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World Cup South Africa 2010
History - Groups - Players - Venues
Favorite Players by Country (Germany 2006)
Group E - United States:
Brian McBride
Place of Birth: June 19th, 1972
Date of Birth: Arlington Heights, Illinois
Position: Forward
Clubs: Milwaukee Rampage, VfL Wolfsburg, Columbus Crew, Preston Noth End, Everto, Fulham
Before joining Socce Club Fulham, he had previously played in England for Everton in 2002 and Preston North End in 2000. Before that, McBride played for VfL Wolfsburg of the German Bundesliga and, most notably, for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer.
McBride played varsity soccer at Buffalo Grove High School, under Coach John Erfort, where he led the Bison to a state championship in 1988, his junior year.
After an illustrious career with Saint Louis University, from which he graduated in 1993, McBride briefly played for the minor league Milwaukee Rampage before leaving the United States to ply his trade overseas.
McBride returned to America in 1996 for the inaugural season of Major League Soccer, for which he was the first overall pick of the MLS Inaugural Draft. McBride would proceed to play eight years with the Columbus Crew, amassing 62 goals and 45 assists in 161 league games, before his move to England.
In 2005, he was named to the MLS All-Time Best XI.
McBride is also a significant player for the United States national team, with whom he made his debut in 1993. McBride has played 90 games and scored 29 goals for the national team, and perhaps most importantly played and scored goals in both the 1998 and 2002 World Cups. On May 2, 2006, McBride was named to the US roster for his 3rd consecutive World Cup.
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