 Pope in 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | George Edward Pope[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | December 24, 1973 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | High Point, North Carolina, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1995 | North Carolina Tar Heels | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2002 | D.C. United | 143 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | MetroStars | 42 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Real Salt Lake | 69 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 254 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2006 | United States | 82 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 19, 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 3, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
George Edward Pope (born December 24, 1973) is an American former soccer player who last played for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer and spent eleven years as a defender for the United States national team. He spent most of his career playing for D.C. United.[2] Pope is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.[3]
- ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: United States" (PDF). FIFA. March 21, 2014. p. 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 10, 2019.
- ^ Eddie Pope | MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ "Eddie Pope - 2011 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame". Eddie Pope - 2011 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 18, 2023.