Desmond Armstrong (2006)*
A defender who played for the United States at the 1990 FIFA World Cup and on numerous other occasions.
Armstrong played 81 full internationals for the United States, the first against Egypt in June 1987 and the last against Estonia in May 1994. He played all 90 minutes of the United States' three games in the 1990 FIFA World Cup and also played in the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup and the 1988 Olympic Games. Armstrong also played three seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League, three seasons in the American Professional Soccer and and the leagues that preceded it, and two seasons in the USISL.
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.
Marcelo Balboa (2012)*
A defender who last played in the APSL in 1992 and last played professionally outside the United States in 1995. Played for the US in the 1990 and 1994 World Cup.
He last suited up for the U.S. national team in 2000 and last played in MLS in 2002. Played 128 full internationals for the United States between 1988 and 2000, including 10 World Cup qualifiers in 1989 and 1997 and eight World Cup games. CONCACAF Gold Cup champion in 1991. Member of the United States teams at the 1990, 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cups. Played seven seasons in MLS between 1996 and 2002 for the Colorado Rapids and the MetroStars. Played six seasons in the APSL and its predecessors, and two seasons in the Mexican first division. MLS Cup runner-up in 1997 with Colorado. U.S. Open Cup runner-up in 1999 with the Rapids. Honda Player of the Year Award winner in 1994. USSF Male Athlete of the Year in 1992 and 1994. Western Soccer League most valuable player in 1988. Played 152 MLS regular-season games and 12 MLS Cup playoff games.
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. Played in the 1998 World Cup for the U.S.
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. Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Champion with the Richmond Kickers in 1995.
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.
Raul Diaz Arce (2012)*
A El Salvadorian forward who last played in MLS in 2001 and last played in the A-League in 2002.
The last time he played professionally outside the United States was in 2002. Played six seasons in MLS between 1996 and 2001 for D.C. United , New England Revolution , San Jose Clash, Tampa Bay Mutiny and Colorado. MLS Cup Champion in 1996 and 1997 with D.C. United. Won a U.S. Open Cup championship in 1996 with D.C. and then was a U.S. Open Cup runner-up in 1997 with D.C. United. Played one season in the A-League. Played 150 MLS regular-season games and 12 MLS Cup playoff games.
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. Played for the U.S. in the 1994 and 1998 World Cups.
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 1990s.
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.
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. Member of the 1999 World Cup Champion U.S. Women's National Team.
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. Played 156 MLS regular-season games and 14 MLS Cup playoff games.
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.
Eric Eichmann (2006)*
A midfielder and forward who played in the U.S. national team throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Eichmann played 29 full internationals for the United States, the first against Canada in February 1986 and the last against Honduras in March 1993. He was a member of the United States team at the 1990 World Cup in Italy. Eichmann played one season in Major League Soccer, 1996, for the Kansas City Wizards. He earlier had played four seasons in the American Professional Soccer League and the leagues that preceded it.
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.
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)*
An 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.
Linda Hamilton (2005)*
A defender who was a regular starter for the United States at both the 1991 and 1995 World Cups.
Hamilton played a total of 71 full internationals for the United States, the first against China in August 1987 and the last against Norway in August 1985. In the 1991 FIFA World Championship for Women's Football (later renamed Women's World Cup) in China, she came on as a substitute in the United States' opening game and then started the last five American games. In the 1995 FIFA World Championship for Women's Football in Sweden, she started all six United States games. She also played four games for the United States in the qualifying tournament for the 1995 Women's World Cup the year before.
John Harkes (2012)*
A midfielder who last played in the ASL in 1989 and last played professionally outside the United States in 1996.
He last played for the U.S. national team in 2000 and last played in the MLS in 2002. Played seven seasons in MLS between 1996 and 2002 for D.C. United, the New England Revolution and the Columbus Crew. MLS Cup Champion in 1996 and 1997 with D.C. United and U.S. Open Cup champion in 1996 with D.C. United. Played 90 full internationals for the United States between 1987 and 2000, including 21 World Cup qualifiers in 1989, 1996 and 1997, and six World Cup games. Member of the United States teams at the 1988 Olympic Games and the 1990 and 1994 FIFA World Cups. Played six seasons in English professional leagues and two seasons in the ASL. MLS Cup runner-up in 1998 with D.C. United and CONCACAF Champions Cup Champion in 1998 with D.C. United. Captain of the U.S. team in World Cup qualifying in 1996 and 1997. Played 167 MLS regular-season games and 22 MLS Cup playoff games.
