Tabare (Tab) Ramos (born September 21, 1966 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a retired U.S. soccer midfielder, considered one of the most skillful players to ever wear the US jersey. Ramos was the first player to sign with Major League Soccer, where he played seven years with the MetroStars. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Department Montevideo Department Altitude 43 m Coordinates 34º 53S 56º 10W Founded 1726 Founder Bruno Mauricio de Zabala Population 1,325,968 (2004) (1st) Demonym Montevideano Phone Code +02 Postal Code 10000 Montevideo (IPA: ) is the capital, largest city, and chief port of Uruguay. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada. ... 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. ... 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. ...

Early life

Born in Uruguay, Ramos emigrated to the United States with his family when he was 11. His father played professional soccer in Uruguay and instilled a love for the game into Tab from an early age. While living in Uruguay, he played for the Union Vecinal youth club. When his family arrived in the U.S., they settled in New Jersey where Ramos attended Saint Benedict's Preparatory School, the same high school attended by Claudio Reyna a few years later. He also played for local youth club Thistle FC. In 1982, he became U.S. citizen. He was a two-time high school All-America and the 1983 Parade Magazine National High School Player of the Year. That year, he led St. Benedict's to the New Jersey State Championship. Ramos holds the New Jersey boy's soccer record of 161 goals, 57 of which he scored his senior year. Apart from playing soccer, Ramos also ran indoor track at St. Benedict's. A memorial statue in Hanko, Finland, commemorating the thousands of emigrants who left the country to start a new life in the United States Emigration is the act of nolan muir the phenomenon of leaving ones native country to settle abroad. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... Saint Benedicts Preparatory School is an all boys Roman Catholic high school that has been a part of Newark Abbey for well over 100 years. ... Claudio Reyna (born July 20, 1973 in Livingston, New Jersey) is an American soccer player. ...

In 1984, the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League drafted Ramos, but he chose to go to college when the NASL folded. For the South African club, see Jomo Cosmos The New York Cosmos (1971-1985), known simply as the Cosmos for the 1977 and 1978 seasons, was a franchise in the North American Soccer League, based in New York City and its suburbs. ... North American Soccer League or (NASL) was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984. ...

College

Ramos attended college at NC State where he played NCAA soccer for four years. He was All ACC his four years and a three time All American. In 1988, he left school briefly to play for the U.S. team at the 1988 Summer Olympics. However, he returned in 1989 to leave again when he signed with the United States men's national soccer team. He finally graduated in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Language (Spanish) and Literature after taking years of correspondence courses. North Carolina State University is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... The term All-American has two uses: It can be used as a reference to an athlete selected as a member of an All_America team, as in Eddie George was named an All-American football player by both wire services in 1995. ... you are such a dumb noob and the red sox rule Size = 200 | Optional caption = | Host city = Seoul, South Korea | Nations participating = 159 | Athletes participating = 8,465 (6,279 men, 2,186 women) | Events = 263 in 27 sports | Opening ceremony = September 17, 1988 | Closing ceremony = October 2, 1988 | Officially opened... 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... A B.A. issused as a certificate Bachelor of Arts (B.A., BA or A.B.), from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus is an undergraduate bachelors degree awarded for either a course or a program in the liberal arts or the sciences, or both. ...

Turning pro

Ramos played with the New Jersey Eagles of the American Professional Soccer League in 1988. He then moved to the Miami Sharks for the 1989 season. He was selected as a league All Star that year. The New Jersey Eagles were an inaugural franchise of the third incarnation of the American Soccer League in 1988. ... A-League redirects here. ... The Miami Sharks were an inaugural franchise of the third incarnation of the American Soccer League in 1988. ... All-star (also, Allstar or All Star) is a term with meanings in both the worlds of sports and entertainment. ...

In 1990, Ramos signed with a Spanish team Second Division club Figueres. In his first season with the team, he played 38 games, scoring 5 goals. His excellent play continued during his second year with the team, bringing considerable attention from several first division clubs. However, Ramos sabotaged this interest when he was ejected from a Nov 24, 1991 game with Rayo Vallecano for cursing at the referee. He was suspended for five games and interest in him dried up. On July 31, 1992, Figueres sold Ramos to fellow Second Division club Real Betis for $400,000. Logo of the Real Federacion Española de Futbol The Segunda División B is a championship of the Spanish Football. ... Unió Esportiva Figueres is a football team based in Figueres in the autonomous community of Catalonia. ... Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, often abbreviated to Rayo, is a Spanish Segunda División B football club based in Vallecas, a neighborhood in South East Madrid. ... Real Betis Balompié is a Spanish football club in Seville founded in 1907. ...

