2005 Hall of Fame Player Eligibility Biographies

Player Eligibility Biographies

Leonel Alvarez (2013)

A Colombian defender who played five seasons in Major League Soccer. Alvarez, who starred in the Colombian national team in the early ’90s, including playing in two World Cups, joined the Dallas Burn of MLS at the start of the inaugural MLS season, in 1996. After returning briefly to Colombia, he played for Dallas again in 1998 and then was traded during the 1999 season to the New England Revolution, for whom he played in 2000 and 2001. Alvarez was chosen as an MLS all-star in 1996 and was a runnerup for the U.S. Open Cup with New England in 2001. He played 128 MLS regular-season games and eight MLS playoff games.

Geoff Aunger (2011)
A Canadian defender and midfielder who played a key role in the D.C. United powerhouse of early MLS seasons. Aunger played five seasons in MLS, for the New England Revolution, D.C. United and the Colorado Rapids. He played 104 MLS regular-season games and nine MLS Cup Playoff games, and won an MLS Cup Championship in 1999 with D.C. United. Aunger also played three seasons in the A-League for Vancouver, his hometown, and played briefly in England. He was a regular in the Canadian National Team throughout the 1990s.

Brian Bliss (2008)
A defender who played in the U.S. National Team and Major League Soccer in the 1990s. Bliss was a member of the U.S. teams at the 1990 FIFA World Cup and the 1988 Olympic Games. He played 34 full internationals for the United States, the first against Ecuador in December 1984 and the last against Colombia in June 1995. Those 34 games included one of the United States' three games at the 1990 FIFA World Cup and nine of the United States' 10 games in qualifying for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Bliss played three season in MLS for the Columbus Crew, the MetroStars and the Kansas City Wizards, retiring in 1998. He also played six seasons in German professional leagues, two seasons in the American Professional Soccer League and the leagues that preceded it and one season in the Major Indoor Soccer League.

Paul Bravo (2011)
A midfielder and forward who played six seasons in Major League Soccer. Bravo's MLS career, from 1996 to 2001, was spent with the San Jose Clash and the Colorado Rapids. Before playing in the MLS, he had won a U.S. Open Cup title in 1994 with the San Francisco Greek-Americans. With the Rapids, he reached the U.S. Open Cup final again in 1999 and the MLS Cup final in 1997. Bravo played a total 166 MLS regular-season games and 15 MLS Cup Playoff games. He played four full international games for the United States, the first against Honduras in 1994 and the last against Germany in 1999. Bravo played four seasons in the APSL, helping the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks to an APSL title in 1991, and one season in the USISL.

Mike Burns (2012)
A defender who last played professionally outside the United States in 1995 and last played in the U.S. National Team in 1998. His last MLS season was in 2002. Played 75 full internationals for the United States between 1992 and 1998, including 11 World Cup qualifiers in 1996 and 1997 and two games at the FIFA World Cup in 1998. Member of the United States teams at the 1992 Olympic Games and the 1994 and 1998 World Cups. Played seven seasons in MLS between 1996 and 2002, for the New England Revolution, the San Jose Earthquakes and the Kansas City Wizards. Played one season in the Danish first division. Played 169 MLS regular-season games and six MLS Cup Playoff games.

Jeff Causey (2011)
A goalkeeper who played six seasons in Major League Soccer, for D.C. United and the New England Revolution. Before joining MLS, Causey had played two seasons in the USISL, and won the U.S. Open Cup in 1995 with the Richmond Kickers of the USISL. Causey played 89 MLS regular-season games and four MLS Cup Playoff games.

Mauricio Cienfuegos (2013)

A Salvadoran midfielder who was one of the leading foreign players in the early years of Major League Soccer, starring for the Los Angeles Galaxy. Cienfuegos, renowned for his playmaking skills, also was a star of the Salvadoran national team throughout the 1990s, and first came to the attention of American soccer official through his play in World Cup qualifying games against the United States. He played for the Galaxy in the first eight seasons of MLS and won three major titles with them, the U.S. Open Cup in 2001, the CONCACAF Champions Cup in 2001 and the MLS championship in 2002. In addition, he played for Los Angeles in three other MLS finals, in 1996, 1999 and 2001, and scored one of the Galaxy's goals against D.C. United in the first MLS final.Cienfuegos was chosen as an MLS all-star three times, in 1996, 1998 and 1999. He played in 206 MLS regular season games and 35 MLS playoff games.

