- Lamar Hunt
Lamar Hunt was a promoter of American football, soccer, tennis, basketball, and ice hockey in the United States and an inductee of the first three sports' halls of fame. He was one of the founders of the American Football League (AFL) and Major League Soccer (MLS), as well as MLS predecessor the North American Soccer League (NASL). He was also the founder and owner of the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs, and at his death owned two MLS teams, … - Edson Buddle
Edson Michael Buddle (born May 21, 1981 in New Rochelle, New York) is an American soccer player, who currently plays striker for Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. Buddle played one year of college soccer at State Fair Community College, where he led State Fair to the 1999 NJCAA Division I National Championship. Buddle began his professional career in 2000, when he signed with the Long Island Rough Riders of the A-League. - 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. - Pat Onstad
Patrick Onstad (born January 13, 1968 in Vancouver) is a professional Canadian soccer goalkeeper. He is an active member of the Canadian national soccer team, and currently plays for Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. Onstad began his lengthy soccer career tending goal at the University of British Columbia, who he led to three CIAU National Championships. After graduating, Onstad joined the Vancouver 86ers of the Canadian Soccer League in 1987. - Carlos Bocanegra
Carlos Bocanegra (born May 25, 1979) is an American soccer (football) player who currently plays for Fulham of the English Premiership. Although he was primarily a center back at the beginning of his pro career with the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer, he has also seen time at left back with Fulham and the U.S. national team. - 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. - Dema Kovalenko
Dmytro (Dima) Kovalenko (born August 28, 1977 in Kiev, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian football (soccer) player, who currently plays as a midfielder for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer. Kovalenko emigrated to the United States in 1992. He played three years of college soccer at Indiana University from 1996 to 1998, where he helped the Hoosiers win a national championship in 1998, and was named an NCAA first team All-American in the same year. - John Wolyniec
John Wolyniec (born January 24, 1977 in Staten Island, New York) is an American soccer forward, who currently plays for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer. Wolyniec played college soccer at Fordham University, where he led the nation in goals in 1997 and 1998. The MetroStars drafted him with the seventh overall pick in the 1999 MLS College Draft, but being a high pick was not enough to keep John on the squad, as he was cut before playing any games. - 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, … - 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. - 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. - Mauricio Cienfuegos
Mauricio Cienfuegos (born February 12, 1968 in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran football (soccer) player. Cienfuegos turned professional in 1985, and played his first season for Racing Junior of his native El Salvador. The next two seasons Cienfuegos played for C.D. Soyapango. In 1988, he moved to C.D. Luis Angel Firpo, where he would play for four years, until at last moving on to Mexico. There, he played for Morelia in the 1991-2 season, … - David Stokes
David Stokes (born May 28, 1982 in Dumfries, Virginia) is an American soccer player, who currently plays for Carolina RailHawks of the USL First Division. Stokes played three years of college soccer at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill from 2000 to 2002. As a sophomore, Stokes was named Defensive MVP of the College Cup as he helped UNC to a national championship. He attended high school at CD Hylton Highschool in Woodbridge, VA. After finishing his junior season, … - Paul Bravo
Paul Bravo (born June 19 1968 in Campbell, California) is a former American soccer midfielder and forward. - Tom Fitzgerald
Tom Fitzgerald (March 14, 1951 - December 4, 2004) was an American soccer coach. Fitzgerald played soccer at the University of South Florida, where he graduated in 1974. He got his first head coaching job at Jesuit High School in Tampa, Florida where he coached from 1978 to 1981. He led the team to two district championships with a 35-11-6 record. He was hired by the University of Tampa as an assistant coach in 1981 and became the team's head coach in 1987. - Roman Kosecki
Roman Kosecki is a former Polish soccer midfielder/striker. In his club career, Kosecki played for Gwardia Warsaw, Legia Warsaw, Galatasaray, CA Osasuna, Atlético Madrid, Nantes, Montpellier, and the Chicago Fire. He came to Major League Soccer in the Fire's inaugural season in 1998, joining fellow Polish internationals Peter Nowak and Jerzy Podbrozny. Kosecki proceeded to score the first goal in Fire's history in a 2-0 win over the Miami Fusion. - Jerrod Laventure
Jerrod Laventure (born January 15, 1983 in Middle Island, New York) is a Haitian-American soccer player, who currently plays forward (striker) for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer. Laventure played college soccer at Seton Hall University, where in four seasons he scored 14 goals and assisted on 12. After his senior season he was invited to the 2005 MLS Player Combine which led to him joining the MetroStars reserve team. - Rhett Harty
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). - Lothar Osiander
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, … - Ty Maurin
Ty Maurin is an American soccer player, who currently plays left midfielder for F.C. Dallas of Major League Soccer. Maurin played four years of college soccer at UCLA, finishing his career with one goal and 7 assists in 66 games. During his college years he also played with Orange County Blue Star in the USL Premier Development League, where he played alongside Jürgen Klinsmann. - Billy Gonsalves
Adelino ("Billy") Gonsalves (born August 10, 1908 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island; died July 17, 1977 in Kearny, New Jersey) was an American soccer player, sometimes considered the "Babe Ruth of American Soccer". He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. - Mauro Biello