In the 1993-1994 season, Real Betis won the Spanish Second and earned promotion to the First Division. While Ramos remained with Betis for the 1994-1995 season, he never played a game as he recovered from a skull fracture suffered during the 1994 World Cup game with Brazil. Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Professional Football League), commonly known as La Liga, is the professional football league in Spain. ...

In 1994, Ramos was chosen as the CONCACAF Player of the Year. CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) is the continent-wide governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. ...

Major League Soccer

On January 3, 1995 Ramos became the first player signed with Major League Soccer (MLS) which allocated to the future New York/New Jersey franchise, eventually known as the MetroStars. The league had intended to begin play in the fall of 1995, but difficulties forced it to delay its start for a year. Rather than letting players such as Ramos sit idle, the league loaned him and several others to foreign teams. January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada. ... 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. ... NY redirects here. ... 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. ...

For Ramos, MLS sent him to Mexican First Division club Tigres for the 1996 season. He became the first American player to appear for the side and was a key part of its run to the 1996 Mexico Cup champsionship, one of two Mexico Cups won by Tigres. La Primera División del Futbol Méxicano is the premier football championship established by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación (F.M.F.) in the Mexican League System. ... Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, also known as Tigres UANL or simply Tigres, is a Mexican professional football club, which plays in the Primera División de México. ...

Ramos returned to the United States for the inaugural MLS season in 1997 and would play seven season for the MetroStars, before retiring in 2002. When he retired, he was the last original member of the team. Unfortunately, his flashes of brilliance were interrupted by long injury spells, as he never lived up to his potential in a Metro jersey.^[1] Tab totaled just eight goals and 36 assists in MLS play (ten goals and 39 assists in all competitions).

He was a league All Star in 1996, 1998 and 1999. All-star (also, Allstar or All Star) is a term with meanings in both the worlds of sports and entertainment. ...

U.S. national team

Ramos began his national team career playing at the U-20 level in 1982, just after gaining his U.S. citizenship. Ramos was 15 when he scored two goals in regional qualifying for the 1983 FIFA U-20 World Cup. However, the U.S. went 0-2-1 and failed to advance out of group play in the champsionship tournament. The FIFA U-20 World Cup, formerly known as the FIFA World Youth Championship (the new name for the competition will be used for the first time in the 2007), is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by Féd...

In 1984, he was the last player cut from the U.S. 1984 Summer Olympics soccer team. He had just left high school, but was already known as an up and coming player. However, the International Olympic Committee had opened the Olympic soccer tournament to professionals for the 1984 games. The U.S., as the host nation,did not need to qualify, but had assembled a team of amateurs, mostly college players. When the IOC announced their decision, USSF dumped most of the team, except for Paul Caligiuri for professionals. Music sample: Olympic Fanfare and Theme ( file info) — composed by John Williams for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Problems listening to the file? See media help. ... Stamp The International Olympic Committee is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas on June 23, 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece between 776 BC to 396 AD. Its membership is 203 National Olympic Committees. ... The United States Soccer Federation (USSF) is the official governing body of the sport of soccer in the United States. ... Paul David Caligiuri (born May 9, 1964 in Westminster, California) is an American soccer player and coach, currently the head coach of the Cal Poly Pomona college soccer team. ...

Ramos had further disappointment a year later when the U.S. failed to qualify for the 1985 FIFA U-20 World Cup, despite a 3-2-2 record in the qualifying tournament.

It would be another year before Ramos earned his first cap for the senior U.S. team. It came on January 10, 1988 against Guatemala. He soon became an integral part of national team in addition to playing on the U.S. team which went 1-1-1 at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. A cap is an appearance for a select team, such as a school, county or international team in sports. ... 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... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... you are such a dumb noob and the red sox rule Size = 200 | Optional caption = | Host city = Seoul, South Korea | Nations participating = 159 | Athletes participating = 8,465 (6,279 men, 2,186 women) | Events = 263 in 27 sports | Opening ceremony = September 17, 1988 | Closing ceremony = October 2, 1988 | Officially opened...

