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Full name | Antonio Michael Meola | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | February 21, 1969 | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Belleville, New Jersey, United States | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||
College career | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
1988–1989 | Virginia Cavaliers | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
1990 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
1990 | Watford | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
1991 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
1994–1995 | Buffalo Blizzard (indoor) | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
1995 | Long Island Rough Riders | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
1996–1998 | New York/New Jersey MetroStars | 90 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
1999–2004 | Kansas City Wizards | 125 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | New York Red Bulls[1] | 35 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | New Jersey Ironmen (indoor) | 24 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 309 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
1988–2006 | United States | 100 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Jacksonville Armada | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 20, 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 24, 2006 |
Antonio Michael "Tony" Meola (/miˈoʊlə/; Italian: [ˈmɛːola]; born February 21, 1969) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. He represented the United States national team at the 1990, 1994, and 2002 World Cups. From 1996 to 2006, he played in Major League Soccer, the U.S. top soccer division, where he obtained multiple honors. Meola is currently a radio host on SiriusXM FC.