- Dwayne de Rosario
Dwayne De Rosario (also spelt de Rosario and commonly shortened to D-Ro by fans; born on May 15, 1978 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a Canadian soccer player, who currently plays as a midfielder and forward for Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. - Jaime Moreno
Jaime Moreno Morales (born January 19, 1974 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a Bolivian football (soccer) striker (forward), the first Bolivian to play in the English Premiership. He has spent most of his career with Major League Soccer club D.C. United, of which he is the captain. He is also tied with former Dallas Burn/Real Salt Lake forward, Jason Kreis as the league's all-time leading goal-scorer with 108 goals. - Ben Olsen
Benjamin Robert "Ben" Olsen (born May 3, 1977 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) is an American soccer player, who currently plays midfielder for D.C. United of Major League Soccer. After being named Parade magazine's National High School Player of the year at Middletown (PA) High School, Olsen played three years of college soccer at the University of Virginia, where he finished his career with 34 goals and 41 assists. - Preki
Predrag Radosavljević, known simply as Preki, is a Serbian-American soccer player. He is currently the head coach at C.D. Chivas USA. Preki's career with league football clubs began in 1983 with Red Star Belgrade, with whom he spent 2 years, winning one championship. Preki moved to the United States in 1985 to play indoor soccer in the original MISL, first with the Tacoma Stars then with the St. Louis Storm. - Bob Bradley
Bob Bradley (born March 3, 1958 in Montclair, New Jersey) is the current manager of the United States men's national football team and the manager of the United States U-23 men's national soccer team. He is the manager with the most victories in Major League Soccer history, managing the Chicago Fire, MetroStars and Chivas USA over nine seasons. Bradley played in high school at West Essex High School in Essex County, New Jersey. - Ante Razov
Ante Razov (born March 2, 1974 in Whittier, California) is an American soccer striker, who currently plays for C.D. Chivas USA where he is their all time top-scorer in Major League Soccer. Razov, who was born in a family of Croatian immigrants, played college soccer at UCLA and was drafted by the Los Angeles Galaxy in the third round of the 1996 MLS College Draft. He played two seasons in LA, but did not get much playing time, scoring just one goal, … - Frank Yallop
Frank Walter Yallop (born April 4, 1964 in Watford, England) is a former English-Canadian footballer, and the current manager of the Los Angeles Galaxy. A Vancouver native, Yallop played professional football for nearly 20 years in England and the United States. In 1983, at age 19, Frank signed a professional contract with Ipswich Town F.C., for whom he would play 385 games, scoring 8 goals. After a lengthy career in England, Yallop returned to North America in 1996, … - Joe Cannon
Joe Cannon (born January 1, 1975 in Sun Valley, Idaho and raised in Los Altos Hills, California) is a soccer goalkeeper, the first netminder in Major League Soccer's history to win two MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Awards. He is currently with the Los Angeles Galaxy. Joe has a twin brother, Jon Cannon, who was a professional baseball player for 10 years. After playing college soccer at Santa Clara University, … - Dominic Kinnear
Dominic Kinnear (born in July 26 1967 in Glasgow, Scotland) is the current head coach of the Houston Dynamo of U.S. Major League Soccer. Kinnear grew up in the U.S., but began his professional career with Scottish club St. Johnstone. He then went on to play for several U.S. teams and Mexican club Necaxa. He earned fifty-four caps with the U.S. national team. - Eddie Robinson
Eddie Robinson (born June 19, 1978 in Orlando, Florida) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. Eddie played college soccer at University of North Carolina from 1996 to 2000, finishing his career with four goals and eight assists in 73 games. After graduating, he was selected 20th overall in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft by the San Jose Earthquakes. - Chris Klein
Chris Klein (born January 4, 1976 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American soccer player, who currently plays right midfielder for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. Klein played four years of college soccer at Indiana University, from 1994 to 1997. In total, he started 88 games for the Hoosiers, registering 11 goals and 11 assists as a senior. Upon his graduation, Klein was selected fourth overall by the Kansas City Wizards in the 1998 MLS College Draft. - 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, … - Sigi Schmid
Siegfried "Sigi" Schmid is a soccer coach who currently heads the Columbus Crew. Schmid moved from Germany to Torrance, California in 1962. He received a B.S. in economics from UCLA in 1976, and an M.A in Business Administration from USC. He is a Certified Public Accountant. He played (and started) in midfield at UCLA between 1972 and 1975. He was an assistant coach at UCLA in 1977 and 1979, before becoming head of the program in 1980. - Nick Rimando
Nick Rimando (born June 17, 1979 in Montclair, California) is an American soccer goalkeeper who currently plays for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer. Rimando played two years of college soccer at UCLA. Prior to playing at UCLA, Nick played high school soccer at Montclair High School in Montclair, California. As a rookie in 1997, he tended goal as the Bruins won the College Cup; after his sophomore year, he signed a Project-40 contract with MLS. - Craig Waibel
