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Eddie Pope

Eddie Pope

Position: Defender

Height: 6-1 (1.86m)

Weight: 180 (86 kg)

Born: December 24, 1973, in Greensboro, North Carolina

Hometown: High Point, North Carolina

College: University of North Carolina

Club: D.C. United (MLS)

National Team: Played a full 90 minutes in his international debut, a France '98 qualifier vs. Trinidad & Tobago in Richmond, Va....A member of the 1996 US Olympic soccer team that finished ninth at the Centennial Olympis Games...Started and played every minute of the Olympic tournament...Played every minute of every game for the USA at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina...Played for the South team in 1994, 1995 U.S. Olympic Festivals...

Professional: Scored the winning goal in overtime to give D.C. United the innaugral MLS Cup over the LA Galaxy...Was the second overall pick of the MLS college draft...

College: Named to the 1994 first-team NCAA All-America, All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and All-South Region teams...Second-team All-ACC in 1993...As a freshman he practiced with the Tar Heels football team as a placekicker, but quit to concentrate on soccer...

High School: At Southwest Guilford High School he played four years of soccer and three years of football as a placekicker...First athlete in North Carolina history to be invited to both the soccer and football all-star games.

First Appearance: Nov. 10, 1996, vs. T&T

First Goal: March 16, 1996, vs. Canada

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