Summit League Top 30 Distinguished Contributors: Tony Sanneh
Summit League Top 30 Distinguished Contributors: Tony Sanneh
TONY
SANNEH
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Men's Soccer
Year: 1993
BIO
A second team All-American selection in 1993 ... 1993
Mid-Continent Conference Player of the Year ... Scored 17 goals and
tallied 49 points during the 1993 season ... Member of the United
States National Team that advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2002
World Cup ... Won two CONCACAF Gold Cup Titles as a member of the
U.S. National Team ... Had 43 caps for the U.S. National Team,
scoring three career goals ... Selected to the USA Soccer
All-Decade Team ... Played nine seasons in Major League Soccer
(D.C. United, Columbus, Chicago, Colorado, and Los Angeles) and
five years in Germany's famed Bundesliga (Hertha Berlin and F.C.
Nuremberg) ... Led D.C. United to consecutive MLS Cup Championships
in 1996 and 1997 ... Scored the game-winning goal in the 1997 MLS
Cup ... Inducted into the United Soccer League's Hall of Fame ...
Currently operates the Tony Sanneh Foundation.
HIGHLIGHTS
-Second team All-American in
1993
-1993 Mid-Continent Conference Player of the Year
-Member of the 2002 U.S. Men's World Cup Team
-Won two CONCACAF Gold Cups with the U.S. National Team
-Made 43 career appearances with the U.S. National Team
-A member of the USA All-Decade Team and was inducted into the USL
Hall of Fame
-Played professionally in the MLS and the German Bundesliga
-Two-time MLS Cup Champion
-Scored game-winning goal in 1997 MLS Cup
-President and Executive Director of the Tony Sanneh
Foundation
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