Born:
August 8, 1967 - Chicago, Illinois
Position:
Defender
Int’l Caps: 128
Int’l Goals:
13
1988
Earned his first cap for the U.S. Men's National Team against
Guatemala on January 10
1990
Played in all three games for the U.S. Men's National Team in the 1990
World Cup
Scored his first full international goal against Liechtenstein on May
30
1991
Scored two goals in the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup, including a
spectacular bicycle kick against Trinidad & Tobago for the U.S. Men's
National Team
 1992
Named U.S. Soccer’s Athlete of the Year
Won the American Professional Soccer League championship with the
Colorado Foxes
1994
Played every minute of every game for the U.S. in the 1994 FIFA World
Cup for the Men's National Team
Earned U.S. Soccer’s Male Athlete of the Year Award
1995
Captained the U.S. Men's National Team to a semifinal appearance in
the 1995 Copa America
Became the first U.S. Men's National Team player to acquire 100 caps
on June 11, scoring a goal in a 3-2 win over Nigeria
1996
Joined Major League Soccer with the Colorado Rapids as their founding
player
1997
Led the Rapids to the 1997 MLS Cup
1998
Became one of three players to play in three consecutive World Cups
(1990, 1994, 1998)
1999
Anchored the U.S. Men's National Team central defense on their way to
bronze medal in the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
2000
Was selected to the MLS All-Star Game for the fifth season in a row
Scored the Goal of the Year in MLS from a bicycle kick
2001
Became the first defender in MLS history to notch 20 goals and 20
assists (24 goals, 23 assists) in a career
2002
Traded to MetroStars in January
2003
Honored with star at the U.S. Soccer Star Plaza at Home Depot Center |
