Meet the Players
One of the most creative midfielders in the world, he burst on the international scene with a stellar 1990 World Cup performance for Colombia ... Represented Colombia during the 1994 World Cup in the United States and the 1990 World Cup in Italy ... Field general and team captain for Colombia for much of the past 11 years ... Has 90 caps and 7 goals for Colombia ... Known the world-over for his wild hair, daring dribbling and pin-point passing, he started his professional career in 1981 with Union Magdalena ... He was transferred to Millionarios in 1984, but then was again transferred to Deportiva Cali in 1985 ... Played for Colombia in 1986 World Cup qualifying matches, played in the 1987 Copa America and was named the 1987 South American Player of the Year ... Moved to Europe in 1988, where he played three seasons with Montpellier of France ... Transfer fee to Montpellier was an estimated $1.5 million ... Helped Montepellier win the 1990 French Cup ... Competed with Montpellier in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Cup in 1990 and 1991 ... Moved to Spain and played for Real Valladolid during the 1991 season ... In 1992, he moved back to Colombia to play for Deportiva Independiente Medellin ... In 1993, he moved to Atletico Junior for an estimated $900,000 ... Is scheduled to finish up with Atletico Junior in the next two weeks as they finish their 1995 season ... Colombian Player of the Year in 1987, 1992, 1993 ... Nicknamed "El Pibe".
A versatile player, he can play in midfield and defense... A long-time veteran of the APSL's Tampa Bay Rowdies (1988-94) ... Received his U.S. citizenship in 1995 after coming over from South Africa in 1983 ... NAIA All-American at Boca Raton, where he led his team to the 1988 NAIA championship.
Played last spring in Germany with Eintracht Braunschweig of the Oberliga ... Played summer of 1993 with the Richmond Kickers of the USISL ... Trained with Leeds United of the English Premier League and Creue Alexandria of the English Third Division in Summer of 1993 ... Played college soccer at William and Mary from 1989-93 ... All-Conference as a sophomore, junior and senior ... All-Region as a junior and senior ... Played for the U.S. U-18 National Team in 1989 ... Played for U.S. U-20 National Team in 1989-90 during U-20 World Cup Qualifying.
Played last season with the USISL champion Long Island Rough Riders ... Played the 1994 USISL season with the North Jersey Imperials .. Spent one season with Haarlem of the Dutch Second Division ... Also played the 1989 and 1990 seasons with the Atlanta Attack of the NPSL ... Reached the NCAA Division I final his first year at American University in 1985 ... Earned eight caps for the U.S. in 1988 when he contended for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team.
Played on the S.F. Bay Blackhawks from 1989-93, winning the 1991 APSL championship ... Helped Blackhawks win the championship with two saves during the penalty kick shoot-out ... In 1991, he was Voted MVP of championship series, finished second in the voting for league MVP and was named to the All-APSL first team ... Led the APSL in goals against average in 1991 with 0.81 per game ... In 1993, the Blackhawks moved to the USISL and he helped the team advance to the Sizzlin' Six championships ... In 1995, he was the player/coach for the Hawaii Tsunami of the USISL ... A four-year starter for Fresno State from 1986-89, he captain the Bulldogs his junior and senior years ... As a freshman, he led Bulldogs to the NCAA Final Four ... A four-time All-Far West selection.
Currently training with the U.S. U-23 Olympic Team at the ARCO Olympic Training Center in San Diego, Calif., ... Has 15 appearances for the USA at the Under-23 level ... Played every minute in two of the USA's three matches at the 1995 Pan American Games in Argentina ... Played every minute in four of the USA's five matches at the 1995 World University Games in Japan ... Broke into the starting lineup with the U-23s in November of 1994 in Orlando ... One of the fastest players in the Olympic Team pool ... Played two seasons at UNLV, tallying five goals and six assists ... Was First-Team All Conference for the Rebels in 1994 ... His father, Jeffrey, played five years with the Jamaican National Soccer Team.
Padova, Serie A. Has also played for Juventus, Verona, and Milan scoring 109 goals in Italian league play and European Cup competition. "Beppe" gained his international reputation during the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.