After playing for the US in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, he was named U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year in 1990. Qualifying countries The 1990 FIFA World Cup, the 14th staging of the World Cup, was held in Italy from June 8 to July 8. ... The U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year is given by the United States Soccer Federation to the American soccer players judged best in the calendar year. ...

Early in his national team career, the coaches had difficulty finding a role for Ramos. At the time Hugo Perez was the creative force on the team and for some reason he and Ramos never gelled as midfielders. It seemed that Ramos would disappear during games when Perez was also playing. It wasn't until Perez faded from the national team scene that Ramos became more of a force and his attacking creativity came to the forefront. Hugo Ernesto Perez (born November 8, 1963 in El Salvador) is a former soccer midfielder from the United States. ...

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In 1994, Tab once again played in the World Cup, but his tournament was ended prematurely after suffering a skull fracture caused by a vicious elbow to the head by Brazilian leftback Leonardo. He went on to spend 3 and half months in hospital before finally returning to training, late in 1994. Leonardo apologized to him in English, stating that he did not intentionally hurt him. The 1994 Football World Cup held in the USA was won by Brazil who beat Italy 3-2 on penalty kicks after the game and extra time ended 0-0. ... It has been suggested that temporal fenestra be merged into this article or section. ... Leonardo Nascimento de Araujo, known simply as Leonardo (born September 5, 1969 in Niterói, Brazil), is a football (soccer) midfielder, who played for Brazil, playing on the teams that won the 1994 World Cup (although he was suspended for the latter part of the tournament), and placed second in... Leonardo Nascimento de Araujo, known simply as Leonardo (born September 5, 1969 in Niterói, Brazil), is a football (soccer) midfielder, who played for Brazil, playing on the teams that won the 1994 World Cup (although he was suspended for the latter part of the tournament), and placed second in...

Ramos saw more success in 1995 as a member of the U.S. team when it placed fourth at the Copa America. The 1995 Copa América football (soccer) tournament was staged in Uruguay. ...

On September 7, 1997, Ramos scored one of the most important goals in US history, against Costa Rica in a 1-0 World Cup qualifier win. In 1998, he played in his third World Cup. With coach Bruce Arena looking for veteran leadership for a must-win qualifier against Barbados, Ramos made his last appearance in a 4-0 US win on November 15, 2000. Two days later he announced his retirement from the national team. He finished his national team career with 81 caps and eight goals. September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1998 Football World Cup was held in France by the FIFA decision in July 1992. ... Bruce Arena was a winning college soccer coach at the University of Virginia for 18 years, ultimately achieving five NCAA Championships there (in 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994). ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Ramos also played 8 games, scoring 3 goals, for the U.S. Futsal team which finished 3rd at the 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship.^[2] Futsal in Germany Futsal is an indoor version of football (soccer). ... The FIFA Futsal World Championships (popularly, if incorrectly, referred to as the Futsal World Cup) are the international championships for futsal, the indoor version of soccer. ...

Ramos 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. ...

