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John Harkes

1967 - Today

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John Andrew Harkes (born March 8, 1967) is an American soccer coach and former professional player who last coached Greenville Triumph SC.A member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame, Harkes was the first American ever to play in the English Premier League with Sheffield Wednesday, the second American to score at Wembley, and the first American soccer player to appear in the final of a major English tournament, in the 1991 Football League Cup Final with Sheffield Wednesday. After moving to Major League Soccer in 1996, he won two MLS Cup titles with D.C. United. A mainstay in the U.S. national team midfield for most of the 1990s, Harkes appeared in two FIFA World Cup tournaments. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Harkes has received more than 516,175 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). John Harkes is the 11,869th most popular soccer player (down from 10,692nd in 2019), the 16,343rd most popular biography from United States (down from 14,397th in 2019) and the 87th most popular American Soccer Player.

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  • 1.70

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  • 3.71

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, John Harkes ranks 11,869 out of 16,880Before him are Anselmo Ramon, Habib Bellaïd, Ezechiel N'Douassel, Valdenir da Silva Vitalino, Alfredo Morales, and Aníbal Godoy. After him are David Lombán, Tim Flowers, Krépin Diatta, Emiliano Velázquez, Patrik Carlgren, and Jesper Hansen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, John Harkes ranks 755Before him are Bin Ukishima, Norifumi Takamoto, Minoru Kushibiki, Hitoshi Morishita, Stacey King, and Angel Martino. After him are Tim Flowers, David Rocastle, Jeff Tweedy, Lauren Booth, Carling Bassett-Seguso, and Matt Bevin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Harkes ranks 16,343 out of 18,182Before him are Lizz Wright (1980), Gyasi Zardes (1991), Cathy Cavadini (1961), Lil Baby (1994), Jim Jones (1976), and Brendan Benson (1970). After him are Will Chase (1970), Kristin Cavallari (1987), Brian Christopher (1972), Logan Tom (1981), Butch Walker (1969), and Rebecca Rittenhouse (1988).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United States

Among soccer players born in United States, John Harkes ranks 87Before him are Chad Johnson (1978), Nick Rimando (1979), Lee Nguyen (1986), Carin Jennings-Gabarra (1965), Chris Armas (1972), and Gyasi Zardes (1991). After him are Frankie Hejduk (1974), Sam Mewis (1992), José Francisco Torres (1987), Chad Deering (1970), Luis Robles (1984), and Isaác Brizuela (1990).