Please also see my All-Time World Cup Team Index.
USA,
NY Cosmos, LA Galaxy, DC United, UCLA.
USA World Cup 2010
This is my selection of a 25 member all-time team for the club. The number 25 was chosen because it is the official squad size for the Champions' League.
The University of Virginia (U.Va. or UVA) was founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson considered the school as one of his greatest achievements. UVA is one of the best institutions of higher learning in the United States. It is known for its historic foundations, student-run honor code, and secret societies. UNESCO also designated UVA as America's first and only collegiate World Heritage Site in 1987.
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| 2014 NCAA Champion |
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| Coach Bruce Arena won 5 NCAA titles in 6 years. |
Team
GK: Tony Meola (USA)
Meola made his national debut with USMNT in 1988 as 19 years old. He was the starting keep at 1990 World Cup Finals as 21 years old. He earned over 100 caps, but he would have earned more caps if he did not play in the same generation as Kasey Keller and Brad Friedel. His professional career did not start until 1996 when he was allotted to NY/NY Metrostars in MLS. He also played with KC Wizards.
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| Tony Meola |
Jeff Causey attended the University of Virginia where he played on the men’s soccer team from 1990 to 1993. He was a member of the Cavaliers teams which won the 1991, 1992, and 1993 NCAA Championships, taking Tournament Defensive MVP in 1991. He was a part of DC United's team that won the Double in 1996. He also played played with New England Revolution.
GK: Bob Willen (USA)
Bob Willen spent 1984 to 1987 playing soccer with University of Virginia. He was named 1987 ISAA Goalkeeper of the Year. He also earned First Team NSCAA All-America honors in 1987, a First Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection in 1986 and earned Second Team All-ACC honors in 1987.
SW/RB: Matt Chulis (USA)
Matt Chulis was the captain of the U.S. Under-20 national team at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship. He spent his college career with University of Virginia. He won the 1998 NCAA defender of the Year. He later played two seasons in Major League Soccer, three seasons in the USL A-League and two in the USL Second Division.
RB/FW: Chris Albright (USA)
Chris Albright played college soccer at the University of Virginia for two years; he was named an All-American in 1999. he was drafted by DC United, but his successes started with LA Galaxy when they converted him into a rightback, where he was into MLS Best XI and won two MLS Cups. He also played with NY Red Bulls, New England Revolution and Philadelphia Union. Capped 22 times. He was an unused sub at the 2006 WC Finals.
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| Chris Albright |
Scott Vermillion played college soccer with University of Virginia between 1995 and 1997. He is from Olathe, Kansas. At the professional level, he also played for his hometown team Kansas City Wizards in 1998 and Colorado Rapids from 1998 to 2001. He represeneted the USA at the youth level.
CB: Bakary Soumaré (USA/Mali)
Bakary Soumaré played for University of Virginia, At the professional level, he played for Chicago Fire from 2007 to 2009, and headed to Europe playing for US Boulogne and Karlsruher SC. Later, he played for Philadelphia Union, Montreal Impact and FC Dallas. Born in Mali, he moved first to France and then, the United States at age 16. He decided to represent Mali. He earned 12 caps between 2009 and 2010.
DF: George Gelnovatch (USA)
George Gelnovatch attended the University of Virginia, playing on the men's soccer team from 1983 to 1986. He was a 1986 First Team All American. After college soccer, he played indoor soccer and American Soccer League while serving as an assitant coach at UVA. In 1996, he played some games for DC United. He is currently the head coach at UVA.
CB: Clint Peay (USA)
During Clint Peay’s four seasons at University of Virginia, the Cavaliers won the NCAA championship four consecutive years, which meant Peay won the NCAA titles in every single of his college years. He joined DC United in 1996, where his team won the MLS Cup and US Cup that year. He won all of his NCAA titles and MLS Cups playing under Bruce Arena.
CB/DM: Erik Imler (USA)
Erik Imler played college soccer with Virginia between 1989 and 1992. At the professional level, he played in the USISL. Then, he played one season with DC United during MLS's Inaugural season in 1996. He had a brief stint New England Revolution. At the international level, he played for the youth national team while earning a single senior cap in 1993.
