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Roy Wegerle Biography
Roy Wegerle is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on March 19, 1964 in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. Midfielder and striker who was a member of 12 teams between 1984 and 1998, including many MLS teams. He also played for the United States national soccer team from 1992 through 1998.
He was the one who reported that He was credited for reporting the news that his national teammate John Harkes was having an affair with another teammate’s wife. , his national teammate, was having an affair.
Following an unsuccessful trial with Manchester United in 1980, Wegerle chose to play college soccer in the United States. He spent two season with the University of South Florida in 1982 and 1983 and holds the school’s single season scoring record with 21 goals. The Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League drafted Wegerle in the first round of the 1984 NASL college draft. He would play 21 games and score 9 goals, adding 17 assists, during the last year of the NASL’s existence in 1984, being named league’s Rookie of the Year. More significantly, Rodney Marsh coached him at Tampa Bay. This association would be integral to Wegerle’s future move to England. When the league folded, Wegerle moved indoors with the Tacoma Stars of the Major Indoor Soccer League for two seasons. At the University of South Florida, Wegerle came under the professional instruction of ex-Chelsea striker and UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup winner Derek Smethurst, who grounded him and got him ready for his professional career.
As a soccer player, Wegerle was a striker from 1984 until 1998. He notably played in the English Premier League for Queens Park Rangers, Blackburn Rovers and Coventry City, and in the Football League for Chelsea, Swindon Town and Luton Town. He made appearances in the United States for Tampa Bay Rowdies, Tacoma Stars, Colorado Rapids, D.C. United and Tampa Bay Mutiny, and was a member of the United States squad at the 1994 and 1998 World Cups. Wegerle is one of two players who played in both the NASL and MLS; the other is Hugo Sánchez.
He was married to his American wife in 1991.
| Name | Roy Wegerle |
| First Name | Roy |
| Last Name | Wegerle |
| Occupation | Soccer Player |
| Birthday | March 19 |
| Birth Year | 1964 |
| Place of Birth | Pretoria |
| Home Town | Gauteng |
| Birth Country | South Africa |
| Birth Sign | Pisces |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Steve Wegerle, Geoff Wegerle |
| Spouse | Not Known |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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At the end of the season, Chelsea sold Wegerle to Luton Town. In his time with Luton, Wegerle became the team’s leading scorer and was sold in December 1989 to Queens Park Rangers for £1 million. He finished the 1990–91 season third on the First Division’s scoring table, including having the honour of receiving the ITV ‘Goal of the Season’ award for that season (against Leeds at Elland Road). Wegerle continued to thrive at QPR until the arrival of new manager Gerry Francis who had little use for Wegerle and sold him in March 1992.
Roy Wegerle Net Worth
Roy Wegerle is one of the richest Soccer Player from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Roy Wegerle's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
His youth soccer career was with the Arcadia Shepherds in 1980-81 and the University of South Florida Bulls in 1982-83.
After retiring from soccer, he decided to pursue a career in professional golf.
Roy Wegerle (born March 19, 1964) is a former United States international soccer player who appeared for the national team 41 times between 1992 and 1998. Born and raised in South Africa, he was naturalized as a U.S. citizen in 1991. Since retiring from soccer he has become a professional golfer.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Soccer Player |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
Wegerle gained his US citizenship in 1991, after being eligible through his American wife. He made his national team debut on May 30, 1992 against the Republic of Ireland, and would go on to record 41 caps and score seven goals for his adopted country. On January 8, 1994, Wegerle injured his knee and underwent numerous arthroscopic surgeries, but he was able to recover in time to become a key player for the U.S. in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. By 1998, his repeated injuries had hobbled Wegerle. He enjoyed a brief resurgence leading up to the 1998 FIFA World Cup, but never became the key player he had been in 1994. According to former US National Team Manager Steve Sampson, Wegerle came to him and assistant coach Clive Charles between the February 25, 1998 game at Belgium and the March 14, 1998 match against Paraguay in San Diego and said he had personal knowledge of an affair between US Captain John Harkes and Amy Wynalda, the wife of US Striker Eric Wynalda. As a result, Harkes was dropped from the team. The US would go on to finish in last place at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
The 1992–93 season saw yet another transfer for Wegerle as Blackburn sold him to Coventry City in March 1993 for £1 million after only 22 games. Despite a series of injuries, Wegerle played 53 league games for Coventry, scoring nine goals, until his contract expired at the end of the 1994–95 season.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Roy Wegerle height 5 ft 11 in Roy weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 5 ft 11 in |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
In 1986, Marsh, a former Queens Park Rangers star, worked his contacts in England to get Wegerle a tryout. While QPR passed on Wegerle at the time, Chelsea were sufficiently impressed to offer Wegerle a contract. However, Wegerle never played consistently for the Chelsea first team and on March 24, 1988, Chelsea loaned Wegerle to Swindon Town for the last seven games of the season.
He played a season and a half for Colorado before the team traded him to D.C. United for Steve Rammel 14 games into the 1997 season. Aside from scoring four goals over 36 games with the Rapids, Wegerle also served a single game as caretaker head coach after Bobby Houghton was fired. When Wegerle arrived in D.C., he joined a team on its way to the league championship. While his scoring pace increased slightly, five goals over 19 regular and post-season games, Wegerle failed to produce as United coach Bruce Arena expected.
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Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Roy Wegerle. You may help us to build the dating records for Roy Wegerle!In 1996, Wegerle signed with Major League Soccer (MLS). At the time, the newly established league was signing known players and allocating them to each of the league’s teams in order to ensure an initial parity of talent. As part of this process, MLS allocated Wegerle to the Colorado Rapids. However, he enjoyed little success in MLS.
Facts & Trivia
Roy Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Roy Wegerle celebrates birthday on March 19 of every year.
As a result, Wegerle became part of what is considered the most lop-sided trade in league history, when D.C. sent him to the Tampa Bay Mutiny for Roy Lassiter on April 26, 1998. Lassiter was MLS’s all-time leading goalscorer; Wegerle played the rest of the 1998 season for the Mutiny, scoring a single goal, then retired.
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