- Joseph Lapira
Joseph Lapira (born August 13, 1986, Lake Charles, Louisiana) is an American-born Irish soccer player who currently plays for the Notre Dame and for Baton Rouge Capitals in the USL Premier Development League. In 2006 he was the winner of the Hermann Trophy, awarded to the top collegiate player of the year, after scoring 22 goals for Notre Dame. He qualifies for the Republic of Ireland by virtue of his Irish mother, … - Kristine Lilly
Kristine Marie Lilly (born July 22, 1971 in New York City) is an American soccer player, who has been a fixture on the U.S. women's national team since 1987. She grew up in Wilton, Connecticut. Kristine attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she won the Hermann Trophy in 1991. Interestingly, her first cousin Derrick Lilly also attended North Carolina at Chapel Hill. There, he led the Tar Heels to back to back National Championships in 1992 and 1993. - Jason Garey
Jason Garey (born July 19, 1984 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American soccer striker who currently plays for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. He attended St. Amant High School in Louisiana and played for Baton Rouge Soccer Club. He holds Louisiana high school records for most goals in a season (73) and in a career (170). Garey played college soccer at the University of Maryland. In his senior season, he scored 22 goals in 25 games, … - Cindy Parlow
Cindy Parlow (born May 8, 1978) is an American professional soccer player. A native of Memphis, Tennessee, she played college soccer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was a four-time All-American and member of three teams that won the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship. She won the Hermann Trophy as outstanding female collegiate soccer player twice, in 1997 and 1998, and the ACC Female Athlete of the Year in 1999. - Shannon MacMillan
Shannon MacMillan (born October 7, 1974) is an American professional soccer player. She joined the U.S. Women's National Team (WNT) in 1994 as a midfielder, becoming a forward in 2000. She scored the game-winning goal in overtime in the Olympic semifinal against Norway in 1996, and also scored the first goal in the Olympic final against China. She was a "super-sub" on the US WNT's 1999 Women's World Cup team and the 2000 Olympic team. - Danny O'Rourke
Danny O'Rourke (born May 31, 1983 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American defensive midfielder, who currently plays soccer for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. O'Rourke played high school soccer at Worthington Kilbourne High School. He was captain during the 2000 season, during which they won the state championship. Named Ohio Capital Conference player of the year, All-Ohio Capital Conference First Team, All-District, And All-State. - Chris Gbandi
Chris Gbandi (born April 7, 1979 in Bong Mines, Liberia) is a Liberian-American professional soccer player, who currently plays left back for FC Dallas of Major League Soccer. Gbandi was drafted by the Dallas Burn (now FC Dallas) first overall in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft after a hugely successful career at the University of Connecticut, where he was a finalist for the Hermann Trophy in 1999 and 2001, … - Alecko Eskandarian
Alecko Eskandarian is an American professional soccer player in Major League Soccer, playing for Real Salt Lake. He is the son of Iranian national player Andranik Eskandarian, an Iranian-Armenian who played soccer professionally for the New York Cosmos. Prior to playing as a professional, he played three years of soccer for the University of Virginia where he was named ACC Rookie of the Year in 2000, … - Chris Wingert
Chris Wingert (born June 16, 1982 in Babylon, New York) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays defense for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. He was the 2000 Hermann Trophy winner as that year's best collegiate player. - Michelle Akers
Michelle Akers (born February 1, 1966 in Santa Clara, California) was a leading American soccer player and played on the historic 1999 Women's World Cup victory by the U.S.. She is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Akers was a three-time All-American from Shorecrest High School in Seattle. Akers then attended the University of Central Florida where she was a four-time All-American, was Central Florida's Athlete of the Year in 1988-89, … - Pat Noonan
Pat Noonan (born August 2, 1980 in Ballwin, Missouri) is an American soccer player, who currently plays striker for the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer. Noonan played college soccer at Indiana University from 1999 to 2002. He was named an NSCAA first-team All-American his senior and junior seasons, and second-team All-American his sophomore year. His senior year, he also finished as runner-up to Alecko Eskandarian for the Hermann Trophy. - Abe Thompson
Abraham Broman Thompson (born January 12, 1982 in Tucson, Arizona) is an American soccer player, who currently plays for FC Dallas of Major League Soccer. Thompson attended Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School in Virginia and was an excellent student and player there. He played college soccer at the University of Maryland from 2000 to 2005 where he appeared in 79 games scoring 43 goals and adding 26 assists. He was named a Hermann Trophy semifinalist in 2004 and 2005. - Luchi Gonzalez
Luchi Gonzalez (born July 14, 1980 in Hialeah, Florida) is an American soccer forward, who currenty plays for Miami FC of the USL First Division. Gonzalez played four years of college soccer at Southern Methodist University, emerging in 2001, his senior season, to win the Hermann Trophy as college soccer's best player. Upon graduating, Gonzalez was drafted 6th overall in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft by the San Jose Earthquakes. - Kyle Martino
Kyle Hunter Martino (born February 19, 1981 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American soccer player, who currently plays attacking midfielder for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. Martino played college soccer at the University of Virginia from 1999 to 2001, registering 17 goals and 21 assists in his three years. In his junior season, Martino was named ACC Player of the Year; in both his sophomore and junior seasons, he was one of 15 finalists for the Hermann Trophy. - Mike Jeffries
