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Bruce Arena

1951 - Today

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Bruce Arena (born September 21, 1951) is an American soccer coach who currently serves as the head coach and sporting director of the San Jose Earthquakes. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame and the NJCAA Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Arena has had a long and distinguished coaching career and is considered to be one of the most successful coaches in North American soccer history, having won five College Cup titles and five MLS Cup titles. He was the United States national team head coach at the 1996 Summer Olympics, the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2006 FIFA World Cup, head coach of the New York Red Bulls, D.C. United, LA Galaxy, and the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer, and coached Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer to several college soccer championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bruce Arena is the 4,168th most popular soccer player (down from 3,320th in 2019), the 8,994th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,501st in 2019) and the 9th most popular American Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Bruce Arena ranks 4,168 out of 21,273Before him are Carlos Roa, Hugo Hovenkamp, Lazăr Sfera, Marcos Rojo, Dani, and Jean-Marc Ferreri. After him are Agostino Di Bartolomei, Serhiy Skachenko, Ramón Calderé, Mario Haas, Stephen Appiah, and Nolito.

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Among people born in 1951, Bruce Arena ranks 477Before him are Cristine Rose, Olga Jackowska, Scott Gorham, Dale Earnhardt, Celia Weston, and Dani. After him are Vytenis Andriukaitis, Sally Mann, Gianpiero Marini, Timothy Bottoms, Ian Buruma, and Vladimir Romashkin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bruce Arena ranks 8,996 out of 20,380Before him are Nick Anderson (1968), John R. Commons (1862), Alphonso Taft (1810), Aly Michalka (1989), Nick de Firmian (1957), and John Norman (1931). After him are Brenda Helser (1924), Bam Bam Bigelow (1961), Richard Corben (1940), Frederick Sheffield (1902), Neal Hefti (1922), and Terry Bradshaw (1948).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United States

Among soccer players born in United States, Bruce Arena ranks 9Before him are Mia Hamm (1972), Michelle Akers (1966), Brad Friedel (1971), Tim Howard (1979), Landon Donovan (1982), and Tom Florie (1897). After him are Timothy Weah (2000), Alexi Lalas (1970), Clint Dempsey (1983), Dan Calichman (1968), Ed Czerkiewicz (1913), and Christian Pulisic (1998).