One Cap Hero Series: Alecko Eskandarian

#OneCapHero Alecko Eskandarian 🇺🇸

(@alecko11)

Born in NJ, the forward spent his seven professional seasons in the MLS.

On May 26, 2003, in a 2-0 win over 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales, Eskandarian came on for Kirovski in the 89th minute. 

I wonder if there is a story behind the 🤫?

From @alecko11:

"Thanks for the shout! Wish I could’ve contributed more to the USMNT but it is what it is..

Story behind the 🤫 is that I scored a goal with the US Olympic Team in Mexico. 60,000 Mexican fans began chanting Osama bin Laden’s name (it was shortly after 9/11). This was my response."

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Player Profile: Chris Rolfe

Chris Rolfe (@ChrisRolfe17)

Born on January 17, 1983, in Kettering, OH, the attacker spent seven seasons with the Chicago Fire, broken up by three seasons at AaB in Denmark.

Rolfe made 10 caps for the #USMNT from 2005-09, including two World Cup Qualifiers.

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On this day in 1997, Peru won in US Cup opener

⚽️ | 📅 #OnThisDay in 1️⃣9️⃣9️⃣7️⃣

🇺🇸 #USMNT 0-1 🇵🇪 Peru

📍 San Diego

👔 Sampson

📋 US Cup

The Americans start the first double-header of the fifth US Cup with Peru and things started off poorly.

Spoiler: this tournament is not going to go well for us.

8’

Carty scored.

A fantastic cross from Maldonado found Carty at the back door. The headed finish is well done.

Though the #USMNT had good spells in the second half, the breakthrough was never made. Mexico is in two days.

The US Cup is no longer around now. I’ll have more later.

Scorer: Germán Carty 8′

USA: Brad Friedel, Mike Burns, Jeff Agoos, Alexi Lalas, Joe-Max Moore, Predrag Radosavljevic (Cobi Jones 78′), Claudio Reyna, Frankie Hedjuk (Jason Kreis 60′), Brian McBride, Steve Ralston (Jovan Kirovski 55′), Roy Lassiter

PER: Julio Balerio, Alfonso Dulanto, Juan Reynoso, Percy Olivares, Nolberto Solano, Roger Serrano, Juan Jayo, Paolo Maldonado, José Pereda, Alex Magallanes (Waldir Sáenz 58′), Germán Carty (Robert Farfán 68′)

Cards: – Julio Balerio [Y 45′], Waldir Sáenz [Y 71′]

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