Frank Klopas
- January 5, 2024
- Soccer Player
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Frank Klopas |
| Occupation | Soccer Player |
| Date Of Birth | Sep 1, 1966(1966-09-01) |
| Age | 58 |
| Birthplace | Prosymna |
| Country | Greece |
| Birth City | Peloponnese |
| Horoscope | Virgo |
Frank Klopas Biography
| Name | Frank Klopas |
| Birthday | Sep 1 |
| Birth Year | 1966 |
| Place Of Birth | Prosymna |
| Home Town | Peloponnese |
| Birth Country | Greece |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
Frank Klopas is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on September 1, 1966 in Prosymna, Peloponnese, Greece. Former midfielder and forward who was known as “Kid Klopas” who became head coach of the Chicago Fire after retirement.
He along with He and Marcelo Balboa played together on the U.S. national team. played together in the U.S. national team.
Despite the suspension of starting midfielder John Harkes for the Brazil game and Tab Ramos leaving the game in the first half after catching an elbow from left back Leonardo, Klopas was not used in the match as Hugo Perez replaced Harkes in the starting lineup and Eric Wynalda came on for Ramos. The U.S. held well defensively but were undone by Bebeto’s 72nd-minute strike and fell 1-0 to the eventual champions at Stanford Stadium.
Klopas made his debut for the U.S. national team in 1987, coming on in a 2-0 Olympic Qualifying loss at Canada on 23 May. Though this was technically his debut for the team, it isn’t counted among his senior national team caps as Olympic play is not considered to be of full international status by FIFA even though many of the players that made up the side were full national team players. Klopas was also on the U.S. team at the 1987 Pan American Games. In total, Klopas earned five Olympic team appearances, scoring one goal in a 4-2 qualifying win at El Salvador on October 18, 1987 and helping the team qualify for the 1988 Olympics. Klopas would start and play the full 90 minutes in a 0-0 draw with hosts South Korea and a 4-2 loss to the Soviet Union as the U.S. failed to advance from their group.
His family moved into the United States from Greece when the age of eight. He later wed Sophia Klopas.
Frank Klopas Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Soccer Player |
| House | Living in own house. |
Frank Klopas is one of the richest Soccer Player from Greece. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Frank Klopas 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
His contract was signed with The Chicago Sting as soon as the time he completed high school However, his first professional career was ruined by a sprain.
He was a part of 39 games for his United States national team beginning in
- He was a member of his country in the U.S. at the 1988 Olympics.
Fotios “Frank” Klopas (Greek: Φώτιος «Φρανκ» Κλόπας ; born September 1, 1966) is a retired American soccer forward. Following his retirement, he served as a color commentator for the Chicago Fire before later working as a front office executive and manager for both the Fire and Montreal Impact.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 9 in |
Frank Klopas height 5 ft 9 in Frank weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
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Klopas would go on to score five goals in the eight international friendlies the U.S. played immediately prior to the start of the World Cup, tallying against Iceland, Estonia, Armenia and his native Greece. He also scored a brace in a pre-World Cup friendly against Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich on May 22, 1994 and went on to make the U.S. roster.
Facts & Trivia
Frank Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Greece. Frank Klopas celebrates birthday on September 1 of every year.
In 1983, he signed with the Chicago Sting of the North American Soccer League straight out of high school, but an injury led to him missing the team’s final outdoor season. Klopas would play for the indoor Sting in the MISL for four seasons. He earned second team All Star honors during the 1986-1987 season. In 1988, Klopas moved to Greece to play with AEK Athens FC. He played four seasons with the team. However, he tore his anterior cruciate ligament in
- That injury and a subsequent infection hindered his playing for nearly two years. In 1992, Klopas signed a contract with the U.S. Soccer Federation to play full-time for the United States men’s national soccer team. After the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Klopas returned to Greece and signed with Apollon Athens in 1994 for the remainder of the 1994-1995 season, as well as the 1995-1996 season. He debuted with Apollon against his former Greek club, AEK Athens FC. In 1996, Major League Soccer began developing teams for its inaugural season. In order to ensure an equitable distribution of talent to each team, MLS allocated known players to each team. MLS allocated Klopas to the Kansas City Wizards where he would spend two years. After being sent to the Columbus Crew just before the 1997 MLS Expansion Draft, he was traded in February 1998 to the Chicago Fire for Jason Farrell, who had been selected from the Crew. Klopas would play two years for Chicago before retiring, helping them to the MLS Cup in 1998 and the U.S. Open Cup to complete “The Double.” In four years in MLS, Klopas scored 13 goals and added 16 assists. He had six goals and five assists in 40 games—24 starts—for the Fire, including both goals in a 2-0 win over the Tampa Bay Mutiny in the Fire’s first ever game at Soldier Field on April 4, 1998. Klopas’ most notable goal for the Fire came in Golden Goal overtime of a 2-1 win over the Columbus Crew in the 1998 U.S. Open Cup Final at Soldier Field.