John Harkes: Hall of Famer Timeline


Born: March 8, 1967 - Kearny, NJ           Position: Midfielder
Int’l Caps: 90                               Int’l Goals: 6

1987
Made his first U.S. Men's National Team appearance on May 23 against Canada

1988
Made two appearances in 1988 Olympics

1989
Scored his first full international goal on August 1 against South Korea

1990
Started all three games for the U.S. Men's National Team in the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy
Scored the Goal of the Year on a 35-yard one-timer

1991
Became the first American to appear at Wembley Stadium and win the English League Cup with Sheffield Wednesday FC

1992
Named Most Valuable Player of the 1992 U.S. Cup, where he scored two goals and led the team to the championship
Became the first American to play in a UEFA
Cup match with Sheffield Wednesday FC

1993
Became the only American to score in a League Cup Final for Sheffield Wednesday FC in a 2-1 loss to Arsenal

1994
Played every minute of all three first round games in the 1994 FIFA World Cup but he was suspended for the Round-of-16 game against Brazil due to yellow card accumulation

1995
Named the co-Most Valuable Player in the 1995 Copa America
Played two seasons with Derby County of the English First Division

1996
Joined Major League Soccer with the D.C. United as their founding player
Represented the United States as a starter with the FIFA World All-Stars against Brazil
Captained D.C. United to the 1996 MLS Cup title and the 1996 U.S. Open Cup, making them the first team in U.S. Soccer history to win both the MLS title and the Open Cup title in the same year
Played his final full season in England with West Ham United of the English Premier League

1997
Led D.C. United to the second consecutive MLS Cup title
Played in the MLS All-Star Game

1998
Made seven appearances with the U.S. Men's National Team before getting cut from the squad weeks before the 1998 World Cup
He led D.C. United to the Interamerican Cup championship
Was named to the MLS All-Star team
Guided D.C. United to the CONCACAF Champions’ Cup
Played in the MLS All-Star Game

1999
Was a member of the bronze medal-winning U.S. Men's National Team at the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
Played on-loan with Nottingham Forest in the English First Division.
Played in the MLS All-Star Game

2000
Played in the MLS All-Star Game

2003
Announced his retirement after a 13-year professional career

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