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 Perhaps
the most eloquent commentary in Tab’s career is that on January 3, 1995 he
became the first player to sign with Major League Soccer.
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Personal Information |
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Class of 2005 |
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Born:
September 21, 1966 - Montevideo, Uruguay |
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Position:
Midfielder |
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Int'l
Caps: 81 |
Int'l
Goals: 8 |
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Tab
is heralded as one of the most talented player to ever pull on the U.S.
Men’s National Team shirt.
His national team career
was hampered by injuries but still he was able to amass 81 caps and score
eight goals.
On September 7, 1997 he
scored one of the most memorable goals in U.S. Soccer history against Costa
Rica in World Cup Qualifying securing a place for the men’s national team at
the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Along with
Eric Wynalda (Class
of 2004)
and classmate
Marcelo Balboa, he is one of the first three players in the history
of the U.S. Men’s National Team to play in three consecutive World Cups
(1990, 1994 and 1998).
Tab started every match
for the United States at the
1994 FIFA World Cup, but suffered a
skull fracture against Brazil in the quarterfinals after being caught by
elbow from Leonardo.
Tab played his entire
seven-year MLS career with the MetroStars. He was a two-time MLS All-Star
(1996 and 1998) and scored the first goal in MLS All-Star Game history.
Before joining the MLS he spent five years playing in the Spanish La Liga
and Second Division with Figuere and Real Betis.
He played two years in
the American Soccer League (1988-1989), where he was an ASL All-Star.
Tab attended North
Carolina State where he was a three-time All-American. In high school he
played for the national powerhouse St. Benedicts and was a two-time
All-American and the National Player of the Year in 1983.
In 2003 he was honored
with a star at the U.S. Soccer Star Plaza at the Home Depot Center.
He is now serving as the President and Founder of Tab Ramos Soccer Programs,
a New York Corporation doing camps, clinics and coaching in New York, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania. He also is the President and Founder of the New
Jersey Soccer Academy, which is an elite soccer club for boys. He is
President and Founder of Tab Ramos GOAL! Foundation, a non-profit
organization helping inner city children with education through sports.
Hall of Famer Timeline:
Tab's success started at any early age when he was
honored with the National High School Player of the Year.
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U.S. National Team
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