john harkes

John Harkes (born March 8, 1967 in Kearny, New Jersey) is a talented American soccer player. A mainstay of the United States men's national soccer team, he became known as "Captain for Life" with 90 career appearances on the team. After playing soccer at the University of Virginia, he began his professional career at Sheffield Wednesday in 1990. In 1993 he became the only American to score in a League Cup Final in a 2-1 loss to Arsenal F.C.. That goal was also the first one ever scored by an American at Wembley Stadium. Harkes then went on to play for English teams Derby County F.C. and West Ham United. John Harkes played in the 1990 and 1994 World Cups and was controversially cut from the team weeks before the 1998 tournament by national team coach Steve Sampson. In 1996, John Harkes returned to America to be captain for D.C. United in their inaugural season. That year he led the team to a Major League Soccer championship and a U.S. Open Cup win. With Harkes at the helm, D.C. United successfully defended their MLS title the following year. He later played with the New England Revolution, Columbus Crew, and English squad Nottingham Forest. In 2003, John Harkes announced his retirement from professional soccer. He is currently the director of youth development for D.C. United. His autobiography, titled Captain for Life (ISBN 188694749X) was co-written with Denise Kiernan and published in 1999.

External link

U.S. Soccer Players biography page Harkes, John Harkes, John

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