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.

Ramiro Corrales (born March 12, 1977,in Salinas, California) is an American soccer player of Mexican heritage, who currently plays for Brann in the Norwegian Premier League.

Ronald Cerritos (born January 3, 1975 in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran football (soccer) forward, who last played for Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. Cerritos has spent the bulk of his career playing in MLS -- he was signed by the league March 21, 1997, and allocated to the San Jose Clash. Cerritos had his most successful years with the Clash and, subsequently, the rechristened Earthquakes; he was named to the MLS Best XI in his first year with the club.

Brian Quinn (born in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a former professional soccer player and coach. Quinn earned 48 caps for the U.S. national team between 1991 and 1994 upon becoming an American citizen. A midfielder, he was a final cut for the 1994 World Cup squad. He scored his only international goal in a 3-0 win over Guatemala. He made his debut against the Republic of Ireland in a friendly played at Foxboro Stadium.

Martin Vasquez (born December 24, 1963 in Jalisco, Mexico) is a former soccer midfielder from the United States. He played for the national teams of the United States and Mexico, the only player to do so. Vasquez moved to Los Angeles area at the age of 12, but he returned to Mexico to play for the B side of UAG Tecos. He then played college soccer at California State University, …

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.

Paul Bravo (born June 19 1968 in Campbell, California) is a former American soccer midfielder and forward.

Tim Martin (born April 12, 1967 in San Jose, California) is a former American Major League Soccer player. Martin began his college career at UC Berkeley but after one year transferred to Fresno State where he captained the team and earned honors as Big West player of the year, made Big West and Far West Regional First Teams and NCAA First Team All-American. After college, Tim played in the USISL.

David Kramer is a retired U.S. soccer goalkeeper. Kramer grew up in Mountain View, California and attended Fresno State where he played on the men’s soccer team. In 1994, Kramer earned first team All American recognition and was honored as the ISAA Goalkeeper of the Year. After graduating from college, Kramer signed with the Monterey Bay Jaguars of USISL. In 1995, his rookie season, he was named the All Western Division goalkeeper of the year.

Richard Mulrooney (born November 3, 1976 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American soccer player, who currently plays defensive midfielder for the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. Mulrooney played four years of college soccer at Creighton University, where he recorded 51 assists from 1995 to 1998. While there, he helped lead the team to the NCAA Final Four in 1996, and was named an NCAA All-American as a senior.

Michael Emenalo (born July 4, 1965 in Aba, Nigeria) is a former Nigerian football (soccer) defender. Emenalo played college soccer in the United States at Boston University from 1986 to 1989. From there, he played for Molenbeek in Belgium, Eintracht Trier in Germany and Notts County in England before coming back to the US. Emenalo was part of the original allocated players for Major League Soccer and spent two seasons (1996-97) with the San Jose Clash.

Mauricio Wright Reynolds is a former Costa Rican soccer defender and manager, a key member of the Costa Rican national team for over ten years. On May 7th was named manager of Brujas of Escazu, where his younger brother Bernie is signed to. As of early 2005, Wright has been capped 62 times for his country. After not playing at all in qualifying, he started in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and even scored a goal. He also played - and scored - in the 1997 and 2004 Copa Américas.

Lothar Osiander (born November 8, 1939 in Munich, Germany) is a U.S.-German soccer coach who has served as head coach to the U.S. national and Olympic teams as well as the Atlanta Ruckus, Los Angeles Galaxy and San Jose Clash. Osiander moved to the United States with his family in 1958, settling in the San Francisco area. He attended Mission High School. After graduating from high school, he first attended the City College of San Francisco, …

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.

Rhett Stowe Harty (born March 8, 1970 in Pasadena, California) was an American soccer defender, and one of the most popular players in the history of the MetroStars of Major League Soccer. Harty played college soccer at Stanford University and suffered a late injury that kept him off the United States roster at the 1992 Summer Olympics. In 1989, Harty spent the collegiate off season with the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks of the Western Soccer League (WSL).

Peter Bridgwater (7th March 1935 - 21 June 2005) was the first president of the San Jose Clash. He had been involved with professional soccer in San Jose since 1984, when he was named general manager of the original San Jose Earthquakes of the North American Soccer League. Bridgwater later bought the Earthquakes franchise, and then after the NASL ceased operations in 1985, he founded the Western Soccer League, …

Patrick Ianni (born April 15, 1985 in Lodi, California) is an American soccer defender / defensive midfielder, who currently plays for the Houston Dynamo of the Major League Soccer. After completing his junior season at UCLA and playing in the USL Premier Development League with the Southern California Seahorses, Ianni entered the 2006 MLS SuperDraft he was chosen by Houston as the 8th overall pick. Patrick's performance with the Bruins led to his Hermann Award nomination.

Leighton O'Brien (born March 14, 1976 in Tacoma, Washington) is an American soccer player. O'Brien played college soccer at the University of San Diego and was drafted by the New England Revolution in the third round of the 1999 MLS College Draft. He never played for the Revs, and instead spent the year with the then-San Jose Clash, only playing in four matches. San Jose released O'Brien in 2000, and he moved on to the Seattle Sounders of the A-League.

Steve Pittman (born: North Carolina, USA on 18th July, 1967) is a former soccer player who played defense for USA. He was a Scotland-American dual-citizen. He played over 150 league games for East Fife, Shrewsbury Town, Dundee, and Partick Thistle in Scotland before signing with the MLS in the United States. In between, he also played for Fort Lauderdale Strikers in NASL. In MLS, he played for Kansas City Wizards and Tampa Bay Mutiny.

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).

Raúl Díaz Arce is a retired Salvadoran football (soccer) player, the all-time leading scorer for the El Salvador national team, with 39 goals in 55 appearances. Diaz Arce played for Dragon of the Salvadoran second division from 1988 to 1991, and then moved up to play for C.D. Luis Angel Firpo of the Salvadoran first division from 1991 to 1996, scoring a total of 150 goals in his time there, including 25 in the 1995-96 season.

Mauricio Solís Mora is a Costa Rican football (soccer) player, who currently plays attacking midfielder for Maccabi Netanya of Israel's Ligat ha'Al. Solís began his professional career with C.S. Herediano, making his debut with the club in 1990. He would remain with Herediano until 1997, winning the Costa Rican championship in the 1992-93 season. He then moved to England, signing a contract with Derby County along with compatriot Paulo Wanchope.

Benedict Iroha (born November 29, 1969 in Aba) is a former Nigerian football (soccer) defender. Playing for the Nigerian national team, he was featured in the 1994 FIFA World Cup and the 1998 FIFA World Cup as well as when they won the 1994 African Nations Cup. He was originally a midfielder before national coach Clemens Westerhof converted him to play left back. His club career in Europe was largely unsuccessful, and Iroha was allocated to San Jose Clash in 1996.

Justin Wall is a former U.S. soccer forward who attended Westmont College, a small school which played in the NAIA. In his four seasons with the Warriors, Wall helped the team to the 1989 NAIA Final Four. On an individual level, Wall was a three time All American and ended his career with the Warriors with 23 assists. In 1992, Wall signed with the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks of the American Professional Soccer League.