Craig Waibel (born August 21, 1975 in Portland, Oregon) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. Waibel played college soccer at University of Washington along with fellow Earthquakes Ian Russell and Wes Hart. Upon graduating, Waibel was not selected in the 1999 MLS College Draft. He was, however, picked by the Seattle Sounders 17th in the 1999 A-League draft. - Eddie Pope
George Edward ("Eddie") Pope (December 24, 1973) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer and spent 11 years as a defender for the United States national team. Born in Greensboro, he attended Southwest Guilford High School. Pope had a very successful career playing for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1994, he was a first team All-American, and also earned All-ACC and All-South Region honors. - Brian Mullan
Brian Mullan (born April 23, 1978 in Mineola, New York) is an American soccer player, who currently plays right midfield for Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. Mullan played his college soccer at Creighton University from 1997 to 2000, where he was named a second team All-American as a senior. While at Creighton, Brian played with former Earthquakes teammate Richard Mulrooney. - Jesse Marsch
Jesse Marsch (born November 8, 1973 in Racine, Wisconsin) is an American soccer defensive midfielder, the first player to win three MLS Cup championships. He currently plays for C.D. Chivas USA in Major League Soccer. Marsch played college soccer at Princeton University, where he was an All-American in 1995, after scoring 16 goals as a midfielder/forward. He was drafted by D.C. United (their assistant coach was his coach at Princeton, … - Chris Albright
Christopher John "Chris" Albright (born January 14, 1979 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American international soccer defender for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer. Albright attended William Penn Charter School. A forward early in his career, Albright played college soccer at the University of Virginia but chose to leave it after just two seasons; he was named an All-American in 1999. Considered one of the best attacking prospects in the country, … - Greg Vanney
Greg Vanney , raised in Tempe, AZ, joins the CATZ staff with an outstanding playing career in professional soccer. In 1996, Greg was drafted by the Los Angeles Galaxy (1996-2002) in the inaugural Major League Soccer (MLS) College Draft. Throughout his career, Greg has helped lead his professional team to three MLS Cup appearances, the US Open Cup Championship & a CONCACAF Champions Cup Championship. - Wade Barrett
Wade Barrett (born June 23, 1976 in Virginia Beach, Virginia) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. Barrett played college soccer at William & Mary in his native Virginia from 1994 to 1997, where he scored 38 goals and 26 assists, and was voted an NSCAA All-American in his senior season. Subsequently, Barrett was drafted 12th overall in the 1998 MLS College Draft by the then-San Jose Clash. - Brian Carroll
Brian Michael Carroll (born July 20, 1981 in Springfield, Virginia) is an American soccer player, who currently plays defensive midfielder for D.C. United of Major League Soccer. Carroll was selected 11th overall in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft by D.C. United. Unfortunately for him, coach Ray Hudson preferred a lineup dominated by veterans, and although he saw time in U.S. Open Cup competition, Carroll did not appear in any regular season games. - Nick Garcia
Nick Garcia (born April 9, 1979 in Plano, Texas) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer. As a senior at Bishop Lynch High School in Dallas, Texas, Garcia won the 1996-97 Gatorade National Boys Socccer Player of the Year award. Garcia played college soccer at Indiana University, leading Indiana to the consecutive national titles in 1998 and 1999, and was named All-American in his final season. - Diego Gutierrez
Diego Gutierrez is a Colombian-American soccer player, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. Born in Colombia, Gutierrez was part of that country's youth teams, playing in the World Under-16 Championship in Scotland in 1989. He came to the United States to attend the University of Evansville and Rockhurst College, and was drafted by the then-Kansas City Wiz in the second round of the 1996 MLS College Draft. - Mike Petke
Mike Petke (born January 30, 1976 in Bohemia, New York) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for the Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer. After playing college soccer at Southern Connecticut State University, Petke was drafted by the MetroStars in the first round of the 1998 MLS College Draft. He spent the next five years with the Metros, becoming the only constant under an ever-changing regime of coaches and players. - Adrian Serioux
Adrian Serioux (born May 12, 1979 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a Canadian international soccer player who currently plays for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer. After playing college soccer for the University of New Haven, Serioux started his pro career with the Toronto Lynx in the A-League. He then moved to England and Millwall. Serioux is known to have one of the longest throws in the sport, once setting up a goal against Leicester City, … - Zach Thornton
Zach Thornton (born October 10, 1973, in Edgewood, Maryland) is a soccer goalkeeper, who currently plays for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer Thornton played high school soccer at The John Carroll School in Bel Air, Maryland, and college soccer at Loyola-Maryland (coincidentally, he was also a third-team All-American at lacrosse), and was drafted by the New York/New Jersey MetroStars in the 7th round of the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. - Tyrone Marshall