Mike Clark (2013)

A defender who played eight seasons in Major League Soccer, and won a U.S. Open Cup title. Clark played for the Columbus Crew throughout his MLS career, from 1996 to 2003, and also played one season in the USISL. He was a U.S. Open Cup champion with Columbus in 2002, and runnerup for that title in 1998. He played 221 MLS regular-season games and 22 MLS playoff games.

Amanda Cromwell (2013)

Midfielder who was a mainstay of the U.S. national team in the mid-1990s and also played in the Women’s United Soccer Association. Cromwell played 55 full internationals for the United States, the first against Bulgaria in 1991 and the last against Ukraine in 1998.Those caps included qualifiers in 1991, when the United States was en route to its first World Cup title, and 1994, and two games at the 1995 World Cup in Sweden. Cromwell played all three regular seasons in the WUSA, with the Washington Freedom, Atlanta Beat and San Jose Cyberrays, as well as the 2004 WUSA Festivals. She appeared in 50 WUSA games, and also played two seasons in the W-League and one season in the Swedish professional league.

Raul Diaz Arce (2013)

Forward who starred for several teams in Major League Soccer. Diaz Arce’s greatest fame fame came with D.C. United, which he joined at the start of MLS’ first season after having established an reputation via his play in El Salvador’s national team. He one of the stars of the D.C.United team that won the first two MLS championships, and scored 46 goals in those two years. Later in his MLS career, he played for the New England Revolution, the San Jose Earthquakes, the Tampa Bay Mutiny and the Colorado Rapids, finishing his MLS career with a total of 150 MLS regular-season games and 12 MLS playoff games. He scored 90 goals in those 162 games. In addition to the 1996 and 1997 MLS titles, he also won the U.S. Open Cup in 1996, and played two seasons in the A-League.

Thomas Dooley (2010)
One of the best of the U.S. National Team players in the 1990s who had been raised in Europe but were dual citizens and eligible to play for the United States because one of their parents was American. Dooley, who had lived his entire life in Germany and won a German first-division championship in 1991 with Kaiserslautern, made his debut for the U.S. National Team in 1991 against Ireland. He eventually played 81 games for the United States before retiring from the National Team in 1999. He was a regular for the United States in both the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cups, and was captain of the United States team in the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. Dooley was nominally a defensive player, sometimes a sweeper and sometimes a deep-lying midfielder, but was a very mobile player who came frequently up into attack and became involved in scoring plays.

John Doyle (2010)
A defender who was a member of the United States teams at the 1988 Olympic Games and the 1990 FIFA World Cup and was a National Team mainstay in the early 1990's. Doyle made his debut in the National Team against Canada in 1987 and eventually played 57 full internationals for the United States. He had only four national-team goals in those games, but one of them was the first goal in the United States' 2-0 upset of Mexico in the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup final. Doyle, a tall, strong defender, was a key man in the stiffening of the United States defense for its game against Italy in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, and also played in the landmark victory over Trinidad in 1989. Doyle played most of his professional career in northern California, for the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks of the A-League and the San Jose Clash of MLS, although he also played one season for Orgryte of the Swedish first division. Doyle played five season in Major League Soccer and was named MLS Defender of the Year in 1996 and was selected to the MLS Best XI that same year.

Tracy Ducar (2012)
A goalkeeper who last played in the W-League in 1999 and last played in the U.S. National Team in 1999. She last played in the WUSA in 2002. Played 25 full internationals for the United States between 1996 and 1999. Member of the United States team at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. Played two WUSA seasons between 2001 and 2002 for the Boston Breakers. Played two W-League seasons. Played 23 WUSA regular-season games.

Ted Eck (2012)
A midfielder who last played professionally outside the United States in 1991 and last played in the MISL in 1992. He last played in the APSL in 1994 and last played in the NPSL in 1995. Played last for the U.S. National Team in 1996 and played last in the MLS in 2001. He last played in the U.S. National Futsal Team in 2002. Played six seasons in MLS between 1996 and 2001 for the Dallas Burn. U.S. Open Cup champion in 1997 with Dallas. Played 13 full internationals for the United States between 1989 and 1996, including one World Cup qualifier in 1989. CONCACAF Gold Cup champion in 1991. Played three seasons in the Canadian first division, four seasons in the MISL, three seasons in the NPSL and three seasons in the APSL. Played 156 MLS regular-season games and 14 MLS Cup Playoff games.

