Bruce Murray (soccer)

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Personal information
Bruce Murray
Full name	Bruce Murray
Date of birth	25 January 1966
Place of birth	Germantown, MD, United States
Height	6'1
Playing position	forward
Club information
Current club	retired
Youth clubs
1984-87	Clemson
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1987-88 1988-89 1990-92 1993-95 1995	Washington Stars FC Luzern Maryland Bays Millwall Stockport County (Loan) Atlanta Ruckus	13 (2) 3 (0)
National team²
1985-1993	United States	86 (21)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 May 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 7 May 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Bruce Murray (born January 25, 1966) is a former American soccer forward, who at the time of his retirement was the all-time leading scorer for the U.S. National Team, a record that has since been eclipsed by Eric Wynalda, Brian McBride, Landon Donovan, and Joe-Max Moore.

After playing for the Clemson University Tigers, in a career that saw Murray becoming the first Clemson player to finish a career with over 40 goals and 40 assists, he earned his first cap against England on June 16, 1985. His first national team goal came against Uruguay on February 7, 1986.

Murray went on to play for the US during the 1988 Olympics, and become a mainstay in the line-up during World Cup qualifying. Murray went on to start all three games for the US at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, the U.S.'s first appearance at the Cup since 1950. His play in the World Cup saw him having a hand in both goals scored during the finals, scoring one and assiting on the other. Only Brian McBride, Clint Mathis, and John O'Brien have recorded a goal and an assist for the United States in one World Cup final. Murray ended his national team career in 1993 with 86 caps and 21 goals.

Murray also played for the U.S. futsal team which placed 3rd at the 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship. He earned 6 caps and scored 1 goal with the futsal team.

In 1993, Murray was elected to the Clemson University Hall of Fame.

	United States squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup
1 Meola \| 2 Trittschuh \| 3 Doyle \| 4 Banks \| 5 Windischmann \| 6 Harkes \| 7 Ramos \| 8 Bliss \| 9 Sullivan \| 10 Vermes \| 11 Wynalda \| 12 Krumpe \| 13 Eichmann \| 14 Stollmeyer \| 15 Armstrong \| 16 Murray \| 17 Balboa \| 18 Keller \| 19 Henderson \| 20 Caligiuri \| 21 Covone \| 22 Vanole \| Coach: Gansler

Soccer America College Team of the Century v • d • e
Brad Friedel (Goalkeeper) Erik Imler \| Paul Caligiuri \| Adubarie Otorubio (Defenders) Andy Atuegbu \| Claudio Reyna \| Mike Fisher \| Bruce Murray (Midfielders) Angelo DiBernardo \| Ken Snow \| Armando Betancourt (Forwards)