Photo: Jarrett Campbell from Cary, North Carolina, USA / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Tony Meola is American soccer history whether the wider public remembers it or not. He kept goal for the United States at three World Cups, 1990, 1994 and 2002, bridging the era when the sport was barely on television here to the start of Major League Soccer, where he won real silverware. The detail I love is that he was good enough to flirt with the NFL as a placekicker. A Belleville, New Jersey kid out of the University of Virginia, now talking the game on SiriusXM, he feels like a foundational figure for American soccer's slow climb to credibility.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tony Meola
- Name (Japanese)
- トニー・メオラ
- Reading
- とにー・めおら
- Born
- February 21, 1969 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rooster
- Origin
- Belleville, New Jersey, United States
- Height
- 185 cm
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach / sports commentator / actor / American football player
2. Background
- High school
- Kearny High School
- University
- University of Virginia
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Tony Meola born?
Born February 21, 1969 (age 57).
Where is Tony Meola from?
Tony Meola is from Belleville, New Jersey, United States.
What does Tony Meola do?
Tony Meola works as association football player, association football coach, sports commentator, actor, American football player.
How tall is Tony Meola?
Tony Meola is 185 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.