Mike Jeffries (born May 20 1962 in Lynn, Massachusetts) is an American soccer coach, who coached the Dallas Burn (now FC Dallas) of Major League Soccer from 2001 to 2003, when he was fired near the end of the year and replaced with Colin Clarke. Before joining the Burn, Jeffries was the head assistant coach for Bob Bradley of the Chicago Fire from their expansion season in 1998 to 2000. - Damani Ralph
Damani Ralph (born November 6, 1980 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican football player, who currently plays as a striker for FC Rubin Kazan in Russia. Ralph began playing football as a boy in Jamaica. This included time with Harbour View and St. George's College before moving to the United States. Ralph began his career in America playing college soccer at Meridian Community College in Meridian, Mississippi, … - Kevin Goldthwaite
Kevin Goldthwaite (born December 9, 1982 in Sacramento, California) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer. Goldthwaite played college soccer at Notre Dame from 2001-2004. He was named second-team all-Big East a a junior in 2003 and first-team all-Big East in 2004. Goldthwaite was also a semifinalist for the Hermann Trophy in 2004. - Ryan Cochrane
Ryan Cochrane (born August 8, 1983 in Portland, Oregon) is an American football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. Cochrane attended La Salle High School near Portland, Oregon and played three years of college soccer at Santa Clara University, from 2001 to 2003. In his final year, Cochrane was named a second-team All American, and was a Hermann Trophy semifinalist. - Brian Maisonneuve
Brian Maisonneuve (b. June 28 1973, Warren, Michigan) is a former American soccer player, who spent his pro career playing defensive midfielder for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. Maisonneuve played college soccer at Indiana University from 1991 to 1994, winning the Hermann Trophy his senior season, as well as finishing his career as the Big Ten's all-time top goalscorer with 44, and helping Indiana to the NCAA Championship game. - Ryan Pore
Ryan Pore (born September 23, 1983 in Mansfield, Ohio) is an American soccer forward, who currently plays for the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer. Pore played college soccer at the University of Tulsa, where in 2004 he was a finalist for the Hermann Trophy, a first team All-American, and the top goal and points scorer in the nation. He was selected by the Wizards in the second round, 16th overall in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft - Ken Snow
Ken Snow is a minor league U.S. soccer player and two time winner of the Hermann Trophy as the outstanding college soccer player in 1988 and 1990. Ken Snow grew up in Illinois and attended Hoffman Estates High School from 1983 to 1986 where he played soccer. While playing for Hoffman, Snow scored in 47 consecutive games, ranking him second, after his brother Steve Snow, on the Illinois High School Association's list of consecutive matches scored in. - Matt Taylor
Matt Taylor (born October 17, 1981 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American soccer player, who currently plays striker for the C.D. Chivas USA of Major League Soccer. Taylor played college soccer at UCLA from 2000 to 2003. Taylor was mostly a substitute his first year, but earned a larger role as a sophomore, finishing the season with seven goals and two assists. As a junior he bettered that, registering 12 goals and eight assists, … - Gonzalo Segares
Gonzalo Segares is a Costa Rican football (soccer) defender, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. Segares started in his country playing at Deportivo Saprissa's minor league system, before being awarded with a scholarship to play college soccer at Virginia Commonwealth University from 2001 to 2004, where he was a strong player from his debut, starting all 83 games he played in his four seasons. - Todd Yeagley
Todd Yeagley is a retired U.S. soccer player who is an assistant coach at his alma mater Indiana University. He is the son of legendary Indiana University soccer coach Jerry Yeagley. Yeagley elected to play for the Indiana University men’s soccer team under his father. Yeagley earned second team All American honors his first three years at Indiana as a forward, midfielder and defender. His senior year, the team made it to the NCAA championship before losing to Virginia. - Ali Curtis
Ali Curtis (born December 18, 1978) is an American soccer player, who most recently played striker for the Dallas Burn of Major League Soccer. Ali Curtis had an extraordinary career playing college soccer at Duke University, where he scored 53 goals and 28 assists from 1997 to 2000, and, in his junior season won the Hermann Trophy, and in his senior season won the MAC Award, both recognizing college soccer's best player. - Robin Fraser
Robin Fraser (born December 17, 1966, in Kingston, Jamaica) is a former soccer defender, one of the best defenders in Major League Soccer's history. Fraser played college soccer at Florida International University from 1984 to 1988. Fraser led the team to a Division II Championship as a freshman. After the team moved to Division I before the 1987 season, he was recognized as an All-American in 1987 and 1988, and was a finalist for the Hermann Trophy as a senior. - Al Trost
Alan Trost (born February 7, 1949 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a retired U.S. soccer midfielder. He played collegiate soccer at Saint Louis University where he won the 1969 and 1970 Hermann Trophy as the player of the year. His professional career includes years in both the North American Soccer League (NASL) and Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). He also was a member of the 1972 U.S. Olympic soccer team. He went on to earn 14 caps with the U.S. national team, … - Angelo Dibernardo
Angelo DiBernardo is a retired Argentine-American soccer player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. He also represented the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics. After retiring from playing professionally, he taught Spanish and coached boys and girls high school soccer. DiBernardo, a native of Argentina, moved to the United States with his family when he was 16. - Joe Morrone Jr.