Tyrone Marshall (born November 12, 1974 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican footballer, who currently plays center back for the Toronto FC of Major League Soccer. Marshall was drafted by the Colorado Rapids out of Florida International University with the 11th overall pick of the 1998 MLS College Draft. He played only a game in Colorado, being dealt to the Miami Fusion midway through the season. Marshall would spend the next three and a half seasons in Miami, … - Herculez Gomez
Herculez Gomez is an Mexican-American soccer player who currently plays for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. Gomez started his professional career in 2000 with Cruz Azul of the Mexican First Division on their second-division squad, and transferred to second-division team Aguilas Blancas de Puebla later that year. The following season, he returned to first-division soccer with Durango. However, playing opportunities were scarce for him there, so he left, … - Kerry Zavagnin
Kerry Zavagnin (born July 2, 1974 in Plymouth, Michigan) is an American soccer midfielder, who currently plays defensive midfielder for the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer, and sparingly for the US national team. Zavagnin played his college soccer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1992 to 1995, where he registered 22 goals and 24 assists in 76 games. Upon graduating, Zavagnin joined the Raleigh Flyers of the USISL, … - Carey Talley
Carey Talley (born August 26, 1976 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer. Talley played college soccer at the University of North Carolina from 1994 to 1997. He finished his career at UNC with 26 goals and 22 assists in 75 games. Upon graduating, Talley was drafted 14th overall by D.C. United in the 1998 MLS College Draft. Talley immediately earned a spot in the United lineup, … - Ugo Ihemelu
Ugochukwu (Ugo) Ihemelu (born April 3, 1983 in Enugu, Nigeria) is a Nigerian-American soccer defender, who is currently with the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. Ugo attended Cedar Hill High School in Cedar Hill, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. Ihemelu played college soccer at Southern Methodist University, and was named All-Missouri Valley Conference his junior and senior seasons. The Los Angeles Galaxy drafted him with the fifth overall pick of the 2005 MLS SuperDraft. - Todd Dunivant
Todd Dunivant (born December 26, 1980 in Wheat Ridge, Colorado) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer. Dunivant played college soccer at Stanford University from 1999 to 2002. As a sophomore, he set a school record for assists by a defender with nine, and was named first-team All Pac-10. Dunivant went on to register six goals and seven assists as a junior, and two goals and 11 assists as a senior, … - C. J. Brown
C. J. Brown (born June 15, 1975 in Eugene, Oregon) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer. After playing college soccer at San Jose State University, Brown was ignored by MLS, and played with USISL's now-defunct San Francisco Bay Seals between 1995 and 1997. After the Seals made an improbable run to the U.S. Open Cup semifinals in 1997, he was drafted first overall in the 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft by Chicago. - Marco Etcheverry
Marco Antonio Etcheverry Vargas (born September 26, 1970 in Santa Cruz) is a Bolivian former football (soccer) forward, often considered to be one of the best Bolivian players of all time. Etcheverry, whose nickname is "El Diablo", joined D.C. United of Major League Soccer in its inaugural season of 1996, and led the team to three MLS Cups and was named MLS MVP in 1998. In eight years with the team, Etcheverry played 191 league games, … - Chris Henderson
Christopher (Chris) Henderson (born December 11, 1970 in Edmonds, Washington) is a former American soccer midfielder who earned 79 caps with the U.S. national team. He was part of the U.S. team at the 1992 Summer Olympics and at the time of his retirement from Major League Soccer, he was the league's all-time leader in games played - Brandon Prideaux
Brandon Prideaux (born August 18, 1976 in Seattle, Washington) is an American soccer defender who currently plays for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. Prideaux played college soccer for the University of Washington from 1994 to 1997. Upon graduating in 1998, Prideaux joined the Seattle Sounders of the A-League. He excelled for the Sounders, registering two goals and ten assists while leading the team in minutes played. - Peter Vagenas
Peter Vagenas (born Panayiotis Alexiou Vagenas on February 6, 1978 in Pasadena, California), is an American soccer defensive midfielder, who currently plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. Vagenas played college soccer at UCLA from 1996 to 1999, leading them to the NCAA title in 1997, and finishing his career there with 15 goals and 30 assists in 82 games. He was drafted by the Galaxy in the second round of the 2000 MLS SuperDraft. - Ned Grabavoy
Ned Grabavoy (born July 1, 1983 in Joliet, Illinois) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. Grabavoy attended Lincoln-Way Central High School, a large suburban Chicago school, where he played under coach Brian Papa .He led the Knights to two straight Illinois State Championship Class AA Games. He was also named the 2000-01 Gatorade National High School Player of the Year his senior year. - Chris Brown
Christopher Brown (born March 10, 1977 in Portland, Oregon) is an American soccer midfielder and forward who currently plays for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer. Chris is an alum of Jesuit High School in Portland Oregon where he played soccer under the guidance of Dave Nicholas, varsity coach for the crusaders. Brown played college soccer at the University of Portland from 1995 to 1998, scoring a total of 33 goals in his four years there, …
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