Amr Aly
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amr O. Aly | ||
| Date of birth | August 1, 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 19xx-1984 | Columbia University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| New York Cosmos (indoor) | |||
| 1985-1986 | LA Lazers (indoor) | 36 | (6) |
| 1986-1987 | New York Express (indoor) | 7 | (2) |
| 1989 | New Jersey Eagles | ||
| 1990 | Brooklyn Italians | ||
| National team | |||
| 1984–1985 | United States | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Amr Aly (born August 1, 1962) is a retired American soccer forward. He attended Columbia University where he won the 1984 Hermann Trophy as the college player of the year.
He was a member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic Soccer Team and earned a total 8 caps, scoring no goals between 1984 and 1985. He was a member of the U.S. National Soccer Team 1980-1987, including the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship in Australia.[1] He scored two of the U.S. team's four goals in the 1980 China Great Wall Tournament. In 1987, he also played two games at the Pan American Games, but these are not considered full internationals.
After graduating from Columbia, Amr played indoor soccer for the New York Cosmos, LA Lazers and New York Express for its single season in 1985-1986. He also played a single outdoor season in 1989 with the New Jersey Eagles of the American Professional Soccer League. In 1990, he played for the Brooklyn Italians in the Cosmopolitan Soccer League. The Italians went to the 1990 U.S. Open Cup final where it fell to the A.A.C. Eagles. Aly assisted on the lone Italians goal in the 2-1 loss.
He is currently a Partner in the Litigation Department of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Aly Amr – FIFA competition record
- ^ Profile at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP website
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