Marco Etcheverry (2013)

Midfielder who was a key member of D.C. United’s dynasty of the first MLS seasons. Etchverry, known for the pinpoint passes that made him one of MLS’ premier playmakers, played eight seasons in MLS between 1996 and 2003, alll of them for D.C. Before joining MLS, he had been a star of the Bolivian national team, including playing in the 1994 World Cup, and he played briefly in Bolivia after retiring from MLS. Etcheverry won three MLS championships with D.C. United, in 1996, 1997 and 1999, as well as a U.S. Open Cup championship in 1996 and a CONCACAF Champions Cup title in 1998. He was chosen as an MLS all-star in each of the league’s first four seasons, and was named the MLS most valuable player in 1998. Etcheverry played 191 MLS regular-season games and 23 MLS playoff games.

Richard Farrer (2012)
A defender who last played in the USISL in 1995 and last played professionally outside the United States in 1999. His last season in the MLS was in 2002. Played seven seasons in MLS between 1996 and 2002 for the Dallas Burn. U.S. Open Cup Champion in 1997 with the Burn. Played four seasons in the USISL, one season in the South African first division and one season in the English third division. Played 158 MLS regular-season games and 17 MLS Playoff games.

Joy Biefeld Fawcett (2013)

A defender who was one of the leading stars of the United States women’s national team for more than 15 years beginning in the late 1980s. Fawcett played a total of 239 full internationals for the United States, and was a regular in the U.S. teams at four World Cups and three Olympic Games. Her more than 200 caps included 23 games at the 1991, 1995, 1999 and 2003 World Cups, 16 games at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics and 11 World Cup qualifiers in 1991, 1994 and 2002. She was a regular in the backline as the United States won the first Women’s World Cup in 1991, and later took championships at the 1996 Olympics, the 1999 Women’s World Cup and the 2004 Olympics. Through most of her national team career, Fawcett was half of a formidable duo in the center of the United States defense, along with Carla Overbeck, and in 1988, only her second year in the national team, she was named the USSF’s women’s athlete of the year. Fawcett played four years in the WUSA, all for the San Diego Spirit and one seasons in the WPSL.

Adam Frye (2012)
A defender who last played in MLS in 2002. Played seven seasons in MLS between 1996 and 2002 for the Tampa Bay Mutiny, the San Jose Clash and the Los Angeles Galaxy. U.S. Open Cup champion in 2001 with Los Angeles. Played 94 MLS regular-season games and 12 MLS Playoff games.

Wendy Gebauer (2010)
A forward who played for the United States at the 1991 FIFA World Championship for Women's Football (later renamed the Women's World Cup) and continued playing for club teams for nearly a decade afterward. Gebauer played 26 full internationals for the United States, the first against Japan in December 1987 and the last against Japan in November 1991. She played in three of the United States' five games at the qualifying competition for the 1991 FIFA World Championship for Women's Football, and then one of the United States games at the World Championship in China. Gebauer played three seasons in the W-League, and retired from competition in 2000.

Mario Gori (2012)
A Argentinean defender who last played in MLS in 2000 and last played in the A-League in 2002. Played five seasons in MLS between 1996 and 2000 for D.C. United and the Columbus Crew. MLS Cup Champion in 1996 with D.C. United and a U.S. Open Cup champion in 1996 with D.C. United. U.S. Open Cup runner-up in 1997 with D.C. United. Played two seasons in the A-League. Played 104 MLS regular-season games and 10 MLS Cup Playoff games.

Zak Ibsen (2012)
A midfielder who last played in the APSL in 1994 and last played in the NPSL in 1995. He last played for the U.S. National Team in 1996 and played last in the MLS in 2002. Played six seasons in MLS between 1996 and 2002 for the New England Revolution, the Dallas Burn, the Chicago Fire, the Los Angeles Galaxy and the San Jose Earthquakes. MLS Cup Champion in 2001 with the Earthquakes. U.S. Open Cup champion in 1998 with the Fire. Played 15 full internationals for the United States between 1992 and 1996. MLS Cup runner-up in 1999 with the Galaxy. Played one season in the APSL and one season in the NPSL. Played 140 MLS regular-season games and 21 MLS Cup Playoff games.

