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John Harkes

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John Andrew Harkes (born March 8, 1967) is an American soccer coach and former professional player who last coached Greenville Triumph SC. A member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame, Harkes was the first American to play in the English Premier League with Sheffield Wednesday, the second American to score at Wembley, and the first American soccer player to appear in the final of a major English tournament, in the 1991 Football League Cup Final with Sheffield Wednesday. After moving to Major League Soccer in 1996, he won two MLS Cup titles with D.C. United. A mainstay in the U.S. national team midfield for most of the 1990s, Harkes appeared in two FIFA World Cup tournaments. He was named the team's "Captain for Life" by then-head coach Steve Sampson before having that title stripped ahead of the 1998 World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. John Harkes is the 12,964th most popular soccer player (down from 11,968th in 2024), the 17,825th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,192nd in 2019) and the 98th most popular American Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, John Harkes ranks 12,964 out of 21,273. Before him are Ryuji Fujiyama, Takao Orii, Élodie Thomis, Masahiro Shimoda, Darius Vassell, and Claudinho. After him are Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba, Jafar Irismetov, Rie Azami, Aaron Hughes, Juanmi Callejón, and Kerstin Stegemann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, John Harkes ranks 1,032. Before him are Fátima Báñez, Imre Pulai, Gerard Kemkers, Kōichi Morishita, Norbert Leo Butz, and Masahiro Shimoda. After him are Jeff Hartwig, Adam Johnson, Barbara Kendall, Svetlana Fedotkina, Shannon Larkin, and Sean Burke.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Harkes ranks 17,832 out of 20,380. Before him are Michelle Finn-Burrell (1965), Victoria Jackson (1959), Courtney Gains (1965), Kerri Strug (1977), Alan Becker (1989), and Lil Rel Howery (1979). After him are Forrest Griffin (1979), Matt Flynn (1970), Glenn Robinson (1973), Mark Ryden (1963), Immanuel Quickley (1999), and Pierre J. Thuot (1955).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United States

Among soccer players born in United States, John Harkes ranks 98. Before him are Sam Mewis (1992), Nick Rimando (1979), Julie Foudy (1971), Chris Henderson (1970), Marcus Hahnemann (1972), and John O'Brien (1977). After him are Julián Araujo (2001), Mike Burns (1970), Frankie Hejduk (1974), Johnny Cardoso (2001), Luca de la Torre (1998), and Eric Eichmann (1965).

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