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United States · 1996–2005

Eddie Pope

Icon CB, also CDM Right-footed leaderanchor
Rating
84
Caps
82
Goals
8
Life
1973
Clubs
D.C. United, New York Red Bulls, Real Salt Lake
#8
Editorial rank of 33 for United States
The people's rank, live from duel votes

Ninety-four minutes into the first MLS Cup, on a flooded Foxborough pitch on 20 October 1996, the 22-year-old rookie met Marco Etcheverry's corner with his head and won it for D.C. United after they had trailed 2-0. Two more MLS Cups followed at D.C. United, with two Supporters' Shields, the 1998 Concacaf Champions' Cup and Copa Interamericana, then the 2005 Gold Cup, three World Cups and a place in the MLS All-Time Best XI. Career record: 82 caps and 8 goals for United States; club career at D.C. United, New York Red Bulls, Real Salt Lake.

Career record

1996–2002D.C. United
2003–2004New York Red Bulls
2005–2007Real Salt Lake
North Carolina Tar Heels football
North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer
United States82 caps, 8 goals

Shared the era

United States legends whose careers overlapped Pope's

The world's great CBs

Around Pope in the almanac

One rank above: Brian McBride at #7.

One rank below: Kasey Keller at #9.

United States's editorial top five: Clint Dempsey · Landon Donovan · Christian Pulisic · Claudio Reyna · Tim Howard.