs in the league system of English football. ... The National Soccer Hall of Fame is a hall of fame located in Oneonta, New York that honors the best American soccer players, and individuals who have helped build the sport in the United States. ... The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football (soccer) competition contested by the mens national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA... 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. ... D.C. United is a professional soccer club located in Washington, D.C. that participates in Major League Soccer, the United States top-tier soccer league. ... First international Unofficial: USA 0 - 1 Canada  (Newark, NJ, USA; November 28, 1885) Official:  Sweden 2 - 3 USA (Stockholm, Sweden; August 20, 1916) Biggest win USA 8 - 1 Cayman Islands  (Mission Viejo, CA, USA; November 14, 1993) USA 7 - 0 El Salvador  (Los Angeles, CA, USA; December 5, 1993) USA... In association football a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Steve Sampson (born January 19, 1957 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is a soccer coach, the former head coach of the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Cap (sport). ... A color commentator (colour commentator in Canada), sometimes known as a color analyst, is a member of the broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the play-by-play announcer by filling in any time when play is not in progress. ... John Paul Dellacamera (born in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States), known as JP (no periods), is the voice of Major League Soccer for ABC. He is also ABCs play-by-play man for their coverage of international soccer, a sport hes been calling for nearly 30 years. ...

Amateur career

High school

Harkes grew up in the soccer hotbed of Kearny, New Jersey, and played youth and high school soccer with future national team teammates Tony Meola and Tab Ramos.^[1] map highlighting Kearny within Hudson County Kearny (pronounced ) is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. ... This biography does not cite any references or sources. ... This Biography does not cite any references or sources. ...

Harkes graduated from Kearny High School in 1985.^[2] During his high school career, Harkes played in four New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association championship matches and led his team to the 1984 Group 4 State Championship and a 24-0 record. He was the 1984 Parade High School Player of the Year. Kearny High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Kearny, New Jersey, as part of the Kearny School District. ... NJSIAA Logo The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA), founded in 1918, is a voluntary, non-profit organization made up of 425 accredited public, private and parochial high schools in New Jersey. ...

College

From 1985 to 1987, Harkes played soccer at the University of Virginia under his future D.C. United head coach Bruce Arena. He was named the Missouri Athletic Club Player of the Year in 1987. He decided to forego his senior year in order to play full time for the national team in 1988. That was the year the team played in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and began the qualification process for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. The University of Virginia (also called U.Va. ... 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. ... 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. ... First international Unofficial: USA 0 - 1 Canada  (Newark, NJ, USA; November 28, 1885) Official:  Sweden 2 - 3 USA (Stockholm, Sweden; August 20, 1916) Biggest win USA 8 - 1 Cayman Islands  (Mission Viejo, CA, USA; November 14, 1993) USA 7 - 0 El Salvador  (Los Angeles, CA, USA; December 5, 1993) USA... Johnson winning the 100 m final The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games celebrated in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. ... The 1990 FIFA World Cup, the 14th staging of the World Cup, was held in Italy from June 8 to July 8. ...

Professional career

U.S. minor leagues

Harkes began his professional career with the Albany Capitals of the American Soccer League in 1989. He was a first team All Star that year. The Albany Capitals joined the third incarnation of the American Soccer League in 1989. ... The American Soccer League, operating between 1921 and 1933, was the first significant viable professional soccer league in the United States. ... All-star (also, Allstar or All Star) is a term with meanings in both the worlds of sports and entertainment. ...

England: 1990–1996

Harkes moved to Sheffield Wednesday of the English Football League in 1990. In a game that season against Derby County, his 35 yard blast flew into the net past former England World Cup goalkeeper Peter Shilton and earned him English football's "Goal of the Year" award. That season, Harkes became the second American (after Bill Regan, Romford 1948-49) to play at Wembley Stadium when Sheffield Wednesday reached the 1991 League Cup final. There, the Second Division (now Football League Championship) Wednesday upset the First Division (now Premier League) side Manchester United 1-0. Also that year, Wednesday won promotion to the First Division. SWFC redirects here. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The Football League is an organisation representing 72 professional football clubs in England and Wales, and runs the oldest professional football league competition in the world. ... Wembley Stadium was a football stadium located in Wembley, London. ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short, or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League. ... The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays English Premier League for sponsorship reasons) comprises the top 20 football clubs in the league system of English football. ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ...

In 1993, Harkes became the only American to score in a League Cup Final in a 2-1 loss to Arsenal. He also appeared in the FA Cup Final that year, again losing to Arsenal, 2-1 in the replay, after a 1-1 draw in the first game. Harkes played one more season in England after moving to Derby County in the summer of 1993. In 1995, Major League Soccer (MLS) began preparing for its first season, which it first thought would come in the fall of 1995. As part of that process, MLS signed prominent U.S. players to league contracts. Harkes was one of the players who signed with MLS, only to discover the league would not begin play until 1996. Therefore, he, and MLS, negotiated a one year loan to West Ham United.^[1] Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, north London. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... Current season Derby County Football Club are an English football club based in Derby. ... Major League Soccer (MLS) is a North America professional soccer league. ... Current season West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, and have played their home matches at the 35,303 capacity Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904. ...

