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Juergen Sommer

Position: Goalkeeper

Height: 6-5 (1.96 m)

Weight: 215 (98kg)

Born: Feb. 27, 1969, in New York

Hometown: Naples, Florida

College: Indiana University

Club: Queen's Park Rangers (English Premier)

National Team: A member of the 1994 World Cup Team, he registered his first international appearance after coming on as a substitute for the USA in its 2-0 loss to England at Wembley Stadium Sept. 7, 1994 ... A member of the champion U.S. Cup '95 team and semifinalist Copa America team ... Trained with the U.S. National Team prior to the 1990 World Cup ... Played on the U.S. World University Games Team in the summer of 1989 ... A member of the U.S. Under-23 National Team that placed third at the 1989 Toulon Tournament ...

Professional: Transferred to Queen's Park Rangers of the English Premier League Aug. 31, 1995, signing a two-year deal and becoming the first American-born goalkeeper to play in England's top league and just the third American-born and bred player to compete in the English Premier League (others are John Harkes and Cobi Jones) ... Transferred from Luton Town of the English First Division ... Played every minute of Luton's 30 games in 1994-95 season, posting nine shutouts and surrendering just 37 goals ... Signed a professional contract with Luton Town of England's first division in 1990 following a four-year collegiate career at Indiana University ... In 1994, he guided Luton Town to the F.A. Cup semi-final at Wembley ...

College: Walked-on at IU as a freshman in 1987, leading the team to the NCAA tournament that year, and became a regular starter thereafter ... Led IU to the 1988 NCAA Division I National Championship, where he was co-MVP of the tournament ... Had a 58-8-6 record in four seasons at Indiana ... 1990 college Goalkeeper of the Year ...

High School: Started all four years at Culver Military Academy (Indiana), leading his high school to the state finals in his junior and senior years ...

Personal: His late father, Willi, was a professional goalkeeper in Germany.

First Appearance: Sept. 7, 1994, vs. England

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