Joseph "Joe" Morrone, Jr. is a former U.S. soccer midfielder. Morrone, son of legendary UConn soccer coach, Joe Morrone, Sr., attended the University of Connecticut from 1977 to 1980 where he starred on his father's team. In 1980, he capped his four years at the school with first team All American honors and the Hermann Trophy as the best college players that year. He finished his career at UConn with 158 points on 61 goals and 36 assists, career records which stand today. - Mike Sorber
Mike "Sorbs" Sorber is a retired American soccer defensive midfielder and current college soccer coach. Sorber's father, Pete "Sorbs" Sorber was the head coach of the St. Louis Community College-Florissant Valley soccer team for 30 years. During those years, he led the college to 10 National Junior College Athletic Association national championships. Under his father’s tutelage, Mike developed into a polished youth player. - Johnny Torres
Johnny Torres is a Colombian-American soccer midfielder. Torres has played in Major League Soccer, Major Indoor Soccer League and the USL-1. He has also earned caps with the U.S. Futsal team. Torres was born in Medellín, Colombia, where his father and several uncles played semi-professional soccer. In 1981, when Torres was five years old, his family moved to Houston, Texas where Torres played for the local club team Houston Texans. - Wojtek Krakowiak
Wojtek Krakowiak (born August 6, 1976 in Kielce, Poland) is an American soccer player, who most recently played for the Tampa Bay Mutiny of Major League Soccer. Wojtek Krakowiak had a distinguished college soccer career at Clemson University, where in his senior year in 1998 scored 31 goals and 8 assists, was named an All-American and won the Hermann Trophy. Wojtek was drafted by the San Jose Clash in the 1999 MLS College Draft in the second round (15th overall). - Tom Kain
Tom Kain is the Nike Director of Global Marketing (Soccer). He is also a retired U.S. soccer midfielder. He played collegiate soccer at Duke University where he was named the 1985 Hermann Trophy winner as the top collegiate player. He also earned five caps with the U.S. national team in 1986 and 1987. - Dan Counce
Dan Counce is a retired U.S. soccer forward and current professional soccer executive. Counce attended St. Louis University where he played on the men’s soccer team. He was a member of the 1970, 1972 and 1973 NCAA soccer championship teams. In 1973, he won the Hermann Trophy as the outstanding collegiate soccer player. He earned his first cap with the U.S. national team in a September 8, 1974 loss to Mexico. In 1975, he played only one of the five national team games, … - Amr Aly
Amr Aly is a retired United States soccer forward. Aly attended Columbia University where he won the 1984 Hermann Trophy as the college player of the year. He was a member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic Soccer Team and earned a total 8 caps, scoring no goals between 1984 and 1985. In 1987, he also played two games at the Pan American Games, but these are not considered full internationals. After graduating from Columbia, Amr played indoor soccer for the New York Cosmos, … - Steve Rammel
Steve Rammel is a retired U.S. soccer player. After retiring from playing, he served for many years as both an assistant and head coach for college and professional teams. He is currently the executive director for Santa Rosa United, a youth club. Rammel attended West Deptford High School in New Jersey where he played for the school’s boys soccer team. He helped lead the team to two New Jersey state championships, … - Joe Ulrich
Joe Ulrich is a retired U.S. soccer defender. Ulrich attended Arlington High School. After graduating from high school, Ulrich played soccer at Ulster County Community College in New York for two years before transferring to Duke University in 1981. While at Duke, he played on the school’s mens soccer team in 1981 and 1982. In 1981, he was named the ACC Player of the Year. - Jim Stamatis
Jim Stamatis is a retired U.S.-Greek soccer forward and Vice President of the Berger Group. Stamatis moved to the United States with his family as a youth. He attended Liberty High School in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. and was selected to the All State Team in 1975.<sup>;</sup> After high school, … - Dov Markus
Dov Markus was the first recipient of the Hermann Trophy as the outstanding collegiate soccer player of the year. Markus attended Long Island University where he played on the men’s soccer team for three seasons from 1965 to 1967. In 1965, he scored 35 goals in 14 games for 70 points and a place in the NCAA record book. Over his three year career, he scored 79 goals in 49 games and won the 1967 Hermann Trophy. He was never named as a first team All American, … - Mike Seerey
Michael (Mike) Seerey, a native of St. Louis, Missouri is a former U.S. soccer, forward and a two-time recipient of the Hermann Trophy as the outstanding collegiate soccer player of the year. Seerey was a standout U.S. collegiate soccer player at St. Louis University where he starred for the school's mens soccer team from 1969 to 1972. During his four years with the Billikins, the team won the NCAA championship three times. In 1971, Seerey was a first team All American.
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