Mauro Biello (born August 8, 1972 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian soccer player, currently playing for the Montreal Impact. Biello is the highest goalscorer in the history of Montreal Impact, a prolific centre forward who has amassed 68 goals and 287 games for the Montreal Impact, the most appearances in the history of the team. Mauro began his soccer career in 1992 when he was drafted by the Montreal Supra. - Frank Borghi
Frank Borghi (born April 9, 1925 in St. Louis, Missouri) was an American soccer player who earned nine caps at goalkeeper for the United States national team and played in the U.S. team's 1-0 victory over the hugely favored English in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Borghi started his sports career as a professional baseball player, but turned to soccer instead. He chose the position of goalkeeper because he felt he lacked the necessary ball skills to play any other position. - Harry Keough
Harry Keough is an American former soccer player who played on the United States national team in their 1–0 upset of England in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He was also the coach of the St. Louis University soccer team, leading the Billikens to five NCAA Men's Soccer Championships. The Keough Award, presented each year to the outstanding St. Louis-based male and female professional or college soccer player, is named after him. - Charlie Colombo
Charles Martin Colombo (born July 20, 1920 - died May 7, 1986) was an American soccer player who earned 11 caps as center half for the United States men's national soccer team. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Born and raised in The Hill area of St. Louis, Missouri, Colombo played professionally for St. Louis Simpkins-Ford, winning U.S. Open Cup medals with them in 1948 and 1950. He was known as "Gloves" because he always wore gloves when he played, … - Jerzy Podbrożny
Jerzy Podbrożny is a former Polish football striker, one of the top scorers in Polish football history. Podbrożny led the Polish league in scoring twice: in 1992 with 20 goals and in 1993 with 25 goals, both times for Lech Poznań. After winning the championship both those years, he transferred to Legia Warsaw, and promptly won the next two titles. In 1996, Podbrożny moved to Spain, first with Mérida UD and then with Toledo. - John Souza
John B. "Clarkie" Souza (b. July 12 1920 in Fall River, Massachusetts) is a former soccer player who earned 14 caps and scored 3 goals for the United States men's national soccer team, and played in the U.S. team's historic 1-0 victory over England in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He was selected for a World Cup All-Star team by the Brazilian sports newspaper "Mundo Esportivo", … - Joe Mihaljevic
Joe Mihaljevic is a retired U.S. soccer forward. He runs a soccer camp in Folsom, California. His father, George Mihaljevic, a native of Croatia played professionally in Europe before immigrating to the U.S. He eventually settled in St. Louis, Missouri where he was the first coach of the St. Louis Stars. George also began a soccer school in St. Louis. When Mihaljevic was eight, he began learning to play at his father’s school. - Ed Valentine
Ed Valentine is a former U.S. soccer player who played with the amateur Fall River, Massachusetts-based club Ponta Delgado in the mid to late 1940s. Ponta Delgado was runner up in the 1946 U.S. Open Cup. The next year, the team won the Open Cup and the U.S. Amateur Cup. This led to the United States Soccer Federation selecting Ponta Delgado to represent the U.S. in the 1947 NAFC Championship In 1947, … - George Nemchik
George Nemchik is a former U.S. soccer player. He spent twelve season in the American Soccer League and later won the U.S. Open Cup with the amateur Chicago Viking. Nemchik earned three caps, scoring one goal, with the U.S. national team in 1937. He was also a member of the 1936 U.S. Olympic Soccer team. - Manuel Martin
Manuel Oliveira “Youngie” Martin is a former U.S. soccer player. He earned seven caps with the U.S. national team between 1947 and 1949 and was a member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1948 Summer Olympics. In 1947, the United States Soccer Federation selected the amateur Ponta Delgada team from Fall River, Massachusetts to represent the U.S. at the 1947 NAFC Championship. At the time, Ponta Delgada was the reigning U.S. Open Cup and National Amateur Cup champions. - Piotr Nowak
Piotr (Peter) Nowak was a Polish football (soccer) player, and currently the assistant to Bob Bradley, head coach of United States men's national soccer team. Nowak began playing professional soccer at the age of 15, when he debuted in 1979 for Włókniarz Pabianice in his native Poland, with whom he played his first four years. Nowak would go on to play for Zawisza Bydgoszcz, Motor Lublin, … - Sasha Victorine
Sasha Caleb Victorine (born February 2, 1978 in Santa Ana, California) is an American soccer midfielder, who currently plays for the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer. Victorine played college soccer at UCLA, leading them to the NCAA title in 1997, and being named a first-team All-American in 1999. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Galaxy in the second round of the 2000 MLS SuperDraft. - 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, … - 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. - 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. - Bob Gansler
Bob Gansler (born July 1, 1941 in Mucsi, Hungary) is a Hungarian-American soccer player and coach. He coached the US National Team at the 1990 World Cup, the team's first appearance at the tournament since 1950. He currently is an assistant coach for Toronto FC. Previously, Gansler coached the Kansas City Wizards, winning the club's first MLS Cup in 2000 and the US Open Cup in 2004. He also coached the Milwaukee Rampage to the A-League title in 1997. - 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. - 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. - Ritchie Kotschau
Ritchie Kotschau (born November 22, 1975 in Levittown, New York) is an American soccer player, who currently play as a defender for the Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer. After playing college soccer at George Mason University, where he helped his team to their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance, Kotschau was drafted by the Chicago Fire second overall in the 1998 MLS College Draft. Although he helped the Fire to the MLS Cup and US Open Cup double in his rookie year, …
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