Neil Covone

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Personal information
Neil Covone
Full name	Neil Covone
Date of birth	August 31, 1969 (age 37)
Place of birth	Hialeah, FL, United States
Height	5 ft 6 in
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Retired
Youth clubs
1988-1991	Wake Forest
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1991-92	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	17 (0)
National team²
1988–1990	United States	5 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 May 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 22 June 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Neil Covone was an American soccer player. He played 5 games as a midfielder for the United States men's national soccer team, and was a member of the U.S. team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup where he failed to play a game.

1 College
2 U-20 World Cup
3 Professional Career
4 Post-Soccer Career

[edit] College

In college, he played at Wake Forest University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). His highest achievement came when he was named the MVP of the 1989 ACC Tournament.

[edit] U-20 World Cup

Besides playing 5 games with the senior national team and at Wake Forest, Neil captained the U.S. team at the 1989 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Saudi Arabia. This team, coached by Bob Gansler, finished fourth at the tournament. The team was also noted for having future U.S. superstar goalkeeper Kasey Keller between the sticks.

His performance as captain of the U-20 team led to Bob Gansler taking Neil with him to the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

[edit] Professional Career

After graduating from college, he played two seasons with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the American Professional Soccer League.

[edit] Post-Soccer Career

He is currently an associate partner at the law firm Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

	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