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 Hall
of Famer
Paul Caligiuri
(Class
of 2004) will host a Hall of Fame Kid’s Clinic on Friday,
May 20th beginning at 5:00pm on the Hall of Fame fields.
The clinic fee of $10 pays for a
hot dog BBQ and the soccer clinic lead by Caligiuri. “This is a
special event for the soccer players of Oneonta, “ Hall of Fame
Director of Operations
Kathryn Dailey said. “Besides being a soccer star of the
first magnitude, Paul is an outstanding coach, well known for
his clinic work in California. Every child will come away from
the clinic having learned something about playing the game.”
 For 14 years, 110 games, and 4
FIFA World Cup qualifying tournaments and 2 finals,
Paul Caligiuri
patrolled defensive positions for the United States Men’s
National Team. He is, perhaps, best known for one of the most
famous United States goals of all-time, the match winner against
Trinidad and Tobago on November 19, 1989 that sent the United
States to its first FIFA World Cup Tournament in 40 years.
Throughout his career his play was marked by a high level of
consistency, sharp defense, ball winning, and turning up for the
occasional goal, including one against Czechoslovakia at Italia
‘90.
After a successful career with
German professional clubs, Paul returned to the United States to
help build the foundation of Major League Soccer, playing with
the Columbus Crew and the Los Angeles Galaxy in a 6-year MLS
Career. Perhaps nothing was more befitting a Hall of Fame career
than Paul’s last professional match with the Los Angeles Galaxy
and the winning of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2001.
On the same day Caligiuri also
is the Keynote Clinician for the
2005 NYSPHSAA Coaches Clinic,
hosted annually by the Hall of Fame. The coaches program begins
at 8:00am with Jim Lennox and Binghamton University coach Paul
Marco among the other clinic presenters.
Contact the Hall for
Fame at (607) 432-3351 ext. 206 for more information and to
reserve your place at either or both events.
About the National Soccer Hall
of Fame and Museum
Located in
Oneonta, NY, the National Soccer Hall of Fame opened a 30,000
square foot, state-of-the-art museum in 1999. The Hall of Fame
tells the story of soccer in
America through artifacts, photographs, and video clips. The new
Hall features an extensive interactive, youth oriented Kicks
Zone where visitors have fun kicking,
heading and playing computer trivia stations and video
soccer games. The VideoWall portrays some of the greatest
moments and the greatest goals in history as well as live soccer
action with World Cup, MLS, and U.S. Soccer matches. Unique and
rare artifacts on exhibit range from the world’s oldest soccer
ball to the FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy won by the USA in
1999,
Pelé's and Mia Hamm’s uniforms, Kristine Lilly’s golden
shoes, NASL championship rings, the original MLS championship
trophy, MLS gallery - it’s all at the National Soccer Hall of
Fame. In addition to the interactive Museum, the National Soccer
Hall of Fame complex boasts the
Kicks
Zone Store,
a research library, four world-class soccer fields and
office/meeting facilities. The Hall plans to add a stadium, an
indoor soccer arena and housing facilities in the future.
The mission of
the National Soccer Hall of Fame is to celebrate the history,
honor the heroes, inspire the youth and preserve the legacy of
soccer in the United States.
The National
Soccer Hall of Fame is open every day of the year, except
Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's. Admission is $9.00 for
adults, $8.00 for students, $6.50 for children 6 or older and
senior citizens. Children 5 and under are free.
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