| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Paul David Caligiuri | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | March 9, 1964 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Westminster, California, United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1985 | UCLA Bruins | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | San Diego Nomads | 10 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1988 | Hamburger SV | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1990 | SV Meppen | 45 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Hansa Rostock | 22 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | SC Freiburg | 18 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Los Angeles Salsa | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | → FC St. Pauli (loan) | 15 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Columbus Crew | 25 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2001 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 136 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 271 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1997 | United States | 110 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Cal Poly Pomona (women) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2008 | Cal Poly Pomona (men) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Orange County FC | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Paul David Caligiuri (born March 9, 1964) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defensive midfielder.
Caligiuri's professional career spanned 16 years, during which he played for numerous teams in the United States and Germany, and for the U.S. national team. During his 14 years as a defender and defensive midfielder with the national team, he earned 110 caps and scored five goals.
Caligiuri is best remembered for his game-winning goal widely dubbed the "Shot heard round the world,"[1] which he scored in a 1–0 World Cup qualifier victory over Trinidad and Tobago on November 19, 1989. The victory qualified the United States for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, its first World Cup berth since 1950. There Caligiuri notched the first World Cup goal for the U.S. national team in 40 years, scoring in a 5–1 defeat against Czechoslovakia. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
- ^ Robledo, Fred J. (November 19, 1999). "Kick Start; Ten years later, one goal still means a lot". The Daily News of Los Angeles. Retrieved December 1, 2007.