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Frankie Hejduk

Position: Defender

Height: 5-8 (1.74)

Weight: 155 (71 kg)

Born: August 5, 1974, La Mesa, California

Hometown: Cardiff, California

College: UCLA

Club: Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS)

National Team: Scored a goal in his first full-international start vs. Guatamala Dec. 21, 1996...A member of the 1996 U.S. Olympic soccer team that finished ninth at the Centennial Olympic Games...Started and played every minute of the Olympic tournament...Added to the U.S. National Team's 1996 Gold Cup roster after Ernie Stewart was dropped due to injury...One of the fastest players on the National Team, creating many scoring opportunities from the wing...Member of the U.S. U-17 National Team in 1990...

Professional: Drafted in the seventh round of the 1996 Major League Soccer draft, 67th overall, by the Tampa Bay Mutiny...Tallied a goal and two assists in nine games with the Mutiny in 1996...

College: NSCAA second-team All American and first team All Far West in 1994...

High School: Two-year letterman at San Dieguito High School where he earned 1989 NSCAA and U.S. AYSO Boys U-16 All American honors for soccer...Member of San Dieguito's state and national championship surfing team ...1988 National Junior High School Surfing Champion...Qualified for the 1989 U.S. Amateur Surfing Team by finishing 10th overall...

Club: Youth team, LaJolla Nomads, beat Peruvian National Team in the 1989 Dallas Cup...Also part of the Nomads 1989, '90, '91 state championships...Last name is pronounced "Hey-duck."

First Appearance: Aug. 30, 1996 vs. El Salvador

First Goal: Dec. 21, 1996, vs. Guatemala