Associates
Paul Krumpe
born March 4, 1963, in Torrance, California
played for UCLA and in various indoor and minor domestic leagues
part of the 1990 US World Cup squad, the first team to qualify in forty years
24 caps, 1 goal, 0 assists as a defender for the USMNT
Mike Fox
born September 24, 1961, in Covina, California
played for Cal State Fullerton and in various indoor and minor domestic leagues
16 caps, 0 goals, 0 assists as a midfielder for the USMNT
Kevin Crow
born September 17, 1961, in Berkeley, California
played for San Diego State and spent two seasons in the NASL with the San Diego Sockers before the league collapsed and he transitioned to indoor soccer
13 caps, 0 goals, 0 assists as a defender for the USMNT
David Vanole
born February 6, 1963, in Redondo Beach, California
played for UCLA and in various indoor and minor domestic leagues
part of the 1990 US World Cup squad, the first team to qualify in forty years
13 caps as a keeper for the USMNT
Cle Kooiman
born July 3, 1963, in Ontario, California
played for San Diego State, started his pro career in various indoor and minor domestic leagues, then played four seasons in the Mexican top tier for Cruz Azul and Atletico Morelia, before joining MLS at its launch, playing three seasons with the Tampa Bay Mutiny and Miami Fusion
part of the 1994 US World Cup squad
12 caps, 1 goal, 0 assists as a defender for the USMNT
BONUS - first American citizen to captain a top tier Mexican club
Veterans
John Stollmeyer
born October 25, 1962, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
played for Indiana University and in various indoor and minor domestic leagues
part of the 1990 US World Cup squad, the first team to qualify in forty years
31 caps, 0 goals, 0 assists as a defender for the USMNT
Preki Radosavljevic
born June 24, 1963, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia
after three seasons as a pro with Red Star Belgrade in the Yugoslavian top tier, at 22 moved to Washington to sign with an indoor team
spent over a decade bouncing between American indoor teams and Europe, including two seasons with Everton in the English top tier and one season with Portsmouth in the English second tier, before joining MLS at its launch, playing ten seasons for the Kansas City Wizards and the Miami Fusion
part of the 1998 US World Cup squad
28 caps, 4 goals, 6 assists as a midfielder for the USMNT
BONUS - didn’t record his first cap until he was 33 years old, one week after gaining US citizenship
Masters
Hugo Perez
born November 8, 1963, in Morazan, El Salvador
moved to Southern California when he was 11
signed with the NASL directly out of high school, spending three seasons with the Los Angeles Aztecs, Tampa Bay Rowdies, and San Diego Sockers, then played for Red Star Paris in the French second tier, Orgryte in the Swedish top tier, and Al-Ittihad in the Saudi Arabian top tier before playing his final two seasons with C.D. FAS, the top tier El Salvador club where both his father and grandfather played
part of the 1994 US World Cup squad, and picked for the 1990 World Cup squad but was replaced at the last minute due to injury
73 caps, 13 goals, 8 assists as a midfielder for the USMNT
BONUS - currently serves as the manager of the El Salvador Men’s National Team
Grandmasters
Thomas Dooley
born May 12, 1961, in Bechhofen, West Germany
eligible to represent the US through his father, an American soldier
started his pro career in the German third tier with FC Homburg, helping them earn promotion all the way to the top tier, then moved to Kaiserslautern (where he won the league), Bayer Leverkusen, and Schalke 04
signed with the Columbus Crew for the second season of MLS, spending five totals seasons with the Crew and New York/New Jersey MetroStars
started every game for the US in both the 1994 and 1998 World Cups
82 caps, 7 goals, 0 assists as a midfielder for the USMNT
Legends
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Top Contributions to the USMNT
Krumpe, Stollmeyer, and Vanole played in the 1990 World Cup, losing to Czechoslovakia (5-1), Italy (1-0), and Austria (2-1) in the Group Stage
Kooiman, Perez, and Dooley played in the 1994 World Cup, drawing Switzerland (1-1), beating Colombia (2-1), and losing to Romania (1-0), advancing to the Knockout Stages for the first time in sixty years, where they lost to eventual champion Brazil (1-0)
Dooley and Radosavljevic played in the 1998 World Cup, losing to Germany (2-0), Iran (2-1), and Yugoslavia (1-0)