	United States squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup
1 Meola | 2 Trittschuh | 3 Doyle | 4 Banks | 5 Windischmann | 6 Harkes | 7 Ramos | 8 Bliss | 9 Sullivan | 10 Vermes | 11 Wynalda | 12 Krumpe | 13 Eichmann | 14 Stollmeyer | 15 Armstrong | 16 Murray | 17 Balboa | 18 Keller | 19 Henderson | 20 Caligiuri | 21 Covone | 22 Vanole | Coach: Gansler Mike Windischmann is a retired U.S. soccer player. ... The U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year is given by the United States Soccer Federation to the American soccer players judged best in the calendar year. ... Hugo Ernesto Perez (born November 8, 1963 in El Salvador) is a former soccer midfielder from the United States. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 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... Qualifying countries The 1990 FIFA World Cup, the 14th staging of the World Cup, was held in Italy from June 8 to July 8. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This biography does not cite any references or sources. ... Steve Trittschuh (born April 24, 1965) is a retired United States soccer defender. ... John Doyle (born April 16, 1966) played as a central defender for five years for the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer from the start of the inaugural season in 1996 until his retirement in 2000. ... Jimmy Banks (born 2 September 1964) earned 35 caps as a United States mens national soccer team defender between 1986 and 1991. ... Mike Windischmann is a retired U.S. soccer player. ... John Harkes (born March 8, 1967 in Kearny, New Jersey) is a former American soccer player and currently an assistant coach with Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer. ... Brian Bliss is an American soccer player and coach and the current interim head coach of the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer. ... Christopher (Chris) Sullivan (born April 18, 1965 in Redwood City, California) is a retired U.S. soccer midfielder/forward and current soccer trainer and sports broadcaster. ... Peter Vermes (born January 21, 1966 in Willingboro, New Jersey) is an American soccer player, who played for the US national team in the 1990 World Cup as a forward and later became one of the best defenders in Major League Soccer. ... Eric Wynalda (born June 9, 1969 in Fullerton, California) is a former American soccer forward, and the all-time leading scorer for the U.S. National Team. ... Paul Krumpe is a retired U.S. soccer midfielder/defender. ... Eric Eichmann (born 7 May 1965) earned 28 caps as a midfielder with the United States mens national soccer team. ... John Stollmeyer is a retired United States soccer player. ... Desmond Armstrong (born November 2, 1964 in Washington, D.C.) is a former United States national team soccer defender, his career spanning 1987-1994. ... Bruce Murray (born January 25, 1966 is a former American soccer forward, who at the time of his retirement was the all-time leading scorer for the U.S. National Team, a record that has since been eclipsed by Eric Wynalda, Brian McBride, Landon Donovan, and Joe-Max Moore. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Kasey Keller, nicknamed The Truth by many passionate fans, (born November 29, 1969 in Olympia, Washington, United States) is a soccer (football) goalkeeper, four time World Cup participant and one of the first American goalkeepers to become a regular in the English Premier League. ... This article is about the soccer player. ... Paul David Caligiuri (born May 9, 1964 in Westminster, California) is an American soccer player and coach, currently the head coach of the Cal Poly Pomona college soccer team. ... Neil Covone played only 5 games as a midfielder for the United States mens national soccer team. ... David Vanole is a former U.S. goalkeeper and current soccer coach. ... Bob Gansler (born July 1, 1941 in Mucsi, Hungary) is an American soccer player and coach. ...

	United States squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup
1 Meola | 2 Lapper | 3 Burns | 4 Kooiman | 5 Dooley | 6 Harkes | 7 Perez | 8 Stewart | 9 Ramos | 10 Wegerle | 11 Wynalda | 12 Sommer | 13 Jones | 14 Klopas | 15 Moore | 16 Sorber | 17 Balboa | 18 Friedel | 19 Reyna | 20 Caligiuri | 21 Clavijo | 22 Lalas | Coach: Milutinović Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 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... 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. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This biography does not cite any references or sources. ... Michael (Mike) Lapper was (born August 28, 1970 in Huntington Beach, California). ... Mike Burns (born September 14, 1970 in Marlborough, Massachusetts) is a retired professional and United States national team soccer player, currently Director of Soccer for the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer. ... Cle Kooiman (born July 4, 1964) is a former United States soccer player in defender role, currently as the assistant head coach for the United States Men’s Under 20 National Team. ... Thomas Dooley (born May 12, 1961, in Bechhofen, Germany) is an German-American soccer defender and defensive midfielder, a long-time member and captain of the United States national team. ... John Harkes (born March 8, 1967 in Kearny, New Jersey) is a former American soccer player and currently an assistant coach with Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer. ... Hugo Ernesto Perez (born November 8, 1963 in El Salvador) is a former soccer midfielder from the United States. ... 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. ... Roy Wegerle (born March 19, 1964 in Pretoria) is a South African-American soccer player, who played for the United States in the 1994 and 1998 World Cups. ... Eric Wynalda (born June 9, 1969 in Fullerton, California) is a former American soccer forward, and the all-time leading scorer for the U.S. National Team. ... Juergen Sommer (born February 27, 1969) is a former American soccer goalkeeper, who became the first American goalkeeper to play in the English Premier League, when he suited up for Queens Park Rangers in 1995. ... Cobi Jones (born June 16, 1970 in Detroit, Michigan) is one of the most recognizable and successful American soccer players. ... Frank (Foitos) Klopas (born September 1, 1966 in Prosimna, Greece) is a former Greek-American soccer forward and midfielder and current color commentator for Comcast SportsNet Chicago for Chicago Fire television broadcasts. ... Joe-Max Moore (born February 23, 1971 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is a former American soccer forward, who last played for the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer. ... Mike Sorber (born May 14, 1971 in Florissant, Missouri) is a former American soccer defensive midfielder. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Bradley (Brad) Howard Friedel (born May 18, 1971 in Lakewood, Ohio) is an American international football (soccer) goalkeeper who plays for Blackburn Rovers in the English Premier League. ... Claudio Reyna (born July 20, 1973 in Livingston, New Jersey) is an American soccer player. ... Paul David Caligiuri (born May 9, 1964 in Westminster, California) is an American soccer player and coach, currently the head coach of the Cal Poly Pomona college soccer team. ... Fernando Clavijo (born January 23, 1956 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a former American soccer defender and now coach, currently the head coach of the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. ... Panayotis Alexander (Alexi) Lalas (b. ... Velibor Bora Milutinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Велибор Бора Милутиновић) (born September 7, 1944 in Bajina BaÅ¡ta, Serbia, then Yugoslavia) is a Serbian football coach, and the only person to have coached five different teams at the World Cup: Mexico (1986), Costa Rica (1990), the United States (1994), Nigeria (1998), and China (2002). ...