Mo Johnston (2011)
A Scottish forward who played six seasons in Major League Soccer and was one of the stars of the Kansas City Wizards' run to the MLS Cup title in 2000. Johnston, a native of Glasgow, had played 15 seasons in Scottish, English and French professional soccer before moving to MLS in 1996. He made 37 appearances in the Scottish National Team, including three games at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Johnston played 149 MLS regular-season games and 15 MLS Playoff games during his six seasons with the Kansas City Wizards. He scored 32 goals in those games. Johnston announced his retirement immediately following Wizard's victory in the 2000 MLS Cup title game, but reconsidered and played one more MLS season.

Debbie Keller (2009)
A forward who starred in the U.S. National Team. Keller was a member of the United States team at the 1995 FIFA World Championship for Women's Football (later renamed the Women's World Cup) in Sweden. She played in four of the United States' six games in that World Championship, all of them as a substitute, and scored a key goal in the United States' final first-round game. Those games were among 46 full internationals that she played for the United States between 1995 and 1998. Keller played two seasons in the W-League for the Rockford Dactyls and one season in the Danish professional league. She was the W-League Most Valuable Player in 1997.

John Kerr, Jr. (2007)
A midfielder who played in the U.S. National Team, for clubs in England and Ireland and in Major League Soccer. Kerr played 16 full international games, most of which were in the mid-1980s. The first of those was against Ecuador in November 1984 and the last against Colombia in July 1995, and they included three World Cup qualifiers in 1985. Kerr played three seasons in the American Soccer League, five seasons in English and Irish professional leagues, one season in the Canadian Soccer League and one season in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He finished his career with two seasons in Major League Soccer, both for the New England Revolution, during which he played 38 games.

Dominic Kinnear (2010)
A Scottish-born midfielder wholast played in the U.S. National Team in 1994 and last played in the A-League in 1995. He last played professionally outside the United States in 1995 and played last in the MLS in 2000. Played 54 full internationals for the United States between 1990 and 1994. Played five seasons in MLS between 1996 and 2000 for the Colorado Rapids, the San Jose Clash and the Tampa Bay Mutiny. Played six seasons in the APSL/A-League and one season in the Mexican first division. CONCACAF Gold Cup champion in 1991. Played 117 MLS regular-season games and four MLS Cup Playoff games.

Frank Klopas (2009)
A forward who played in the U.S. National Team, the Greek first division and Major League Soccer. Klopas, who was born in Greece and grew up in Chicago, was signed out of high school by the Chicago Sting of the North American Soccer League, but never played in the NASL before it folded. After several seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League, he moved his playing career to Greece, where he played five seasons for first-division clubs AEK Athens and Apollon. He finished his career with four seasons in MLS between 1996 and 1999 for the Kansas City Wizards and the Chicago Fire, and won an MLS Cup title with Chicago in 1998. Klopas first appeared in the U.S. National Team in 1988, when he played for the United States in the Olympic Games. He played a total of 40 games in a national-team career that lasted until 1995, and was a member of the United States squad at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

Jena Kluegel (2013)

A midfielder who played 24 full internationals for the United States between 2000 and 2003. Kluegel also played two seasons in the Women's United Soccer Association, in 2002 and 2003, both for the Boston Breakers. She played 39 WUSA regular-season games and one WUSA playoff games.

Mike Lapper (2012)
A defender who last played for the U.S. National Team in 1995 and last played professionally outside the United States in 1997. He played last in the MLS in 2002. Played 43 full internationals for the United States between 1991 and 1995. Member of the United States teams at the 1992 Olympic Games and the 1994 World Cup. Played six seasons in MLS between 1997 and 2002 for the Columbus Crew. Played one season in the German second division and two seasons in the English second division. Played 110 MLS regular-season games and 11 MLS Cup Playoff games.

Roy Lassiter (2013)

A forward who was one of the great goalscorers in the early seasons of MLS. Lassiter played seven seasons in MLS between 1996 and 2002, for Tampa Bay, D.C., Miami and Kansas City. He was the MLS scoring leader, and an all-star selection, in 1996, and won an MLS title in 1999 with D.C. In addition to his MLS seasons, he played one season in the A-League, three seasons in the Costa Rican first division and one partial loan season in the Italian second division. In his 179 MLS regular-season games and 21 MLS playoff games he scored a total of 101 goals. Lassiter played 30 full internationals for the United States, including five World Cup qualifiers.

