_(cropped).jpg) Harkes coaching FC Cincinnati in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Andrew Harkes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | March 8, 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Kearny, New Jersey, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1987 | Virginia Cavaliers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989 | Albany Capitals | 20 | (0) |
| 1990–1993 | Sheffield Wednesday | 82 | (7) |
| 1993–1995 | Derby County | 67 | (5) |
| 1995–1996 | → West Ham United (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | D.C. United | 83 | (14) |
| 1999 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | New England Revolution[2] | 55 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | Columbus Crew | 29 | (0) |
| Total | 351 | (28) | |
| International career | |||
| 1987–2000 | United States | 90 | (6) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006–2007 | New York Red Bulls (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2017 | FC Cincinnati | ||
| 2018–2023 | Greenville Triumph | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Andrew Harkes (born March 8, 1967) is an American soccer coach and former professional player who last coached Greenville Triumph SC.[3]
A member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame,[4] Harkes was the first American to play in the English Premier League with Sheffield Wednesday, the second American to score at Wembley, and the first American soccer player to appear in the final of a major English tournament, in the 1991 Football League Cup Final with Sheffield Wednesday. After moving to Major League Soccer in 1996, he won two MLS Cup titles with D.C. United.
A mainstay in the U.S. national team midfield for most of the 1990s, Harkes appeared in two FIFA World Cup tournaments. He was named the team's "Captain for Life" by then-head coach Steve Sampson before having that title stripped ahead of the 1998 World Cup. Harkes ended his national team career with 90 caps and six goals.
Following his retirement, he served as a color commentator for ESPN's coverage of MLS and U.S. international matches, including the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[5]
- ^ John Harkes at Olympedia
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdfwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "John Harkes Named Club's First Head Coach". Greenville Triumph SC. August 27, 2018. Archived from the original on August 2, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ^ "John Harkes - 2005 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame". John Harkes - 2005 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ "John Harkes Out as Lead ESPN US Soccer Analyst: Replaced by Taylor Twellman". Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 23, 2011.