	United States squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup
1 Friedel | 2 Hejduk | 3 Pope | 4 Burns | 5 Dooley | 6 Regis | 7 Wegerle | 8 Stewart | 9 Moore | 10 Ramos | 11 Wynalda | 12 Agoos | 13 Jones | 14 Preki | 15 Deering | 16 Sommer | 17 Balboa | 18 Keller | 19 Maisonneuve | 20 McBride | 21 Reyna | 22 Lalas | Coach: Sampson Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 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... Qualifying countries The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup, was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled in 1938. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Bradley (Brad) Howard Friedel (born May 18, 1971 in Lakewood, Ohio) is an American international football (soccer) goalkeeper who plays for Blackburn Rovers in the English Premier League. ... Frank Daniel Frankie Hejduk (b. ... George Edward Eddie Pope, December 24, 1973, in Greensboro, North Carolina is a soccer defender, who currently plays for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer and is an important part of the United States national team. ... Mike Burns (born September 14, 1970 in Marlborough, Massachusetts) is a retired professional and United States national team soccer player, currently Director of Soccer for the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer. ... Thomas Dooley (born May 12, 1961, in Bechhofen, Germany) is an German-American soccer defender and defensive midfielder, a long-time member and captain of the United States national team. ... 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. ... Roy Wegerle (born March 19, 1964 in Pretoria) is a South African-American soccer player, who played for the United States in the 1994 and 1998 World Cups. ... 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. ... Joe-Max Moore (born February 23, 1971 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is a former American soccer forward, who last played for the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer. ... Eric Wynalda (born June 9, 1969 in Fullerton, California) is a former American soccer forward, and the all-time leading scorer for the U.S. National Team. ... Jeffrey (Jeff) Alan Agoos (born May 2, 1968 in Geneva, Switzerland) is a former American soccer defender, one of the all-time appearance leaders for the United States national team. ... Cobi Jones (born June 16, 1970 in Detroit, Michigan) is one of the most recognizable and successful American soccer players. ... Predrag Radosavljević (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Радосављевић), known simply as Preki (Преки) (born June 24, 1963 in Belgrade), is a Serbian-American soccer player, one of the most decorated players in the history of Major League Soccer. ... Chad Deering (born 2 September 1970) is an American football (soccer) player. ... Juergen Sommer (born February 27, 1969) is a former American soccer goalkeeper, who became the first American goalkeeper to play in the English Premier League, when he suited up for Queens Park Rangers in 1995. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Kasey Keller, nicknamed The Truth by many passionate fans, (born November 29, 1969 in Olympia, Washington, United States) is a soccer (football) goalkeeper, four time World Cup participant and one of the first American goalkeepers to become a regular in the English Premier League. ... Brian Maisonneuve (b. ... Brian McBride (born June 19, 1972 in Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States) is an American who plays football (soccer), currently playing as a striker for Fulham of the English Premier League. ... Claudio Reyna (born July 20, 1973 in Livingston, New Jersey) is an American soccer player. ... Panayotis Alexander (Alexi) Lalas (b. ... Steve Sampson (born January 19, 1957 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is a soccer coach, the current head coach of the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. ...