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Soccer America College Team of the Century
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The Soccer America College Team of the Century were chosen by the editors of the American periodical Soccer America to comprise, as one men's and one women's eleven-member side divided each as one goalkeeper, three defenders, four midfielders, and three forwards, the best players of collegiate association football in the United States of the twentieth century CE.
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As part of naming a collegiate Team of the Century, SoccerAmerica also selected University of Virginia Cavaliers midfielder Claudio Reyna as its college Player of the Century. During his three seasons with the Cavalier's, Reyna was a three-time Division I first-team All America, a two-time recipient of the Missouri Athletic Club Player of the Year, a two-time recipient of the Soccer America Player of the Year Award, and was named the 1993 Hermann Trophy winner.
Concomitant to the selection of the Women's Team of the Century was that of the female player of the century; University of North Carolina Tar Heels forward Mia Hamm, a Division I first-team All America in her final three collegiate seasons, a two-time recipient of the Hermann Trophy and the ISAA Player of the Year and Soccer America Player of the Year Awards, and with the Tar Heels four times a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I champion, was so chosen.
- ^ Virginia shared the 1989 national championship with the Santa Clara University Broncos.
- ^ Caligiuri shared the award with John Kerr, Junior.
- ^ Fisher was recognized as a forward in 1995.
- ^ Murray was recognized as a forward in 1987.
- ^ Whalen was recognized as a forward in 1997.
- ^ a b Akers was recognized as a forward in both 1984 and 1988.
- ^ Foudy was recognized as a defender in 1990.
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