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Cobi Jones

Cobi Jones

Position: Midfielder

Height: 5-7 (1.70 m)

Weight: 145 (66 kg)

Born: June 16, 1970, in Detroit, Michigan

Hometown: Westlake Village, California

College: UCLA

Club: Vasco da Gama (Brazilian first division)

National Team: One of the USA's most prolific playmakers, he is tied with Tab Ramos for the all-time assist lead with 11 ... Scored the game-winning goal in a 3-2 win over Nigeria in U.S. Cup '95, his biggest international goal ... Played in every game during the '94 World Cup, coming in as a substitute in the first three and earning a start against Brazil ... Led the USA in appearances during 1993 with 30 and tied for the team lead in assists during 1993 with five ... One of the fastest players on the U.S. National Team, the midfielder scored a brilliant goal and assisted on two others in just his third match for the U.S. National Team in the USA's 5-2 victory over Ivory Coast Oct.19,1992, in the Intercontinental Championship in Saudi Arabia ... A member of the 1992 U.S. Olympic Team, he made his debut with the National Team Sept. 3, 1992 ... A dynamic midfielder, he played in all three matches for the U.S. Olympic Team in the 1992 Summer Olympics and was an integral part of the USA's 5-1-0 record in Olympic qualifying ... Played with the gold-medal winning U.S. team at the Pan American Games in 1991, tallying a goal and an assist vs. Canada ... Participated in 1989 and '90 Olympic Festivals ...

Professional: Helped lead LA Galaxy to the MLS championship game in 1996, scoring seven goals and four assists during the regular season...Signed a contract with Vasco De Gama of the Brazilian first division in the Fall of 1995...Signed a one-year contract with Coventry City of the English Premier League Aug. 8, 1994 ... Debuted with Coventry City Sept. 16, figuring in both Coventry goals in a 2-1 victory over Leeds -- he assisted on the first goal and was taken down for a penalty kick on the other ... Notched his first and only goal for Coventry in a 1-0 win over Norwich Nov. 19 ... Trained with FC Cologne of the German first division in October/November 1992 ...

College: Started all 22 games in 1991 for UCLA and was the fourth leading goal scorer on the team (8) ... Started all 23 games as a sophomore, and led the team in scoring with eight goals and seven assists ... Made the 1988 Bruins team as a non-scholarship player, and finished as the team's top freshman scorer with four goals and seven assists ... Second-team National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-American in 1991 ... Earned All-Far West honors for three consecutive years 1989-91 ...

High School: Earned three varsity letters while attending Westlake High in Westlake Village, Calif., where he played one year with U.S. National Team member Eric Wynalda ... Lettered in track at Westlake High.

First Appearance: Sept. 3, 1992, vs. Canada

First Goal: Oct. 19, 1992, vs. Ivory Coast