John Maessner (2011)
A midfielder who won Major League Soccer championships in 1996 and 1999 with D.C. United. Maessner played six seasons in MLS between 1996 and 2001, for D.C. United, the Miami Fusion and the Tampa Bay Mutiny. In addition to his two MLS Cup Championships, he also won a U.S. Open Cup title with D.C. United in 1996 and was a U.S. Open Cup runner-up with D.C. United in 1997. In those six seasons, he played a total of 151 MLS regular-season games and 19 MLS Playoff games. Before joining MLS, Maessner played one season in the French second division, one season in the German third division and three seasons in the APSL/A-League.

Brian Maisonneuve (2013)

A midfielder who played in Major League Soccer and the 1998 World Cup. Maisonneuve played nine seasons in MLS between 1996 and 2004, all of them for Columbus. He won a U.S. Open Cup title in 2002 with Columbus, and was runnerup in that tournament in 1998. During his years in MLS, he played 172 regular-season games and 17 playoff games. Maisonneuve played 13 full internationals for the United States between 1997 and 2002, three of which came at the 1998 World Cup in France, where he was a regular starter. He also was a member of the U.S. team at the 1996 Olympic Games.

Holly Manthei (2007)
A forward and midfielder who played for the United States at the 1995 Women's World Cup. Manthei played a total of 22 full international games for the United States, the first against Denmark in February 1995 and the last against South Korea in May 1997. At the 1995 FIFA World Championship for Women's Football (later named the Women's World Cup) in Sweden, she played in two of the United States' six games, against China and Australia.

Pato Margetic (2009)
A forward who played five seasons in the North American Soccer League and then had a long career in American indoor leagues. Margetic, who was born in Argentina, played in the NASL from 1980 to 1984, the first season for the Detroit Express and the last four for the Chicago Sting. He won two NASL championships with Chicago, in 1981 and 1984 and was a series of NASL all-star selections. He was a second-team all-star in 1981, an honorable mention all-star in 1982 and a first-team all-star in 1983. After the end of the NASL, Margetic played six seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League for the Chicago Sting, Kansas City Comets, Cleveland Crunch and Tacoma Stars, and nine seasons in the National Professional Soccer League for the Chicago Power and Detroit Rockers.

Chad McCarty (2013)

A defender who played six seasons in Major League Soccer, and won a U.S. Open Cup title in 2002 with Columbus. McCarty played 97 MLS regular-season games and seven MLS playoff games between 1998 and 2003 for Tampa Bay and Columbus. He played one full international for the United States, in 1999, and was a member of the United States team at the 2000 Olympic Games.

Matt McKeon (2012)
A midfielder who last played in the U.S. National Team in 2000 and last played in MLS in 2002. Played seven seasons in MLS between 1996 and 2002 for the Kansas City Wizards and the Colorado Rapids. MLS Cup Champion in 2000 with the Wizards. Member of the United States team at the 1996 Olympic Games. Played two full internationals for the United States, both in 1999. U.S. Open Cup runner-up in 1999 with Colorado. Played 172 MLS regular-season games and 21 MLS Cup Playoff games.

Janusz Michallik (2008)
A midfielder who last played in the NPSL in 1987 and who last played for the U.S. National Team in 1994 and last played in MLS in 1998. Played 44 full internationals for the United States between 1991 and 1994. Played three seasons in MLS between 1996 and 1998 for the Columbus Crew and the New England Revolution. Played two seasons in the NPSL. Played 53 MLS regular-seasons games and one MLS Cup Playoff game.

Joe-Max Moore (2013)

A midfielder and forward who was a member of United States teams at three World Cups and also starred for several club teams. Moore first came to prominence in 1991, when he scored the winning goal for the United States in the Pan-American Games final against Mexico. By 1993, he was a regular in the full national team, and he ended up playing 100 full internationals for the United States in a national team career that lasted through 2002. He appeared in four World Cup games, in 1998 and 2002, and 20 World Cup qualifiers. Perhaps the highlight of his national team career was the two goals he scored in the 2-0 win over Jamaica in 2001 that clinched the United States’ place in the 2002 World Cup. Moore played six seasons in MLS, all of them with New England, three seasons in the English Premier League and two seasons in the German second division. He played 93 MLS regular-season games and two MLS playoff games.

