Eddie Pope

Eddie Pope

Pope in 2008
Personal information
Full name	George Edward Pope[1]
Date of birth	(1973-12-24) December 24, 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	High Point, North Carolina, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)	Defender
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1995	North Carolina Tar Heels
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2002	D.C. United	143	(8)
2003–2004	MetroStars	42	(0)
2005–2007	Real Salt Lake	69	(2)
Total		254	(10)
National team^‡
1996–2006	United States	82	(8)
Honours Representing  United States Men's soccer CONCACAF Gold Cup Runner-up 1998 United States Winner 2005 United States
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 19, 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 3, 2006

Eddie Pope (born 24 December 1973) is a former American soccer player. He has played for United States national team.

Career statistics

Club

[1]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
U.S.			League		Open Cup		League Cup		North America		Total
1996	D.C. United	Major League Soccer	18	2	1	1	6	1	0	0	25	5
1997			29	3	0	0	5	0	0	0	34	3
1998			20	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	26	1
1999			19	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	25	1
2000			21	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	0
2001			19	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	22	1
2002			17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
2003	MetroStars		20	0	4	2	2	0	0	0	26	2
2004			22	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	25	0
2005	Real Salt Lake		20	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	1
2006			22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	0
2007			27	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	1
Total	U.S.		254	10	10	4	27	1	0	0	291	15
Career total			254	10	10	4	27	1	0	0	291	15

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	March 16, 1997	Palo Alto, California	Canada	2–0	3–0	1998 World Cup qualifying
2	April 20, 1997	Foxboro, Massachusetts	Mexico	1–1	2–2	1998 World Cup qualifying
3	February 7, 1998	Oakland, California	Costa Rica	1–0	2–1	1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup
4	August 16, 2000	Foxboro, Massachusetts	Barbados	1–0	7–0	2002 World Cup qualifying
5	April 17, 2002	Dublin, Ireland	Ireland	1–1	1–2	Friendly
6	April 29, 2004	Dallas, Texas	Mexico	1–0	1–0	Friendly
7	January 29, 2006	Carson, California	Norway	3–0	5–0	Friendly
8	February 10, 2006	San Francisco, California	Japan	1–0	3–2	Friendly

Honors

DC United

• MLS Cup: 1996, 1997, 1999
• Supporters' Shield: 1997, 1999
• U.S. Open Cup: 1996
• CONCACAF Champions League: 1998
• Copa Interamericana: 1998

United States

• CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2005

Individual

• MLS All-Star: 1997,^[2] 1998,^[3] 1999,^[4] 2000^[5]
• MLS Best XI: 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004
• MLS Defender of the Year: 1997
• MLS Fair Play Award: 2004
• National Soccer Hall of Fame 2011 Inductee^[6]

References

1. "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: United States" (PDF). FIFA. March 21, 2014. p. 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 10, 2019.
2. All-Star Game flashback, 1997 at MLSsoccer.com
3. "1998 MLS All-Star Game". MLSsoccer.com. August 2, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
4. "1999 MLS All-Star Game". MLSsoccer.com. July 17, 1999. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
5. "2000 MLS All-Star Game". MLSsoccer.com. July 29, 2000. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
6. "National Soccer Hall of Fame Inducts Five New Members for 2011". USSF. ussoccer.com. June 4, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2011.