University of North Carolina Athletics
Six Former Tar Heels Named To ACC 50 Men's Soccer Team
August 13, 2002 | Men's Soccer
Aug. 13, 2002
Six former Tar Heel soccer greats have been named to the Atlantic Coast Conference's 50th Anniversary Men's Soccer Team. The 55-member team was voted on by the seven league institutions that sponsor the sport as decided by the league's 50th Anniversary Committee.
Clemson led all league schools with 13 members on the Golden Anniversary team while Duke and Virginia were tied for second with 10 honorees each. NC State had nine players selected, followed by Carolina (6), Maryland (5) and Wake Forest with two.
Carolina's honorees were as follows:
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Gregg Berhalter (1991-1993)
Chris Carrieri (1998-2000)
Anson Dorrance (1971-1973)
Eddie Pope (1992-1995)
First-team All-ACC and third-team All-American in 1992 ... first-team All-ACC and third-team All-American in 1993 ... bypassed his senior season to play pro in Europe ... player on the U.S. National Team since 1994.
1998 ACC Rookie of the Year and second-team All-ACC honors ... first-team All-ACC and third-team All-American ... In 2000, set school records for single-season points (64) and goals (25) ... 2000 ACC Player of the Year ... First-team All-American who led nation in scoring in 2000.
First-team All-ACC in 1972 and 1973 ... Second-team choice in 1971 ... Later guided the UNC men's team to 172 wins in 12 seasons as head coach ... Also UNC's record-setting women's head coach.
Second-team All-ACC in 1994 ... first-team All-America and First-team All-ACC in 1995 ... First-team All-ACC in 1995 ... played on the 1996 U.S. Olympic men's soccer team ... U.S. National Team member since 1996 ... played on 1998 U.S. World Cup Team.
