- Brad Friedel
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. He played 82 games for the United States national team between 1992 and 2005, and represented his country at three FIFA World Cup tournaments. - 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 - Eddie Lewis
Edward (Eddie) Lewis (born May 17, 1974, in Cerritos, California) is an American footballer, who currently plays as a left midfielder for Leeds United in England's League One. - 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, … - 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. - 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. - Cobi Jones
Cobi Jones (born June 16, 1970 in Detroit, Michigan) is one of the most recognizable and successful American soccer players of all time. Jones is currently the all-time leader of the United States national team in appearances, with 164 caps as of the end of 2004 (scoring 15 goals). He played for the team in the 1994, 1998, and 2002 FIFA World Cups. He also represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. - Steve Sampson
Steve Sampson (born January 19, 1957 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is a soccer coach, the former head coach of the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. Sampson played college soccer at UCLA, Foothill Community College in Los Altos and San Jose State University, all three colleges located in California. At Foothill Community he earned All-American honors while playing on the 1976 California junior college state championship team. - Kevin Hartman
Kevin Eugene Hartman (born May 25 1974 in Athens, Ohio) is an American soccer player, who currently plays goalkeeper for the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer. He is known by some as "El Gato" (Spanish for "the Cat"). Between his sophomore and junior year at Radford High School, where he played for the varsity squad, Hartman moved with his family from Radford, Virginia to Palos Verdes, California, where he enrolled in Palos Verdes High School, … - Paul Caligiuri
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 men's college soccer team. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Caligiuri is probably best remembered for his goal dubbed the "Shot Heard Round the World," which he scored in a World Cup Qualifier November 19, 1989 against Trinidad and Tobago, … - Frankie Hejduk
Frank Daniel "Frankie" Hejduk (born August 5, 1974 in La Mesa, California) is an American soccer player who currently plays midfielder and defender for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer, where he is team captain. He is also a frequent starter for the USA Men's National Team, and is the only individual to have represented the USA in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympic Games and the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup Finals tournaments. - Joe-Max Moore
Joe-Max Moore (born February 23, 1971) is an American soccer forward who played for the United States national team in three World Cups. He played professionally for clubs in Germany, England, and finished his career with the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer. - 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, … - David Vanole
David Charles Vanole (February 6 1963 - January 15 2007) was a U.S. soccer goalkeeper and coach. He spent his professional career in the Western Soccer Alliance and its successor league, the American Professional Soccer League. He also earned 14 caps with the U.S. national team including the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1990 FIFA World Cup. - 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. - 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. - Marvell Wynne
Marvell Wynne II (born May 8, 1986 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for Toronto FC of Major League Soccer. Wynne attended Poway High School in Poway, California and was a letterman in soccer and track. Wynne played two years of college soccer at UCLA, where he was named first team All-American in 2005. He then signed a Generation adidas contract with MLS. Wynne was taken first overall at the 2006 MLS SuperDraft, … - Matt Reis
Matt Reis (born March 28, 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American soccer goalkeeper, who currently plays for the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer. Reis played college soccer at UCLA and was selected by the Los Angeles Galaxy in the third and last round of the 1998 MLS College Draft. However, with Kevin Hartman firmly entrenched in the nets, … - Patrick Ianni
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. - Jimmy Conrad
Jimmy Conrad (born 12 February, 1977 in Arcadia, California) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer and the United States national team. He is the captain of the Wizards and is among those considered to be the full-time captain of the Nats following former captain Claudio Reyna's retirement from international play. - Scot Thompson
Scot Thompson (born February 11, 1981 in New York, New York) is an American soccer player who currently plays for the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division. Thompson played college soccer at UCLA from 1999 to 2002, helping lead the Bruins to a national championship in 2002. He finished his career at UCLA with 68 starts, and was named to the first-team All-Pac 10 as a senior. - 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. - Jonathan Bornstein
