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| Full name | Jeffrey Alan Agoos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1968-05-02)May 2, 1968 (age 57) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Geneva, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1990 | University of Virginia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | F.C. Dallas[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Maryland Bays | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Dallas Sidekicks (indoor) | 30 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Los Angeles Salsa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | SV Wehen | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2000 | D.C. United | 115 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | →West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | San Jose Earthquakes | 84 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | MetroStars | 25 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | United States Olympic (O.P.) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–2003 | United States | 134 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | University of Virginia (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jeffrey Alan Agoos (born May 2, 1968) is an American former professionalsoccer player who played as adefender. He is one of the all-time appearance leaders for theUnited States national team.[2] Agoos won a record five MLS championships: three withD.C. United and two with theSan Jose Earthquakes. He also won the1996 U.S. Open Cup and was the 2001 MLS Defender of the Year. He was inducted into theNational Soccer Hall of Fame in 2009.
Post-playing-career, Agoos served as the Technical Director and Sporting Director of theNew York Red Bulls, and then Vice President of Competition forMajor League Soccer. He is currently President and General Manager of Soccer Operations forPortland Thorns FC.
Agoos (nicknamedGoose) was born inGeneva, Switzerland, as his father was working overseas there for Caterpillar Construction Company. He grew up inTexas, and attendedJ.J. Pearce High School inRichardson, Texas. He was named a two-timeParade Magazine High School All-American as well as a Dallas All-Sports Athlete-of-the-Year. Agoos is Jewish,[3][4] and during the summer of 1985, represented the United States at the1985 Maccabiah Games and was at 17 the youngest player on the team.[5][6]
From 1986 to 1990, Agoos played soccer forBruce Arena at theUniversity of Virginia. During his four seasons with the Cavaliers, earnedFirst-Team All-American honors twice, in 1988 and 1990 and is the only 4-time All American in Uva's history. He finished second inHermann Award voting his senior season.
In 1989, his junior year, Virginia went to theNCAA championship game where it fought theSanta Clara University to a 1–1 draw after 4 overtimes. While the teams wanted to continue to play, NCAA officials ended the game and declared the two teams co-champions. At the time there were no penalty kicks to end a tie. At the end of the season, Agoos represented the United States at the1989 Maccabiah Games.[5]
Upon graduating from college, Agoos played for theMaryland Bays of theA-League in 1991. On February 13, 1991, theDallas Sidekicks of theMajor Indoor Soccer League drafted Agoos with the second overall pick of the 1991 draft. He played in thirty games in the 1991–1992 season, scoring seven goals. In 1992, he left the Sidekicks to play full-time for the U.S. national team, but Dallas again selected him in a draft, this time the 1993Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL) draft, but he did not re-sign with the team. On June 26, 1994, after being cut from the U.S. roster for the1994 FIFA World Cup, Agoos signed with theLos Angeles Salsa for the1994 American Professional Soccer League season.[7] The Salsa went to the playoff semifinals that season as Agoos was selected Second Team All League. In the fall of 1994, he moved to Germany, where he played forSV Wehen during the 1994–95 season.
Agoos returned from Germany in 1995 to sign withMajor League Soccer. While waiting for the new league's first season, Agoos served as an assistant coach toBruce Arena at theUniversity of Virginia. In order to create a league, MLSallocated various recognized players to each team. As part of this process, the league allocated Agoos toD.C. United where he joined Bruce Arena, the team's first coach. That year, Agoos won the firstMLS Championship as well as theU.S. Open Cup. He followed it up the next year with his second MLS Championship. In 1998, D.C. United achieved its greatest accomplishment when it defeatedVasco de Gama to take theInteramerican Cup. Agoos then won his third MLS Championship with D.C. United in 1999. He spent 2001 through 2004 with theSan Jose Earthquakes, and proceeded to win his fourth and fifth MLS Championships. Agoos was namedMLS Defender of the Year in 2001 and earned a place in theMLS Best XI three times (1997, 1999, and 2001). In 2005, Agoos was named to the league's tenth anniversaryAll-Time Best XI. He was traded to theMetroStars after the 2004 season for a fourth-round draft pick. In ten years in MLS, Agoos scored 11 regular-season goals and added 25 assists in 244 matches. In 2005, he was named to theMLS All-Time Best XI, before retiring December 8, 2005.
Agoos represented Team USA at the1985 Maccabiah Games in Israel.[6] At 17 years of age, he was the youngest player on the team.[6]
Agoos made his debut with the United States national team on January 10, 1988, againstGuatemala.[8] His first national team goal came just three days later on January 13, 1988, also against Guatemala. He was the last member to be cut from the U.S. squad for the1994 FIFA World Cup and he burned his uniform upon hearing the news. He made the squad for the1998 FIFA World Cup in France but did not play a single minute, in favor ofDavid Regis. In the2002 World Cup in South Korea/Japan at the age of 34, Agoos started the first three games (he scored anown goal to finish the scoring in the surprising win againstPortugal) until he suffered a calf injury againstPoland, and then missed the rest of the tournament. He was capped a total of 134 times for the U.S., earning his last cap againstWales on May 26, 2003.
Agoos was also a member of the1992 Team USA Futsal team which won a silver medal at the1992 FIFA Futsal World Championship in Hong Kong. He earned ten caps and scored two goals with the futsal team.
Agoos was named asNew York Red Bulls' Technical Director on September 28, 2006, serving under head coach Bruce Arena. He officially joined the Bulls organization on January 1, 2007.[9] On January 7, 2008, he was promoted to Sporting Director.[10]
In 2009 Agoos was inducted into theNational Soccer Hall of Fame.
On March 28, 2011, Agoos was hired by MLS as their Technical Director of Competition. He will work on planning and competition strategies.[11]
In January 2025, Agoos was announced as the President and General Manager of Soccer Operations forPortland Thorns FC, a team in theNational Women's Soccer League.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SV Wehen | 1994–95[13] | Regionalliga Süd | 9 | 0 | – | |||||||||
| D.C. United | 1996[14] | Major League Soccer | 32 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1997[14] | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1998[14] | 21 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1999[14] | 30 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2000[14] | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Total | 115 | 6 | 23 | 1 | ||||||||||
| San Jose Earthquakes | 2001[14] | Major League Soccer | 20 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2002[14] | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2003[14] | 28 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2004[14] | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Total | 84 | 5 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||||
| MetroStars | 2005[14] | Major League Soccer | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Career total | 233 | 11 | 39 | 2 | ||||||||||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | January 13, 1988 | Guatemala City, Guatemala |  Guatemala | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | November 14, 1993 | Mission Viejo, California, United States |  Cayman Islands | 4–0 | 8–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | January 20, 1996 | Los Angeles, United States | Guatemala | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 4 | February 2, 2002 | Pasadena, California, United States |  Costa Rica | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup final |
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