Paul Caligiuri

Paul Caligiuri ( born March 9, 1964 in Westminster, California ) is a former American football player.

Caligiuri played in defense and defensive midfield and completed in his career, 110 'A' matches and contributed most games, the U.S. national team will wear the number 20 In addition, he was named the 1986 Footballer of the Year in the USA.

Caligiuri participated in two World Cups. In the 1990 World Cup in Italy he made with all three games for the U.S.. The U.S. stepped in Italy but after three defeats in the first round of. In the 1:5 defeat against Czechoslovakia Caligiuri marked with the consolation of one of the two shot of the U.S. goals at this tournament.

In the 1994 World Cup in his own country he was recalled to the squad of the United States by the Serbian coach of the USA, Bora Milutinovic. After surviving the first round USA eliminated in the second round unhappy against eventual champions Brazil after a goal from Bebetos. Caligiuri was used in all four games this World Cup.

At club level, Caligiuri played for Hamburger SV (1986 /87), the SV Meppen ( 1987-1989), Hansa Rostock (1990/ 91), SC Freiburg (1991 /92), FC St. Pauli ( 1995 / 96) Columbus Crew ( 1996) and Los Angeles Galaxy (1997-2001).

For the season 1990/91 Caligiuri joined Hansa Rostock. He was the first foreign professional at the club. In this last season in the East German football, he won the championship with NOFV Rostock. Thus, the club had reached a place in the 1st Bundesliga. This season, he was also recently fdgb Cup winners. Caligiuri graduated 22 games for FC Hansa; a goal he did not succeed. After the season, he could not agree on a contract with the Bundesliga club. Then he left and went to Rostock SC Freiburg.

Caligiuri graduated here for FC St. Pauli 15 appearances in the Bundesliga 1. In the 2nd Bundesliga he played 45 times ( one goal ) for the SV Meppen and times 18 for SC Freiburg. Originally it had in 1986, the then manager of Hamburger SV, Felix Magath after Caligiuri was " Player of the Year " has become in the U.S., piloted from the USA to Hamburg. But Caligiuri had at Hamburg under coach Ernst Happel no real chance and made for this in the first Bundesliga a single game.

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