Siri Mullinix (2013)

A goalkeeper who played for the United States at the 2000 Olympic Games and for the last WUSA champion, the Washington Freedom. Mullinix played 45 full internationals for the United States, the first against Japan in 1999 and the last against Denmark in 2004. She played all five of the United States’ games at the 2000 Olympics in Australia, at which the Americans won the silver medal. She played four seasons in the WUSA, including the 2004 festivals, and was with Washington throughout, including reaching the WUSA championship game twice. She played 51 WUSA regular-season games and four WUSA playoff games.

Victor Nogueira (2013)

A goalkeeper who starred in the NASL and then continued playing indoors for two decades afterward. Nogueira, who was born in Mozambique, played six seasons in the North American Soccer League between 1979 and 1984, for the Atlanta Chiefs, Montreal Manic and Chicago Sting. He won an NASL title in 1984, the league’s final season, with Chicago. He played 79 NASL regular-season games and eight NASL playoff games. After the end of the NASL, Nogueira played nine seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League and 13 seasons in the National Professional Soccer League. He was named the MISL most valuable player in 1991 and the NPSL most valuable player in 1996 and 1998.

Peter Nowak (2012)
A Polish midfielder who last played in MLS in 2002. Played five seasons in MLS between 1998 and 2002 for the Chicago Fire. MLS champion in 1998 with Chicago. U.S. Open Cup champion in 1998 and 2000 with Chicago. MLS All-Star in 1998, 2000 and 2001. MLS Cup runner-up in 2000 with Chicago. Played 114 MLS regular-season games and 20 MLS Cup Playoff games.

Uche Okafor (2010)
A Nigerian defender who was part of the strong Kansas City Wizards team in the early seasons of Major League Soccer. Okafor played five seasons in MLS, all of them with Kansas City, beginning with the league's first season in 1996. He retired after playing in the Wizards' victory in the 2000 MLS Cup Championship game. During those five seasons, Okafor played 119 MLS regular-season games and seven MLS Cup Playoff games. Okafor played for more than a decade in the Nigerian National Team. He was a member of the Nigerian team that won the 1994 African Nations Cup, but missed the 1994 World Cup due to injury. Before moving to MLS, he played seven seasons for professional clubs in Nigeria, Belgium, France and Israel.

Francis Okaroh (2010)
A Nigerian defender who was a member of the Chicago Fire's double-winning team in 1998. Okaroh played five seasons in Major League Soccer, with the New England Revolution, the Fire and the Miami Fusion, from 1996 to 2000. In 1998, he played the entire game in both finals as Chicago won the MLS championship and the U.S. Open Cup. In his five MLS seasons, Okaroh played 114 MLS regular-season games and seven MLS Cup Playoff games. Prior to joining MLS, Okaroh had played for FC Menem in Belgium, the Cleveland Force in the MISL and the Cape Cod Crusaders in the USISL.

Cindy Parlow (2013)

A forward who was a regular in the team that won the 1999 Women’s World Cup. During her career in the U.S. national team, Parlow played 158 full internationals. Those included two games at the 1996 Olympics, six at the 1999 Women’s World Cup, five at the 2000 Olympics, five at the 2003 Women’s World Cup and two at the 2004 Olympics, plus four World Cup qualifiers. Her first full international was against Russia in Campinas, Brazil, on Jan. 14, 1996 and her last against Mexico in Carson, Calif., on Dec. 8, 2004. Parlow played four seasons in the Women’s United Soccer Association, all of them with the Atlanta Beat. She was a member of the Atlanta teams that finished as runnersup for the WUSA title in 2001 and 2003.

Brandon Pollard (2010)
A midfielder who played five seasons in Major League Soccer. Pollard played his entire MLS career, from 1996 to 2000, for the Dallas Burn. The highlight of that career came in 1997, when he and the Burn captured the U.S. Open Cup, beating D.C. United in the final. In the course of those five seasons, Pollard played 106 MLS regular-seasons games and eight MLS Cup Playoff games. During his first season in MLS, Pollard also was a member of the United States team at the 1996 Olympic Games.

Tom Presthus (2013)

A goalkeeper who played seven seasons in Major League Soccer. Presthus played in MLS from 1997 to 2003, for D.C. United and Columbus. He won an MLS championship in 1999 with D.C., and played 106 MLS regular-season games and 15 MLS playoff games.