Major League Soccer: 1996–2003

In 1996, Harkes, along with his US national teammates based overseas, returned to the U.S. for the launch of Major League Soccer. MLS had signed numerous prominent U.S. players and eventually allocated them throughout the league's teams in order to create an initial equitable distribution of talent. MLS allocated Harkes to D.C. United, making him the team's first player ever. That first season, he led the club to a MLS Cup win and a U.S. Open Cup title. D.C. United successfully defended its MLS Cup title in 1997, with Harkes assisting on the match-winning goal in the cup final. Major League Soccer (MLS) is a North America professional soccer league. ... 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. ... D.C. United is a professional soccer club located in Washington, D.C. that participates in Major League Soccer, the United States top-tier soccer league. ... 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. ...

Despite the disappointment of being left off the 1998 World Cup squad, Harkes helped United capture the Supporters Shield for the best regular season record in the league, before losing in the MLS Cup Final to the Chicago Fire. He also helped United become the first MLS club to win the CONCACAF Champions' Cup and upset Brazil's Vasco Da Gama in the Interamerican Cup.[2] 1998 World Cup redirects here. ... The Major League Soccer Supporters Shield is an award, annually given to the Major League Soccer team with the best regular season record, as determined by MLSs scoring system. ... Year founded 1997 League Major League Soccer Nickname La Maquina Roja, Men in Red, CF97 Stadium Toyota Park Bridgeview, IL Coach Juan Carlos Osorio[1] Owner Andell Holdings First Game Miami Fusion 0–2 Chicago Fire (Lockhart Stadium; March 21, 1998) Largest Win Kansas City Wizards 0–7 Chicago Fire... CONCACAF Champions cup logo The CONCACAF Champions Cup is the annual international football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America and the Caribbean). ... Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama, usually known as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, (after the famous Portuguese explorer of the same name) is a Brazilian sports club from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, founded on August 21, 1898 (although the football department started on November 5, 1915[1... Copa Interamericana 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). ...

At the end of the 1998 season, he traveled back to England for a two week trial with Nottingham Forest. On January 28, 1999, the team accepted Harkes for a two month loan period. He played only three games for Forest before returning to the U.S. While he was in England, D.C. United traded him to the New England Revolution for the Revs first and second round 1999 MLS College Draft picks. United traded Harkes in order to make room under the salary cap. History Nottingham Forest F.C. are an English football club, based at the City Ground, which is just outside the official boundary of Nottingham on the south side of the River Trent. ... D.C. United is a professional soccer club located in Washington, D.C. that participates in Major League Soccer, the United States top-tier soccer league. ... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Revolution, Revs Stadium Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA Coach Steve Nicol, 2002— Owner Robert Kraft First Game Tampa Bay Mutiny 3–2 New England Revolution (Tampa Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win New England Revolution 6–1 Colorado Rapids (Gillette Stadium; September 18... The 1999 Major League Soccer College Draft. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Harkes played three seasons in New England before being traded to the Columbus Crew in the mid-season of 2001. After an injury-plagued 2002 season, Harkes announced his retirement in 2003. Year founded 1994 League Major League Soccer Nickname The Crew, Americas Hardest Working Team Stadium Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH Coach Sigi Schmid Owner Clark Hunt First Game Columbus Crew 4–0 D.C. United (Ohio Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Columbus Crew 6–1 New England Revolution...

International career

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Harkes made his national team debut on March 23, 1987 against Canada. He quickly established himself as a national team regular and was selected for the 1988 Olympics. That year the U.S. went 1-1-1 and failed to qualify for the second round. Harkes continued to play for the national team as it went through the qualification process for the upcoming World Cup. The team qualified for those games after an improbable 1-0 road victory over Trinidad and Tobago in the final qualification match. is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 1987. ... First International USA 0 - 1 Canada (Newark, USA; November 28, 1885) Largest win USA 0 - 7 Canada (St. ... Flag of the United States The United States competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. ...

In 1990, he was a member of a World Cup squad made up mostly of college and semi-professional players. United States was routed 1-5 by Czechoslovakia, but were respectable losing 0-1 to host and eventual semifinalist Italy, and 1-2 to Austria. Despite losing all three matches, many players from the 1990 squad, including Harkes, Ramos, Meola, Marcelo Balboa and Eric Wynalda, would form the core of the US national team for most of the decade and play an important role in the development of MLS. Below are the squads that competed in the 1990 World Cup final tournament held in Italy from June 8 to July 8, 1990. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Eric Wynalda (born June 9, 1969 in Fullerton, California) is a former American international center forward, and the joint all-time leading scorer for the U.S. National Team (along with Landon Donovan). ...

USA fared better as the host nation in the 1994 World Cup, upsetting Colombia 2-1 in a group stage match to advance to the Round of 16. Harkes contributed to the Andrés Escobar own goal which likely led to the Colombian defender's shooting death weeks later [3] . Harkes delivered a cross from the left aimed at Earnie Stewart, which Escobar attempted to clear, but instead sent the ball past his goalkeeper. Andrés Escobar Saldarriaga (March 13, 1967 - July 2, 1994) was a Colombian football player, who was shot and killed in Medellín. ... 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. ... Earnie Stewart (born March 28, 1969 in Veghel, Netherlands) is an American soccer player who was a regular midfielder for the U.S. national team from 1990s until his retirement in 2005. ...

