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Joe Max-Moore

Position: Midfielder

Height: 5-9 (1.76 m)

Weight: 150 (68 kg)

Born: Feb. 23, 1971, in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Hometown: Irvine, California

College: UCLA

Club: New England Revolution (MLS)

National Team: Among the all-time leading scorers for the USA with 15 goals...One of the main frontrunners for the USA in its semifinal appearance in the '95 Copa America, he converted his penalty kick in the U.S. shootout win (4-1) over Mexico in the quarterfinals and scored the USA's lone goal in the third-place match loss to Colombia (4-1) ... A member of the '94 World Cup Team ... Led the USA in scoring during 1993 with eight goals ... Scored four times against El Salvador Dec. 5, 1993, to become the first player to score four goals in a full international since 1934 ... Also had four assists in 1993 ... An explosive, hard-working midfielder, he scored a brilliant goal on a bending free kick in the USA's 2-1 loss to Italy in the opening match of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona ... Scored the winning goal in overtime of the 1991 Pan Am Games gold-medal match against Mexico ... Participated in the 1989 and '90 U.S. Olympic Festivals ...

Professional: Scored 11 goals in 14 games for the New England Revolution in '96...Starred with Nuernberg in the German Second Division, he developed into a major scoring threat ... Played for FC Saarbruecken of the German Second Division in 1994-95, scoring a club-leading 13 goals ...

College: UCLA's leading scorer in 1992, his junior year, he was a unanimous All-America selection and a finalist for '92 player of the year awards, before foregoing his final season at UCLA to sign a professional contract with the National Team ... In 1991, he led UCLA in goals scored (18) and finished the regular season second in the Far West Region in goals (17) and overall scoring (17 goals, seven assists, 41 points) and was a nominee for the 1991 Hermann Trophy ... Voted to the Soccer America All-Freshman Team in 1990 ...

High School: A four-year all-star in high school in Irvine and Mission Viejo, Calif., where he trained at the U.S. National Team's World Cup training facility ... Led his team to the 1989 California Interscholastic Federation AAA championship, scoring 25 goals and adding 14 assists ... Named the 1989 Orange County Offensive Player of the Year by the Los Angeles Times and was selected Orange County Register MVP.

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

First Goal: Jan. 30, 1993, vs. Denmark

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