John Harkes
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Midfielder
5'11' - 165 lbs.
Born: 1967-03-08
Hometown: Kearney, NJ
Citizenship: USA
College: Virginia
Previous Team: Columbus Crew, MLS
How Acquired: From New England, on May 11, 2001, in exchange for Roland Aguilera and a conditional draft pick
Pro Outdoor Experience: Columbus Crew, (2001); New England Revolution, (1999-2001); D.C. United, (1996-98); U.S. National Team (1987-90, 1992-2000); West Ham United, England (1995-96); Derby County, England (1993-95); Sheffield Wednesday, England (1990-93)
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One of the most accomplished American soccer players ever, John Harkes was a fixture in the midfield for the National Team as captain in the mid 1990s. He led D.C. United to two MLS titles in ’96 and ’97 as well as the 1998 Interamerican Cup championship.
A five-time Major League Soccer All-Star, Harkes is almost as well known on the soccer field in the United States as he is in England, where he played a U.S. record six times at England's famed Wembley Stadium.
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2001 MLS Season (Last Pro Team)
Appeared in 23 matches (18 of them with The Crew), 20 of them starts (16 with The Crew)... Acquired by Columbus from New England on 5/11... Made his Crew debut 5/12 at Dallas... His first Crew point was an assist on Jeff Cunningham's memorable golden goal 5/19 vs. D.C., when Columbus pulled out an improbable 2-1 victory, despite playing the final 32 minutes two men down... 2001 MLS Playoffs: Started both of The Crew’s matches in its quarterfinal series loss to San Jose, playing a total of 166 minutes... 2001 U.S. Open Cup: Played the full 90 minutes in all three matches... Picked up one assist, 6/27 vs. Carolina (A-League) in the Round of 32
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In A DC Uniform Sorry It's hard to get pics of him in a crew uniform
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League
2001 18 16 1407 0 3 3 11 3 0 22 27 0 45 2 0
2002 11 7 739 0 2 2 3 1 0 14 11 0 11 3 0
Total 29 23 2146 0 5 5 14 4 0 36 38 0 56 5 0
Open Cup
2001 3 3 270 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Total 3 3 270 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Playoffs
2001 2 2 166 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 0
Total 2 2 166 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 0
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John Harkes
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U.S. National Team
Earned 90 caps between 1987 and 2000 and scored six times... A veteran of the 1990 and 1994 FIFA World Cups... Captain of the squad from March 1996 to March 1998... After an eight-month absence, he earned a recall to participate in the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup in Mexico... Led the team in assists in 1996, collecting five in 13 matches... Was the co-MVP of the 1995 Copa America tournament... Played 270 minutes in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, including every minute of every first-round game... Was forced to sit out the Round of 16 game vs. Brazil after receiving a second yellow card against Romania... Was named MVP of U.S. Cup ’92, scoring two goals and leading the squad to the championship... Started all three games for the USA in the 1990 World Cup in Italy... Started all eight CONCACAF World Cup qualifying games for the U.S. team in 1989... A celebrated youth player, he cracked the U.S. National Team roster in 1987... Made his first appearance for the senior national side 5/23/87 vs. Canada.
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