However, Harkes missed the Round of 16 match against Brazil after receiving his second yellow card of the group stage against Romania, earning a one-match suspension. Brazil won the match 1-0 and went on to win the World Cup. A yellow card is used in many sports as a means of cautioning a player regarding their conduct, or indicating that a player is to receive a certain level of punishment. ...

In Copa América 1995, Harkes led the United States, a guest team at the tournament, to a 3-0 upset of defending champion Argentina and a semifinal finish. He was named co-Most Valuable Player of the tournament along with Uruguyan Enzo Francescoli. The 1995 Copa América football (soccer) tournament was staged in Uruguay. ...

In 1996, before the beginning of the qualifying for the 1998 World Cup, head coach Steve Sampson named Harkes "Captain For Life", which meant Harkes would be the captain of the national team as long as he wished and Sampson was the coach. He responded by leading the team in assists in qualifying and helped he United States qualify for a third straight World Cup finals appearance. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Listed below are the dates and results for the 1998 World Cup qualification rounds for North, Central America and Caribbean. ... 1998 World Cup redirects here. ... Steve Sampson (born January 19, 1957 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is a soccer coach, the former head coach of the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. ...

Cover of Harkes' autobiography, Captain for Life

However, Sampson controversially left Harkes off the World Cup squad, citing "leadership issues", although the decision was never fully explained.[4] The bitterness resulting from the omission and the irony of the "Captain for Life" title would serve as the inspiration for his autobiography, Captain for Life: And Other Temporary Assignments (ISBN 1-886947-49-X), co-written with Denise Kiernan and published in 1999. In the book, Harkes criticized Sampson for lacking "credibility to a group of guys who had hundreds and hundreds of caps among them" and "putting a huge amount of pressure on young, internationally inexperienced players", and concluded, "I can't think of one thing that Steve did right in the months leading up to the World Cup".[5] The 1998 team went on to lose all three games in the group stage, finishing last overall. Image File history File links John_Harkes_book. ... Image File history File links John_Harkes_book. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ...

Harkes was called up to the national team again by his former college coach, Bruce Arena in 1999, and helped the United States win the bronze medal in the Confederations Cup that year. He ended his international career in 2000 with 90 appearances. 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 Confederations Cup The FIFA Confederations Cup is a football (soccer) tournament for national teams, held every four years (previously every two years) by FIFA. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships (CAF, CONMEBOL, UEFA, AFC, OFC, CONCACAF), along with the FIFA World...

Off the field

In 1994, Harkes appeared on People magazine's annual "The 50 Most Beautiful People" issue. People (full name People Weekly) is a weekly American magazine of celebrity and human interest stories, published by Time Inc. ...

In 2003, John Harkes announced his retirement from professional soccer. He became the Director of Youth Development for D.C. United and a color commentator for soccer broadcasts on Fox Sports Channel. A color commentator (colour commentator in Canada), sometimes known as a color analyst, is a member of the broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the play-by-play announcer by filling in any time when play is not in progress. ... ...

Harkes was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame on the first ballot in 2005. The National Soccer Hall of Fame is a hall of fame located in Oneonta, New York that honors the best American soccer players, and individuals who have helped build the sport in the United States. ...

Harkes appeared in the 2005 film The Game of Their Lives in the role of Ed McIlvenny, a member of the US World Cup team that upset England 1-0 in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. The Game of Their Lives is a 2005 drama film, directed by David Anspaugh. ... Edward John McIlvenny (born October 21, 1924 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland; died May 18, 1989 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England) was a Scottish-American football (soccer) player who most notably captained the United States national team in their 1–0 upset of England in the 1950 World Cup. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... Qualifying countries The 1950 FIFA World Cup was the only one not decided by a knockout final. ...

Harkes worked as an analyst for ESPN and ABC in broadcasting the 2006 World Cup returning on 2008 as lead analyst of both networks. 2006 World Cup redirects here. ...

In July 2006, John Harkes left his job at D.C. United to become an assistant coach for Red Bull New York under coach Bruce Arena. He was let go after Arena was fired though. Year founded 1995 (as NY/NJ MetroStars) League Major League Soccer Full name Red Bull New York Nickname Red Bulls, Metro, RBNY Stadium Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ Coach Juan Carlos Osorio Owner Red Bull GmbH First Game Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 NY/NJ MetroStars (Rose Bowl; April 13... 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. ...

Honors

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• 1993 F.A. Cup: finalist
• Football League Cup Champion 1991

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• MLS Cup 1996, 1997
• U.S. Open Cup 1996
• MLS Supporters' Shield 1997
• CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1998

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• Copa America 3rd Place
• FIFA Confederations Cup 1999 3rd Place

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• Copa América 1995 Golden Boot

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References

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External links

• U.S. Soccer Players biography
• Soccer Times profile
• New York Red Bulls biography
• National Soccer Hall of Fame profile
• Yanks-Abroad Interview and Article

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