LB: Brandon Pollard (USA)
While at Virginia, Brandon Pollard was a member of the 1992, 1993, and 1994 NCAA championship teams. In 1996, the Dallas Burn selected Pollard in the first round (third overall) of the 1996 MLS College Draft. He played with them until 2000 when a serious injury ended his career. He represented the USA at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
LB: Jeff Agoos (USA)
Jeff Agoos played college soccer with Virginia. He joined DC United in 1996. He won 5 MLS Cup titles, a record. He was named the Best XI All-time MLS team in 2005. He earned 137 caps for the USA. However, he did not play his World Cup games until the 2002 World Cup Finals. He was the starting left back as the US reached the quarterfinal. Agoos won a record five MLS championships: three with D.C. United, and two with the San Jose Earthquakes.
CM/DM: Claudio Reyna (USA)
Claudio Reyna was a star in the late 1990's. He played college soccer with Virginia, winning three NCAA titles. He started his career with Bayer Leverkusen. While playing with Wolfsburg, he became the first American-born player to captain an European club team. He also played for Rangers and Manchester City. He earned 112 caps. He was on 4 World Cup teams. In 2002, he was named in the World Cup all-tournament team.
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| Claudio Reyna |
CM/DM: Richie Williams (USA)
Richie Williams graduated from University of Virgina, where he played NCAA soccer. He played in the US and Scotland before the launch of MLS in 1996. He became the unsung hero of DC United's dominance in the US during the late 1990's. He was known for his hardworking and tackles. He also played for NY Metrostars. He was capped 20 times.
CM/RM: John Harkes (USA)
At one point, John Harkes was considered the"Captain for life". He had a great career in England when only a few Americans found successes overseas. While playing for Derby, he scored the 1991 Goal of the Year in England.
He also played for Sheffield Wednesday, West Ham and Nottingham Forest.
He was a part of the great DC United team in the 1990's winning two
MLS Cup in 1996 and 1997. He played college soccer with Virginia.Richie Williams graduated from University of Virgina, where he played NCAA soccer. He played in the US and Scotland before the launch of MLS in 1996. He became the unsung hero of DC United's dominance in the US during the late 1990's. He was known for his hardworking and tackles. He also played for NY Metrostars. He was capped 20 times.
CM/RM: John Harkes (USA)
CM: Tony Tchani (USA/Cameroon)
With the University of Virginia, Tony Tchani won a NCAA title in 2009 before playing in the MLS with New York Red Bulls, Toronto FC, Colombus Crew and now, Vancouver Whitecaps. Tchani played one friendly match for USMNT in 2016 before switching to play for Cameroon less than 2 months later. He was born in Cameroon.
CM: Kyle Martino (USA)
Kyle Martino was named ACC Player of the Year while he was playing college soccer with University of Virginia. In 2002, he joined Colombus Crew, winning Rookie of the Year that year. He played there until 2006 when he moved to LA Galaxy. Unfortuniately, he retired in 2008 due to a serious injury. He was capped 8 times.
RM/CM: Ben Olsen (USA)
Ben Olsen played for the University of Virginia, when he was named 1997 Soccer America Player of the Year. With DC United, he won two MLS Cup titles, two MLS Supporters' Shields and a US Open Cup. He was a two-time MLS All-Star, the MLS Cup '99 MVP and 2007 MLS Best XI. He had a successful loan spell with Nottingham Forest, but a serious injury derailed his career in Europe. Earned 37 caps. He went to the World Cup Finals in 2006.
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| Ben Olsen |
Mike Fisher attended UVa from 1993 to 1996. He won the Hermann Trophy as the outstanding collegiate player in both 1995 and 1996, becoming only the fourth player since 1965 to win the trophy twice. However, he gave up soccer after representing the USA at the 1996 Olympics. He became a medical doctor. In 2000, Fisher was honored by Soccer America Magazine by being named on its College Team of the Century.
Jason Moore attended the University of Virginia where he played two seasons on the men’s soccer team. In 1999, he turned professional playing in the MLS. He spent 4 years playing for DC United, Colorado Rapids, Chicago Fire and New England Revolution. He represenetd the United States at the youth level.
