Position: Midfielder

Height: 6-1 (1.86 m)

Weight: 168 (76kg)

Born: May 12, 1961, in Bechhofen, Germany

Hometown: Mission Viejo, California

Club: FC Schalke 04 (German Bundesliga)

National Team: The 1993 U.S. Soccer Male Athlete of the Year, he's played an integral part of the USA's success since his arrival in 1992 ... Started nine games in 1995, scoring the USA's second goal in its 4-0 drubbing of Mexico in U.S. Cup '95 ... Started all but one game for the USA in its title run for U.S. Cup '95 and semifinal appearance in Copa America, despite suffering a stress fracture in his left ankle during U.S. Cup '95 ... The only U.S. midfielder to play every minute of every game during the '94 World Cup ... Scored three goals in as many games in U.S. Cup '93, including his first U.S. goal in the historic 2-0 upset of England and two goals against Germany ... Also voted the 1993 Futbol de Primera Player of the Year ... Started 17 matches for the USA during 1993 and served as captain against his native Germany Dec. 18 ... Played every minute of the USA's U.S. Cup '92 championship, causing havoc for the opposition from his defensive midfielder position ...

Professional: Transferred to Schalke 04, the team he idolized as a child, in the summer of 1995 ... Missed the first part of the 1995-96 season after undergoing surgery on his left ankle to repair a stress fracture ... Prior to Schalke 04, he played two seasons with Bayer Leverkusen and three with FC Kaiserslautern of the German Bundesliga ... The cagey veteran was a mainstay in the lineup of FC Kaiserslautern, champions of Germany in 1991 and winners of the DFB (German) Cup in 1990 ... Established himself as one of the top central defenders in Germany after helping Kaiserslautern to the pinnacle of German football for the first time since the mid-1950s ... Started professional career with Homburg in the German third division in 1985 ... Spent five seasons with Homburg, where he helped them win the third division title, second division crown and earn promotion to the Bundesliga first division ... Transferred to Kaiserslautern in 1988 ... Joined Homburg from FK Pimaseus where he was a goal-scoring center forward in a top amateur league ... Scored 14 goals as a stopper during Homburg's second division title chase, with most of his goals coming from the run of play ... Named top player of the Homburg club four straight years in voting by coaches and executives ... Had his best year in terms of overall play in 1991, solidifying the Kaiserslautern defense and scoring four goals en route to the German championship ...

Personal: Married to Elke, with two sons, Marko and Dennis ... His deceased father was a U.S. Army veteran who married in Germany ... Received his U.S. citizenship in 1992 ... Studied architecture for three semesters at the University of Kaiserslautern ... Learned enough architecture to design his own home ... Planning to retire in the United States, where he will likely pursue a coaching career ... When he was seven years old, actually received a copy of the Kingston Trio's record "Tom Dooley" from a family friend.

Full-International Appearances: 53

First Appearance: May 30, 1992, vs. Ireland

Full-International Goals: 5

First Goal: June 9, 1993, vs. England