Position: Forward

Height: 6-1 (1.86 m)

Weight: 172 (78 kg)

Born: June 9, 1969, in Fullerton, California

Hometown: Westlake Village, California

College: San Diego State University

Club: San Jose Clash (MLS)

National Team: 1996 US Male Soccer Athlete of the Year...A 1990 and '94 World Cup veteran, he is the USA's all-time scoring leader with 27 goals at the start of 1997 ... Named to the 1995 All-Copa America Team after scoring two goals in a 2-1 win over Chile and one in a 3-0 win over Argentina, leading the USA to the semifinals ... Scored the USA's tying goal against Switzerland in the '94 World Cup on a spectacular bending, 28-yard freekick into the upper left corner ... Played in all four games during the '94 World Cup ... Played in two of the USA's three matches in the 1990 World Cup ... Named 1992 Futbol de Primera Player of the Year ... Became a regular for the National Team in early 1990, starting most of the team's games throughout the year ... Started every game in 1989 for the U.S. Developmental Team, which placed third in France's Toulon Tournament ...

Professional: Scored the first goal in MLS history when the San Jose Clash defeated D.C. United 1-0 April 6, 1996...Sold to VfL Bochum from FCSaarbruecken in the summer of 1994 for $850,000 ... Broke his leg in a collision during a match with VfB Stuttgart Nov. 19, 1994, and returned in March 1995 ... He made an explosive impact with FC Saarbruecken during the 1992-93 season when the club was in the first division, scoring nine goals in his first 10 games after signing with the club in August 1992, becoming the first American-born player to break into the Bundesliga ...

College: Played three years for San Diego State University, where as a freshman his team made it to the NCAA Final Four, losing the final game to Clemson ... Named to Soccer America's Top 10 Freshman Team and was San Diego State's Freshman Athlete of the Year ... Led the Far West Region in scoring with 15 goals and eight assists as a sophomore ...

High School: First team All-State for three years at Westlake Village High School and was named California Interscholastic Federation's 1986 Player of the Year ...

Youth: Played youth soccer with U.S. National Team teammate Cobi Jones ...

Personal: Father, Dave, played football at Princeton.

First Appearance: Feb. 2, 1990, vs. Costa Rica

First Goal: Feb. 4, 1990, vs. Colombia