Paul David Caligiuri was born on March 9,1964 and is an American former soccer player who played as a defensive midfielder.
19 Facts About Paul Caligiuri
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Paul Caligiuri is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
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Paul Caligiuri captained the Bruins to an NCAA Championship his junior year.
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Paul Caligiuri was named the 1986 US Soccer Athlete of the Year.
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Paul Caligiuri returned to the United States, where he signed with the emergent Major League Soccer.
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Paul Caligiuri played there until his 2001 retirement, finishing his MLS career with nine goals and 14 assists accumulated during 135 games, including 123 starts.
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Paul Caligiuri represented the US at the 1983 Pan American Games.
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Paul Caligiuri eventually tallied 110 appearances for the United States, and scored five goals from his position in the midfield.
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On March 14,1990, Paul Caligiuri signed a contract with USSF making him a full-time national team member.
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Paul Caligiuri remained on contract with USSF for several years.
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Paul Caligiuri was a central figure in the national team from the 1980s through the mid-1990s, and started every US match in both the 1990 and 1994 World Cups.
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Paul Caligiuri played with the US Futsal team in 1996, earning four caps and scoring one goal.
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Paul Caligiuri was appointed head coach of both the men and women's soccer teams at Cal Poly Pomona before the beginning of their 2001 fall seasons, although he did not take over until 2002.
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Paul Caligiuri held the women's team's coaching position through the 2005 season and the men's team's coaching position through the end of the 2008 season.
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In 2004, Paul Caligiuri was inducted into the US National Soccer Hall of Fame.
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Paul Caligiuri serves as an athlete representative on the board of directors of the United States Soccer Federation.
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Paul Caligiuri coached a BU-19 and GU-14 team for California Football Academy in Mission Viejo, California.
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Paul Caligiuri is currently an Area Director for the Pateadores Soccer Club.
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Paul Caligiuri is the Head Coach for the Orange County Football Club, Men's Semi-Pro soccer team in the NPSL.