The 1995 A-League Most Valuable Player for the Seattle Sounders ... Was the top scorer in the A-League in 1995 with 16 goals and eight assists while leading the Sounders to the A-League Championship ... Guided Seattle Pacific University to two Division II National Championships in 1983 and 1985 ... Finished his college career at #3 on the SPU all-time scoring list with 58 goals and 31 assists ... The #1 draft pick of the MISL's Tacoma Stars, where he played from 1986-88 ... Played three outdoor seasons with the Seattle Storm (1986, '88 & '89) and one with the Portland Timbers (1990) ... Was one of the top players in the NPSL with Kansas City Attack from 1989 to 1994 ... Was a four-time All-Star with the Attack ... Played the 1994 season with the Sounders in the A-League.
National Team: Added to the U.S. National Team's 1996 Gold Cup roster after Ernie Stewart was dropped due to injury ... Has trained full-time with the U-23 National Team since Oct. 1, 1995 ... One of the fastest players on the U-23 National Team ... Member of the U.S. U-17 National Team in 1990 ... College: NSCAA Second Team All-American and First Team All-Far West in 1994 ... Only defender named to the MPSF All-Federation First Team ... Tied for second on the team with six goals, four of them coming on penalty kicks ... High School: Two-year letterman at San Dieguito High School where he earned 1989 NSCAA and U.S. AYSO Boys U-16 All-America honors for soccer ... Member of San Dieguito's state and national championship surfing team ... 1988 National Junior High School Surfing Champion ... Qualified for the 1989 U.S. Amateur Surfing Team by finishing 10th overall ... Club: Club team, LaJolla Nomads, beat Peruvian National Team in the 1989 Dallas Cup .. Also part of the Nomads 1989,'90, '91 state championships.
Currently playing indoor with the Kansas City Attack of the NPSL ... Played the 1994-95 NPSL season with Kansas City ... Played the summer of 1994 with the Washington Warthogs of the CISL, earning All-CISL First-Team honors while racking up 47 goals and 53 assists -- good for fourth in the league ... Played 1992-94 with the Baltimore Blast of the NPSL ... Played from 1988-92 with the Wichita Wings of the MISL, earning the nickname "Scorin Goran" ... Played from 1983-88 for First Division club Zagreb F.C. in his native Croatia ... Named league Rookie of the Year in 1983 with Zagreb.
Recently returned from Thailand where he played for Rajpracha-UCOM F.C. in the First Division ... Played in the Asian Cup Winners Cup with Rajpracha ... Played with the U.S. National "B" Team from 1992-94 ... Played for the U.S. National Under-20 Team in 1989-90 during CONCACAF Qualifying for the 1991 World Youth Championships, making 14 international appearances ... Made five international appearances with the Under-18 National Team in 1988 ... The tenacious marker played 1994 with the L..A. Cobras of the USISL, which made it to the Sizzlin' Nine Championships ... Played Third Division in Germany during 1995 with Tus Celle F.C. ... Played last month of 1995 USISL season with Monterey Bay Jaguars, also advancing to the Sizzlin' Nine championships ... Started 82 of 84 games he played for UCLA from 1990-93 Captained the Bruin squad in 1993 .. Voted the Most Valuable Player of the State Select National Championships in 1993 while player with the Cal-South team in Indianapolis ... A two-time Parade All-American at Lodi High School.
Current US Team Player. Has spent the last few years in Mexico with Cruz Azul Has played for the National Team since 1993 and through the World Cup Professional Career: LA Lazers-MISL (82-87), California Emperors - WSA (89), San Diego Nomads - WSL (90), Mexico - Juarez (90-91), Cruz Azul (92-94), and Morelia (94-96) First Cap: Peru (1993), First (and only) Goal: Costa Rica (1993).
Trained with Avenir Beggen in Luxembourg during the fall of 1994 ... Played college soccer at Brown from 1991-94, earning All-Ivy League honors in 1991,'92 and '93 ... The Brown team captain from 1992-94 ... Was an All-New England selection in 1992 ... Played freshman season at the College of William and Mary ... The younger brother of U.S. National Team star Alexi.