AM/CM: Damian Silvera (USA)
Damian Silvera attended the University of Virginia where he was part of three NCAA championship teams under Bruce Arena. He graduated as Virginia’s all-time leader in assists. In 1996, he was allotted to NY/NJ Metrostars during MLS inaugural season. He also played for KC Wizards. He was a member of the 1996 Summer Olympic team for the United States.
FW: Adam Cristman (USA)
Adam Cristman was selected in the fourth round of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft by New England Revolution. After the 2008 season, Cristman was traded to Kansas City Wizards. In February 2010, D.C. United acquired Cristman from Kansas City in exchange for use of an international roster slot through December 31, 2011. He also played for LA Galaxy. He spent his college career with University of Virginia.
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| Adam Cristman |
Jeff Gaffney played for Virginia from 1982 to 1985. He is the all-time leading scorer for his college team. He is the only player with his jersey retired at UVA. He was a First Team NCAA All-American in 1984 and selected First Team All-ACC in 1984 and 1985.
AJ Wood attended UVA where the Cavaliers won the NCAA championship each of the four years Wood played. He also holds the NCAA tournament record of 13 goals. He joined the MetroStars in the 1996 MLS Inaugural season. He also played for Chicago Fire and D.C. United. Wood remained with United from the 1998 season through the 2001 season.
FW: Alecko Eskandarian (USA)
Eskandarian attended University of Virginia where he won the Hermann Trophy in 2002. In 2003, he entered MLS with DC United, where he played 4 years. He would also play for Real Salt Lake City, Chivas USA and LA Galaxy. He earned a single cap with USMNT. His father is Andranik Eskandarian, who played for the New York Cosmos with Pele, and the Iranian national football team.
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| Alecko Eskandarian |
Matt Oliver, Yuri Sagatov, José Bauza, Nico Colaluca, Ross LaBauex, Ben Crawley, Hunter Jumper, Curt Onalfo, Diego Restrepo, Kenny Arena.
Squad Explanation
-- I attended University of Virginia. I always wanted to do an all-time team for UVA. I watched some of the players mentioned. I arrived in the year after Claudio Reyna left UVA. I watched plenty of Mike Fisher, Ben Olsen, Damian Silvera and Clint Peay.
-- I dod not know much about the program before Bruce Arena's arrival. Most of the players selected were based upon their professional careers.
-- Damian Silvera was brilliant while in college. He attended the school at the same time as Claudio Reyna, who left early to play professional football in Germany.
-- Kenny Arena deserved to be on this team. His father is Bruce Arena.
-- Bob Bradley also served as an assistant coach at UVA.
-- Chris Albright was a forward with UVA, but converted to rightabck as a professional player.
-- In 2002, the Atlantic Coast Conference created their 50th Anniversary all-time Men’s Soccer Team. The following UVA footballers were on the team: Jeff Agoos, Claudio Reyna, John Harkes, AJ Wood, Jeff Gaffney, Mike Fisher, George Gelnovatch, Kyle Martino and Ben Olsen.
-- Jeff Agoos, John Harkes, Claudio Reyna were on my USA All-Time Greatest Team. Tony Meola was on my honourable mention. All four of them played under Bruce Arena at UVA.
-- I do not know much about Jeff Gaffney and George Gelnovatch, but they are selected into the official ACC all-time team. They must contributed to the UVA soccer team.
-- Mike Fisher was one of the greatest college players. We would never know what would become of him if he turned professional. He played with AJ Wood, Ben Olsen, etc at the same time in UVA.
Formation
Causey
ReplyDeleteJoe-Bell Brian-Bates Andreas-Ueland Agoos
Olsen/Harkes Reyna Fisher Kyle-Martino
Eskandarian Gaffney
Brian Bates and his team mates won the 1991, 1992 and 1993 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship. He was the defensive MVP of 1993.
Joe Bell also won a number of awards, including United Soccer Coaches Scholar Player of the Year, First Team Scholar All-American, ACC First Team and ACC Midfielder of the Year.
Andreas Ueland won the 2022 ACC Defensive Player of the Year.
Kyle Martino, in his junior season, he was named ACC Player of the Year. In both his sophomore and junior seasons, he was one of 15 finalists for the Hermann Trophy. He was also included in the alltime ACC XI.
George Gelnovatch was also included in this alltime XI. But I suspect it is for political reasons.
Choose your favorite right midfielder.