Mary Harvey (2006)*
The goalkeeper for the champion United States team at the 1991 Women's World Cup.
Harvey played a total of 27 full international games for the United States, the first against Poland in 1989 and the last against Australia in 1996. Harvey, who was one of the first American women to play professionally overseas, was one of the last players added to the United States roster for the 1991 FIFA World Championship for Women's Football (later renamed the Women's World Cup), because she was playing in Germany at the time, for FSV Frankfurt. In that World Cup, she played every minute of the United States' six games, allowing only five goals and scoring three shutouts. Harvey was also a member of the United States squad at the 1996 Olympic Games. She played five seasons in professional leagues in Germany and Sweden.
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. In Scotland, he had been the first player who play for both Rangers and Celtic, and made 37 appearances in the Scottish national team, including three games at the 1990 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 who last 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bruce Murray (2006)*
A midfielder and forward who was one of the leading stars of the U.S. national team in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
When Murray retired from the national team in 1993, he was its all-time leader in both caps and goals. Between his first full international appearance, against England in June 1985, and his last, against Venezuela in June 1993, he played 86 games for the United States, scoring 21 goals. Murray played in all of the United States' games in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, including all 10 qualifiers during 1988 and 1989 and the three games in the finals in Italy in 1990. He scored the United States goal against Austria in its last game of the World Cup finals. He also played in all of the United States' games in its victorious efforts in the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup and the 1992 U.S. Cup, as well as playing for the United States in the 1988 Olympic Games, the 1992 Intercontinental Cup and the 1993 Copa America. Murray played several seasons in the APSL for the Washington Diplomats and the Maryland Bays.
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.
Hugo Perez (2006)*
A midfielder and forward who played in the U.S. national team for 10 years and for pro teams in North American, Central American, Europe and Asia.
Between 1984 and 1994 Perez played 78 full internationals for the United States and scored 16 goals, of which four came against the country where he was born, El Salvador. Perez began playing in the North American Soccer League in 1982, when he was 18, and by the mid-1980s had become a fixture in the U.S. national team. After playing in the second division in France in 1989, he regained his national team place during World Cup qualifying, but an injury kept him out of the FIFA 1990 World Cup. Perez returned to the national team in 1991, after playing a season in Sweden, and once again became a U.S. regular until signing with a Saudi Arabian club in last 1992. He came back to the United States in 1993, but never regained his regular first-team place with the national team, although he did start against Brazil in the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
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.
Sarah Rafanelli (2005)*
A forward who 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).
Rafanelli played 34 full international games for the United States, the first against Norway in August 1992 and the last against Australia in August 1995. She played in two of the United States' five games at the 1995 FIFA World Championship for Women's Football in Sweden, as well as three of the United States' four games in the qualifying competition for that World Championship.
Tab Ramos (2012)*
A midfielder who last played in the ASL in 1989 and last played professionally outside the United States in 1996.
He last played for the U.S. national team in 2000 and played last in the MLS in 2002. Played 81 full internationals for the United States between 1988 and 2000, including nine World Cup games in 1990, 1994 and 1998, and 15 World Cup qualifiers in 1989, 1996, 1997 and 2000. Member of the United States teams at the 1988 Olympic Games and the 1990, 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cups. Played seven seasons in MLS between 1996 and 2002 for the MetroStars. Played four seasons in the Spanish second division, one season in the Mexican first division and two seasons in the ASL. USSF Male Athlete of the Year in 1990. Played 112 MLS regular-season games and nine 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.
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 who last 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.
Perry van der Beck (2006)*
A North American Soccer League midfielder and defender who was one of the leading players in the U.S. national team in the 1980s.
Van der Beck, one of the top Americans in the NASL, played seven NASL seasons, six of those for the Tampa Bay Rowdies. He joined Tampa Bay for the 1978 season and played in the NASL through the league's end. He played 117 NASL regular-season games and NASL eight playoff games and was a member of the Tampa Bay teams that reached the NASL championship games in 1978 and 1979. In the 1980 season, he started every one of Tampa Bay's 36 games and was an NASL North American all-star. Van der Beck played 23 full internationals for the United States, the first against France in May 1979 and the last against England in June 1985. He was a member of the U.S. team that upset Hungary in 1979 and played in the qualifying rounds of both the 1982 and 1986 World Cups.
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.
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.
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.