Mark Santel (2011)
A midfielder who played six seasons in Major League Soccer. Santel won a U.S. Open Cup championship in 1997 with the Dallas Burn. He spent his MLS career between 1996 and 2001 with the Burn and the Kansas City Wizards, and played a total of 156 MLS regular-season games and 15 MLS Cup Playoff games. He also played eight full internationals for the United States between 1988 and 1997. Before joining MLS, Santel played four seasons in the APSL/A-League, winning an APSL championship in 1993 with the Colorado Foxes, and one season in the MISL.

Mark Semioli (2006)
A defender who played six seasons in Major League Soccer. Semioli played in MLS from 1996 to 2001 for the Los Angeles Galaxy and the MetroStars. He was an MLS runner-up in 1996 with the Galaxy. Earlier, he had won a U.S. Open Cup title in 1994 with San Francisco Greek-Americans. He played 121 MLS regular-season games and eight MLS Cup Playoff games. Before joining the MLS, Semioli had played four seasons in the APSL and three seasons in the USISL.

Nikki Serlenga (2013)

A midfielder who starred in the WUSA and the women's national team. Serlenga played three seasons in the WUSA, all of them with the Atlanta Beat, and was a key member of the Atlanta team that reached the WUSA championship game in 2001 and 2003. She played a total of 59 WUSA regular-season games and five WUSA playoff games. Serlenga played 30 full internationals for the United States, all of them during 2000 and 2001. She was a member of the United States team at the 2000 Olympic Games in Australia, and played in two of the United States' five teams in those Olympics.

Mark Simpson (2011)
A goalkeeper who was among the stars of the D.C. United team that won the double in the first MLS season. Simpson played eight seasons in MLS between 1996 and 2001, all of them for D.C. United. He won both an MLS Cup Championship and a U.S. Open Cup championship in 1996. Simpson, who played 53 MLS regular-season games and six MLS Playoff games, also played eight seasons in the NPSL, one season in the APSL and one season in the USISL.

Diego Sonora (2011)
An Argentinean defender who played five seasons in Major League Soccer, for the Dallas Burn, the MetroStars, D.C. United and the Tampa Bay Mutiny. Sonora, a veteran of the Boca Juniors team in Argentina, won an MLS championship in 1999 with D.C. United. In his five MLS seasons, he played 108 MLS regular-season games and 10 MLS Cup Playoff games.

Mike Sorber (2010)
A midfielder who started all four games for the United States at the 1994 World Cup. Sorber played 67 full internationals for the United States, the first against the CIS in January 1992 and the last against Paraguay in March 1998. After having been a regular in the U.S. team at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, he played seven of the United States' 10 World Cup qualifiers in 1997. He also played for the United States in the 1995 Copa America and the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Sorber played five seasons in Major League Soccer, for the Kansas City Wizards, the MetroStars and the Chicago Fire, and played a total of 128 MLS games and a total of 10 MLS Cup Playoff games. Before the start of MLS, he played two seasons in the Mexico first division.

Steve Trittschuh (2011)
A defender who starred for the U.S. National Team in the late 1980s and early 1990s and was the first American ever to play in the European Champions Cup. Trittschuh played 38 full internationals for the United States between 1987 and 1995, and was a member of the United States team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, where he played one game, against Czechoslovakia, after having played all 10 of the United States' games in qualifying. As a result of that game against Czechoslovakia, Trittschuh was signed to play the 1990-91 season for Sparta Prague of the Czech first division, and it was during that season that he became the first American in the European Champions Cup. Trittschuh, who played for A-League clubs for much of the early 1990s, plus one season in the Dutch first division, joined MLS at its start in 1996 and played six seasons in that league for the Colorado Rapids and the Tampa Bay Mutiny.

Carlos Valderrama (2012)
A Columbian midfielder wholast played in MLS in 2002. Played seven seasons in MLS between 1996 and 2002 for the Tampa Bay Mutiny, the Miami Fusion and the Colorado Rapids. MLS all-star in 1996, 1997 and 2000. MLS Most Valuable Player in 1996. Played 148 MLS regular-season games and 12 MLS Playoff games.

