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Peter Vermes
2013 Inductee
Defender
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Home States
New Jersey
A forward in his national-team years in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and later an outstanding defender in MLS. Vermes played 67 full internationals for the United States, including the landmark qualifying win over Trinidad in 1989, all three games at the 1990 World Cup and all five games at the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup, where he scored a key goal in the semifinal win over Mexico. He played seven seasons in MLS, and was chosen as the league’s defender of the year in 2000, plus three seasons with European clubs. Inducted in 2014.