The U.S. National Team's newest star, he has spent the past three seasons in Costa Rica ... Scored the winning goal and assisted on the tying goal in the USA's 4-3 come-from-behind victory over Saudi Arabia Oct. 8 in Washington, D.C. ... Scored the winning goal in the United States' 2-1 win August 6 over Benfica in the Parmalat Cup and in the USA's dramatic 4-3 comeback win over Saudi Arabia Oct. 8 ... He netted 17 goals in 43 games for Costa Rican runner-up Alajuela in 1994-95 ... An All-American at N.C. State, scoring 50 goals in three seasons, including 22 his senior year.
6-2 180 6-15-69 0/0 Palm Bay, FL Wits University (South Africa NSL) Boca Raton Played for the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers in the APSL from 1991-94 ... Played First Division in Switzerland for half of the 1995 season with Neuchatel Xamax ... A native of South Africa, he played second half of 1995 season with Wits F.C. in South Africa ... Played 1987-91 at the College of Boca Raton (now Lynn College) ... A two-time NAIA All-American for Boca Raton.
National Team: Earned his first international appearance with the U.S. National Team at age 17 when he came on as a substitute in the USA's 1-0 victory over Jamaica in 1991 ... One of four U.S. U-23 players on track to play in every FIFA outdoor world championship event (other three are Brian Kelly, Matt McKeon and Imad Baba), an accomplished achieved by only one other U.S. Soccer player (Mike Burns) ... Participated in the 1993 U.S. Olympic Festival ... A member of the U.S. Under-20 National Team which placed eighth in the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship in Australia ... In Australia, he tallied an assist in the 6-0 routing of Turkey, Europe's number-one seed ... Scored two goals and added two assists while helping the USA to its second-place finish in the CONCACAF qualifying tournament for the 1993 World Youth Championship ... Scored three goals (against Italy, Russia and Spain) in four games in the 1993 Valencia Tournament with the U.S. Under-20s ... Member of the U.S. Under-17 National Team that advanced to the quarterfinals of the 1991 World Championship in Italy ... If he makes appearances in the Olympics and World Cup, he will become the second U.S. player to compete in all four of FIFA's outdoor world championships (Mike Burns was the first) ... High School: Named All-American at Miami Coral Park High School ... Club: Played club soccer for Inter Juventus in Miami.
Has 10 appearances with the Mexican National Team from 1993-94 .. Has played eight seasons in the Mexican First Division, where he has played over 300 league matches ... Broke into the Mexican professional ranks with Universidad de Guadalajara, where he played two seasons, 1988-90 ... Scored six times for U de G in 1989-90, when the team advanced to the Mexican League final, where it lost to Puebla F.C. ... He then moved to Puebla for one season, 1990-91 ... Then moved to Vera Cruz where he played the 1991-92 season before moving to Atlas, where he has played the last four years ... Played three seasons at Cal State Los Angeles from 1981-83 ... The leading scorer in the NCAA as a freshman with 29 goals in 23 matches ... Named NCAA Division II All-American after his freshman season ... As a sophomore, he led league in scoring with 20 goals and 17 assists ... Had similar season as a junior before turning professional with the Los Angeles Lazers of the MISL where played from 1984-85 ... Played indoor with the Memphis Storm of the AISA in 1986-87 ... Played two seasons with the Hollywood Kickers and California Kickers of the WSL before heading to Mexico ... Born in Jalisco, Mexico, he came to the United States at the age of 12 ... Played High School soccer for Alhambra High School where he was an All-American.
Talented and aggressive forward has played with Cerro F.C. in the Uruguayan First Division since 1990 ... Cerro won league title in 1994 ... He scored eight goals during the 1993-94 season and 10 goals during the 1994-95 season ... An Under-23 international for Uruguay ... Was the third-leading goal scorer in the Uruguayan First Division this past season.
Plays with Ipswich Town of the English First Division ... Has been playing with Ipswich Town for the past 12 years, five of them in the Premier League ... Played for Canada at the 1991 and 1993 Gold Cups ... Played every minute of Canadas pre-1994 World Cup exhibition games ... Scored two goals in consecutive games for Ipswich Town in 1993 against Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United ... Made 41 appearances for Ipswich Town last season ... Has over 35 caps for Canada.