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Paul Caligiuri

Personal information
Full namePaul David Caligiuri
Date of birthMay 9, 1964(age 46)
Place of birthWestminster, California, United States
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionDefender/Midfielder

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Paul David Caligiuri (born May 8, 1964 in Westminster, California) is a retired American soccer player.

Caliguiri's professional career spanned 16 years, during which he played for numerous teams in the United States and Germany, and for the U.S. national team. During his 14 years as a defender and defensive midfielder with the national team, he earned 110 caps and scored five goals.

Caligiuri is best remembered for his game-winning goal widely dubbed the "Shot heard round the world," which he scored in a 1-0 World Cup qualifier victory over Trinidad and Tobago on November 19, 1989. The victory qualified the United States for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, its first World Cup berth since 1950. There Caligiuri notched the first World Cup goal for the U.S. national team in 40 years, scoring in a 5-1 defeat against Czechoslovakia. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

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HONORING SIGI Schmid given Chyzowych award - Big Apple Soccer Tweet this news
Big Apple Soccer--Many of Schmid's UCLA players have gone on to play professionally and internationally, including Chris Henderson, Brad Friedel, -Paul Caligiuri-, Cobi Jones, ... - Date : Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:31:22 GMT+00:00
Exponent Inc. (EXPO) President & CEO Paul R Johnston sells 5000 Shares - GuruFocus.com Tweet this news
GuruFocus.com--Sell: Group Vice President Robert D -Caligiuri- sold 1729 shares of EXPO stock on 11/15/2010 at the average price of 34.37. Robert D -Caligiuri- owns at least ... - Date : Fri, 03 Dec 2010 22:23:49 GMT+00:00
Primary loss in 5th doesn't deter 2012 plan - Waterbury Republican American Tweet this news
Waterbury Republican American--Sam SF -Caligiuri-, R-16th District, the endorsed candidate, won the nomination. He lost the general election to two-term Democrat Chris Murphy. ... - Date : Thu, 02 Dec 2010 08:24:05 GMT+00:00
US shows rare poise on ball - ESPN Tweet this news
ESPN--Doug McIntyre has watched or attended almost every US national team game since -Paul Caligiuri's- "shot heard 'round the world" in 1989. ... - Date : Thu, 18 Nov 2010 23:14:38 GMT+00:00
Exponent Inc. (EXPO) President & CEO Paul R Johnston sells 5000 Shares - GuruFocus.com Tweet this news
GuruFocus.com---Paul- R Johnston owns at least 65207 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 5.39% since. Sell: Group Vice President Robert D -Caligiuri- ... - Date : Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:26:05 GMT+00:00
The Northwest Corner: Voters Cast Their Ballots - my.hsj.org Tweet this news
my.hsj.org--The party enjoyed key victories from Rand -Paul- in Kentucky and Marco Rubio in Florida, but did not become the presence that they had hoped in the Senate. ... - Date : Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:50:02 GMT+00:00
Shocking truth: topweight has score on board - Sydney Morning Herald Tweet this news
Sydney Morning Herald--Photo: Vince -Caligiuri- Herculian Prince, a major contender again, was responsible for a rare performance. ''Bolted early, eight lengths clear [at the 1800m] ... - Date : Fri, 15 Oct 2010 13:45:55 GMT+00:00
GOP candidate Caligiuri dubbed a 'Young Gun' - Bristol Press Tweet this news
Bristol Press--Originally founded in the 2007-2008 election cycle by Republicans Eric Cantor of Virginia, Kevin McCarthy, California and -Paul- Ryan of Wisconsin, ... - Date : Sat, 02 Oct 2010 03:04:03 GMT+00:00
Saints look to finals experience - The Age Tweet this news
The Age--Photo: Vince -Caligiuri- ST KILDA captain Nick Riewoldt personifies coach Ross Lyon's vision of the Saints not only breaking a 44-premiership drought, ... - Date : Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:03:57 GMT+00:00
Peckinpaugh officially 'on the radar' - TheDay.com Tweet this news
TheDay.com--Another Connecticut Republican � Sam -Caligiuri-, who is running for the 5th District seat � was named a "contender." Candidates must meet certain ... - Date : Mon, 20 Sep 2010 20:48:32 GMT+00:00

Youth career
YearsClub
1982 - 1985UCLA Bruins

Senior career
YearsClubApps (Goals)
1986San Diego Nomads 10 (2)
1987 - 1988Hamburger SV  0 (0)
1988 - 1990SV Meppen 45 (1)
1991Hansa Rostock 22 (0)
1991 - 1992SC Freiburg 18 (0)
1995Los Angeles Salsa
1995 - 1996FC St. Pauli (loan) 15 (0)
1996Columbus Crew 25 (3)
1997 - 2001Los Angeles Galaxy136 (8)

National Team
YearsTeamApps (Goals)
1984 - 1997United States110 (5)

Teams managed
YearsClub
2002 - 2005Cal Poly Pomona (women)
2002 - 2008Cal Poly Pomona (men)

Soccer America College Team of the Century

Brad Friedel (Goalkeeper)
Erik Imler, Paul Caligiuri, Adubarie Otorubio (Defenders)
Andy Atuegbu, Claudio Reyna, Mike Fisher, Bruce Murray (Midfielders)
Angelo DiBernardo, Ken Snow, Porfirio Armando Betancourt (Forwards)

United States squad 1990 FIFA World Cup

Meola, Trittschuh, Doyle, Banks, Windischmann, Harkes, Ramos, Bliss, Sullivan, Vermes, Wynalda, Krumpe, Eichmann, Stollmeyer, Armstrong, Murray, Balboa, Keller, Henderson, Caligiuri, Covone, Vanole
Coach : Gansler

United States squad 1992 King Fahd Cup

Meola, Michallik, Lapper, Murray, - , Harkes, Pérez, Kinnear, Ramos, Vermes, Wynalda, Harbor, Jones, Quinn, DeBrito, Balboa, Dodd, Henderson, Caligiuri, Clavijo, Wegerle
Coach : Milutinović

United States squad 1994 FIFA World Cup

Meola, Lapper, Burns, Kooiman, Dooley, Harkes, Pérez, Stewart, Ramos, Wegerle, Wynalda, Sommer, Jones, Klopas, Moore, Sorber, Balboa, Friedel, Reyna, Caligiuri, Clavijo, Lalas
Coach : Milutinović



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