David Vaudreuil (2012)
A defender who last played in the MISL in 1991 and last played in the NPSL in 2001. He played last in the A-League in 2001 and last played in the MLS in 2002. Played seven seasons in MLS between 1996 and 2002 with D.C. United, the Miami Fusion, the Colorado Rapids and the Chicago Fire. MLS Cup Champion in 1997 with D.C. United and a U.S. Open Cup champion in 1996 with D.C. United. Played two seasons in the MISL, six seasons in the APSL/A-League and six seasons in the NPSL. U.S. Open Cup runner-up in 1997 with D.C. United and in 1999 with the Rapids. Played 151 MLS regular-season games and 25 MLS Cup Playoff games.

Tisha Venturini-Hoch (2013)

A midfielder who played in two World Cups for the United States. Venturini, although not a starter, was one of the most visible stars of the team that won the Women's World Cup in 1999, playing two of the six games (including the final) and scoring two goals. She also had been a member of the United States team at the 1995 Women's World Cup, where she played all six United States games, and the 1996 Olympic Games, where she played all five United States games. She played 132 full internationals for the United States between 1992 and her retirement from the national team in 2000. Venturini played three seasons in the WUSA, all for San Jose, and won a WUSA championship in 2001. She also played one season in the W-League and one season in the WPSL. She played 60 WUSA regular-season games and two WUSA playoff games.

Peter Vermes (2012)
A defender who last played in the ASL in 1988 and last played professionally outside the United States in 1992. He last played in the NPSL in 1997 and last played for the U.S. National Team in 1997. He last played in the MLS in 2002. Played seven seasons in MLS between 1996 and 2002 for MetroStars, Colorado Rapids and Kansas City Wizards. MLS Cup Champion in 2000 with the Wizards. MLS All-Star in 2000. Played 67 full internationals for the United States between 1988 and 1997, including 10 World Cup qualifiers in 1988, 1989 and 1997 and three World Cup games in 1990. CONCACAF Gold Cup champion in 1991. Member of the United States teams at the 1988 Olympic Games and the 1990 World Cup. Played one season in the ASL, one season in the NPSL, one season in the Hungarian first division, one season in the Dutch first division and one season in the Spanish second division. MLS Cup runner-up in 1997 with Colorado. U.S. Open Cup runner-up in 1999 with Colorado. USSF men's athlete of the year in 1988. Played 184 MLS regular-season games and 25 MLS Cup Playoff games. Robert Warzycha(2012)
A Polish midfielder who last played in MLS in 2002. Played seven seasons in MLS between 1996 and 2002 for the Columbus Crew. U.S. Open Cup champion in 2002 with Columbus. U.S. Open Cup runner-up in 1998 with the Crew. Played 160 MLS regular-season games and 17 MLS Cup Playoff games.

Saskia Webber (2013)

A goalkeeper who was the backup on the team that won the 1999 Women’s World Cup. Webber played 29 full internationals for the United States, the first against Norway in Medford, Mass., on Aug. 14, 1992 and the last against Norway in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Feb. 6, 2000. In between, she was a meber of the United States teams at both the 1995 and 1996 World Cups, and played one game in the 1995 World Cup, a first-round game against Australia. Webber played four seasons in the WUSA with the New York Power and three seasons in the Japanese professional league.

Roy Wegerle (2008)
A forward who became a key member of the United States National Team in the 1990s after having made a name for himself with several England clubs. Wegerle, who was born in South Africa and went to college in the United States, played in the final season of the North American Soccer League in 1984. After two seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League, we went to England, where he played for Chelsea, Luton Town, Queens Park Rangers, Coventry City and Blackburn Rovers. He scored more than 80 goals in nine English seasons. After becoming an American citizen, he made his debut in the U.S. National Team in 1992, and played 41 full internationals for the United States over the next seven years. He played four games for the United States in the 1994 FIFA World Cup and two in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Wegerle moved from the English Premier League to MLS at its start in 1996 and played three MLS seasons, for the Colorado Rapids, D.C. United and the Tampa Bay Mutiny.

Sara Whalen (2012)
A defender who last played in the W-League in 1999 and played last for the U.S. National Team in 2000. She played last in the WUSA in 2002. Played 65 full internationals for the United States between 1997 and 2000, including three World Cup games in 1999. Women's World Cup champion in 1999. Played two seasons in the WUSA between 2001 and 2002 for the New York Power and three seasons in the W-League. Member of the United States team at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. Played 31 WUSA regular-season games and one WUSA Playoff game.

* Note the year in parentheses is the last year that he/she is available for election to the Hall of Fame through the Player Category. They will then be added to the list in the Veterans' Category

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