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Alexi Lalas

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Panayotis Alexander Lalas (born June 1, 1970) is an American former soccer player who played as a centre-back. He is best known for his participation with the United States national team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, where his appearance made him a standout player on the team with his distinctive long beard and hair. After the World Cup, he went on to become the first American in Italy's Serie A as a member of Calcio Padova. Lalas would later return to the United States in 1996 to take part in the newly formed Major League Soccer, as a member of New England Revolution. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Alexi Lalas is the 4,896th most popular soccer player (up from 5,111th in 2024), the 10,054th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,245th in 2019) and the 11th most popular American Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Alexi Lalas ranks 4,896 out of 21,273. Before him are Akira Takabe, Enrique Chazarreta, Jorge Sarmiento, Hiroshi Hirakawa, Luis Ubiña, and Antonín Kinský. After him are Sergio Brighenti, Tony Dunne, Giovanni De Prà, Alexis Mac Allister, Kiko Casilla, and Alberto Aquilani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Alexi Lalas ranks 288. Before him are Jonah Falcon, Takanori Nishikawa, Võ Văn Thưởng, Olga Kuzenkova, Tetsuya Nomura, and Paul B. Preciado. After him are Erkan Petekkaya, Serdar Ortaç, Regina Hall, Sajida al-Rishawi, Leif Ove Andsnes, and David Benioff.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alexi Lalas ranks 10,056 out of 20,380. Before him are Sharon Stouder (1948), James MacArthur (1937), Bill Bright (1921), Lisa Blount (1957), Michelle Forbes (1965), and John Edwards (1953). After him are Rebecca Latimer Felton (1835), Jeff Stryker (1962), Barbara Loden (1932), Milt Kahl (1909), Luke Grimes (1984), and Dave Arneson (1947).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United States

Among soccer players born in United States, Alexi Lalas ranks 11. Before him are Brad Friedel (1971), Tim Howard (1979), Landon Donovan (1982), Tom Florie (1897), Bruce Arena (1951), and Timothy Weah (2000). After him are Clint Dempsey (1983), Dan Calichman (1968), Ed Czerkiewicz (1913), Christian Pulisic (1998), Steve Cherundolo (1979), and Faiq Bolkiah (1998).

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