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Tony Meola

Personal information
Full nameAntonio Michael Meola
Date of birthFebruary 21, 1969(age 41)
Place of birthBelleville, NJ, United States
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current clubUnattached

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Antonio Michael "Tony" Meola (born February 21, 1969) is an American former football goalkeeper who played for the United States national team at the 1990 and 1994 World Cups, and from 1996 to 2006 played in Major League Soccer, the U.S. top soccer division, where he obtained multiple honors. He currently plays for charity team Global United FC.

In 1999, he was named by The Star-Ledger as one of the top ten New Jersey high school soccer players of the 1980s.

Meola not only excelled at soccer, he was a three-sport varsity letterman. He was the captain of the school's basketball team and was named an All-State baseball player in 1987. The New York Yankees drafted him out of high school. Meola later played in their farm system.

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Going Green: Teal Wicks Is Broadway's New Elphaba Starting Feb. 1 - Playbill.com Tweet this news
Playbill.com--The creative team also includes scenic design by Eugene Lee, costume design by Susan Hilferty, lighting design by Kenneth Posner, sound design by -Tony Meola- ... - Date : Tue, 01 Feb 2011 05:06:04 GMT+00:00
Dynamo judged biggest winners of 2011 draft - MLS - Major League Soccer Tweet this news
MLS - Major League Soccer---...- Carrasco) and attacking midfield (Alex Caskey), while also taking a goalkeeper who is said to be cut from the -Tony Meola- mold (Bryan Merideth). ... - Date : Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:53:10 GMT+00:00
MLS Draft 2011: Seattle Sounders Get Five, Called A Winner - SB Nation Seattle Tweet this news
SB Nation Seattle---...- (Servando Carrasco) and attacking midfield (Alex Caskey), while also taking a goalkeeper who is said to be cut from the -Tony Meola- mold (Bryan Merideth).--- - Date : Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:23:36 GMT+00:00
Egy roma és a világhír - 168 Óra Tweet this news
168 Óra--Ferencet később meghívták egy berlini dzsesszfesztiválra: Al Di -Meola- szólóestje előtt kellett felhangolnia a közönséget. Mindenki a nagy sztárt várta, ... - Date : Fri, 07 Jan 2011 06:01:05 GMT+00:00
Američtí brankáři v Anglii - Premier League Tweet this news
Premier League--Mimochodem v roce 1990 tam byl zařazen Friedelův obrovský sok Kasey Keller a ještě rok předním -Tony Meola-. Po skončení roku 1992 Friedel opustil předčasně ... - Date : Mon, 13 Dec 2010 09:31:52 GMT+00:00
Teal Wicks Will Be Broadway's New Elphaba; Kyle Dean Massey to Return - Playbill.com Tweet this news
Playbill.com--The creative team also includes scenic design by Eugene Lee, costume design by Susan Hilferty, lighting design by Kenneth Posner, sound design by -Tony Meola- ... - Date : Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:33:55 GMT+00:00
FIFA hands World Cup 2022 to Qatar as US loses bid; Russia to host 2018 soccer ... - New York Daily News Tweet this news
New York Daily News--"This stinks for the US," said -Tony Meola-, the US goalkeeper and a three-time World Cup participant. "Qatar will probably need all these years to get ready. ... - Date : Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:09:46 GMT+00:00
A Bookie talks about Qatar hosting the 2022 World Cup - Bookmakersinc.co.uk Tweet this news
Bookmakersinc.co.uk--“This stinks for the US,” said -Tony Meola-, US goalkeeper and three-time World Cup participant. “Qatar will probably need all these years to get ready. ... - Date : Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:01:07 GMT+00:00
Bondy: Cup ruling worthy of a red card - New York Daily News Tweet this news
New York Daily News--"It stings soccer a little bit," said -Tony Meola-, hanging out at Red Bull Arena in Harrison after the disappointing vote. "That's asking a lot of players to ... - Date : Fri, 03 Dec 2010 09:53:04 GMT+00:00
Qatar World Cup 2022 : Russia WC 2018 - Socceropi Tweet this news
Socceropi---Tony Meola- who is a goalkeeper on the US team says that it definitely isn't good news for the US Meola has played the World Cup three different times and ... - Date : Fri, 03 Dec 2010 23:12:11 GMT+00:00

Preceded by
Kevin Hartman
MLS Goalkeeper of the Year
2000
Succeeded by
Tim Howard

Senior career
YearsClubAppearances (Gls)
1990
1990
1991
1994 � 1995
1995
1996 � 1998
1999 � 2004
2005 � 2006
2007 � 2008
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)
Watford (loan)
→ Fort Lauderdale Strikers (loan)
Buffalo Blizzard (indoor)
Long Island Rough Riders
MetroStars
Kansas City Wizards
New York Red Bulls
New Jersey Ironmen (indoor)
  2 (0)
  0 (0)
  7 (0)
 12 (0)
 14 (0)
 90 (0)
125 (0)
 35 (0)
 24 (0)

Youth career
YearsClub
1988 � 1989Virginia

National team
YearsNational teamAppearances (Gls)
1988 � 2006United States100 (0)

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
USA League Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup League Cup North America Total
1996 NY/NJ MetroStars Major League Soccer 29 0
1997 30 0
1998 31 0
1999 Kansas City Wizards Major League Soccer 9 0
2000 31 0
2001 17 0
2002 17 0
2003 30 0
2004 21 0
2005 MetroStars Major League Soccer 15 0
2006 New York Red Bulls Major League Soccer 20 0
Total USA 250 0
Career Total 250 0


Major League Soccer, MLS All-Time Best XI

GoalkeeperTony Meola
DefendersJeff Agoos, Marcelo Balboa, Eddie Pope
MidfieldersLandon Donovan, Marco Etcheverry, Piotr Nowak, Preki, Carlos Valderrama
ForwardsBrian McBride, Jaime Moreno

Major League Soccer MVP

1996 Valderrama (Tampa Bay Mutiny) * 1997 Preki (Kansas City Wizards) * 1998 Etcheverry (D.C. United) * 1999 Kreis (Dallas Burn) * 2000 Meola (Kansas City Wizards) * 2001 Pineda Chacón (Miami Fusion) * 2002 Ruiz (Los Angeles Galaxy) * 2003 Preki (Kansas City Wizards) * 2004 Guevara (MetroStars) * 2005 Twellman (New England Revolution) * 2006 Gómez (D.C. United) * 2007 Emilio (D.C. United) * 2008 Barros Schelotto (Columbus Crew) * 2009 Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy)

MLS Cup MVP

1996: Etcheverry * 1997: Moreno * 1998: Nowak * 1999: Olsen * 2000: Meola * 2001: De Rosario * 2002: Ruiz * 2003: Donovan * 2004: Eskandarian * 2005: Ramírez * 2006: Ching * 2007: De Rosario * 2008: Barros Schelotto * 2009: Rimando

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

United States squad 2002 FIFA World Cup

Friedel, Hejduk, Berhalter, Mastroeni, O'Brien, Regis, Lewis, Stewart, Moore, Reyna, Mathis, Agoos, Jones, Cherundolo, Wolff, Llamosa, Beasley, Keller, Meola, McBride, Donovan, Sanneh, Pope
Coach : Arena



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