Jonathan Rey Bornstein (born November 7, 1984 in Torrance, California) is an American soccer defender and midfielder, who currently plays for Chivas USA of Major League Soccer. He started his college soccer career at Cal Poly Pomona, and played there for three years before transferring to UCLA for the 2005 season. He was taken by Chivas in the fourth round at the 2006 MLS SuperDraft. - Benny Feilhaber
Benny Feilhaber (born January 19, 1985 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is an American professional soccer player. He currently plays for Hamburg SV in the German Bundesliga. - D.J. Countess
Delvin Christopher "D.J." Countess (born January 9, 1982, in Sacramento, California) is a soccer goalkeeper. At the age of 24, D.J. Countess has established himself as a premier young goalkeeper in the United States. He has already enjoyed a very accomplished National Team career, starting a total of 72 games for the U-17'S, U-20'S and U-23'S. - Zach Wells
Zach Wells (born Zachary Stephen Wells on February 26, 1981 in Costa Mesa, California) is an American soccer goalkeeper, who currently plays for Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. Wells played college soccer at UCLA from 1999 to 2003, where he helped the school to an NCAA Championship as a junior, and was named first-team All-Pac 10 as a senior. Upon graduating, Wells was selected 21st overall in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft by the MetroStars. - Sal Zizzo
Salvatore (Sal) Zizzo (born April 3, 1987 in San Diego, California) is an American soccer midfielder/striker, who currently plays for UCLA, and for Orange County Blue Star in the USL Premier Development League. - Jorge Salcedo
Jorge Salcedo(Born: 27th September, 1972) is a NCAA soccer coach for UCLA. - Anton Nistl
Anton Nistl is a retired U.S. soccer goalkeeper. Nistl attended UCLA where he played on the men’s soccer team from 1986-1989. He was one in a long line of outstanding collegiate goalkeepers at UCLA that began with Tim Harris and David Vanole and continued with Brad Friedel, Kevin Hartman and D.J. Countess. Nistl’s individual statistics put him at the top of this list. He holds school’s records for career shutouts (41), … - Kamani Hill
Kamani Helekunihi Hill (born December 28, 1985 in Berkeley, California) is an American professional soccer player. He currently plays for VfL Wolfsburg of the German Bundesliga. Hill was born in Berkeley, California to a Trinidadian father and an American mother of Hawaiian origin. He grew up playing in various Bay Area youth leagues and attended Berkeley High School, where he was a star forward on their soccer team. - Alex Yi
Alexander "Alex" Yi (Korean name Yi Hyun) (born February 27, 1982 in Alexandria, Virginia) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for FC Dallas of Major League Soccer. As a teenager, Yi was a member of Under-17 national team, and as such was part of the inaugural class of the USSF's Bradenton Academy, along with other players such as Landon Donovan, DaMarcus Beasley, and Oguchi Onyewu. - 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. - Leonard Griffin
Leonard Griffin (born September 11, 1982 in Pasadena, California) is an American soccer player who last played for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. - Chad Barrett
Chad Barrett (born April 30, 1985 in San Diego, California) is an American soccer striker, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. Barrett played two seasons of college soccer at UCLA, and led the team in assists his second year. He chose to forgo the rest of his college career, signing a Generation adidas contract with MLS. Chicago drafted Barrett with the third overall pick of the 2005 MLS SuperDraft. - Eric Reed
Eric Reed (born December 7, 1983 in Nashua, New Hampshire) is an American soccer goalkeeper who currently plays for USL-1 team the California Victory. - Nelson Akwari
Nelson Ndukwe Akwari (born February 4, 1982 in Houston, Texas) is a Nigerian American soccer defender, who currently plays for Charlotte Eagles of the USL Second Division. In high school, Nelson Akwari went to Strake Jesuit, a private school in Houston known for its prestigious soccer program. As a teenager, Akwari attended USSF's Bradenton Academy, where he trained with other Under-17 national teamers like Landon Donovan, DaMarcus Beasley, and Bobby Convey. - Mike Lapper
Michael (Mike) Lapper was (born August 28, 1970 in Huntington Beach, California). He is a retired soccer defender from the United States who typically played a sweeper position. - Chris Snitko
Chris Snitko (born January 24, 1973 in Hackensack, New Jersey is a retired U.S. soccer goalkeeper. Snitko, while born in New Jersey, grew up in Anaheim, California. He attended Canyon High School where he played on both the boys soccer team as well as baseball team. While attending high school, Snitko would train with the UCLA men’s soccer team in his spare time. He also spent two years with the local youth club, North Huntington Beach Futbol Club where his team, … - Steve Shak
Steve Shak (born February 8, 1978 in Cerritos, California) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for the Charlotte Eagles in the USL Second Division, and is considered one of the worst draft picks ever in the history of Major League Soccer. Shak played college soccer at UCLA where he started out as a walk-on and became a starter, helping the Bruins to the College Cup in 1997. He also played for the U.S. on the Under-23 level. - Billy Thompson
William “Billy” Thompson is a retired U.S. soccer player who coaches youth soccer. He also earned one cap (sports)cap with the U.S. national team in 1988.
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