Ante Razov

Ante Razov (born March 2, 1974 in Whittier, California) is an American soccer striker, who currently plays for the MetroStars in Major League Soccer.

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Razov, who was born in a family of Croatian immigrants, played college soccer at UCLA and was drafted by the Los Angeles Galaxy in the third round of the 1996 MLS College Draft. He played two seasons in LA, but did not get much playing time, scoring just one goal, and signed with the expansion Chicago Fire prior to the 1998 season.

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Razov spent the next seven years with Chicago, save a brief period in 2001 that he spent with Spanish second division club Racing de Ferrol. In his seven years with the Fire he led the club in goals and points five times (including club record 18 goals and 42 points in 2000). He is the club's all-time leader with 76 goals and 190 points. Razov was named to the MLS Best XI in 2003. With Chicago, he won the MLS Cup in 1998 and the US Open Cup in 1998, 2000, and 2003. Following a disappointing 2004 season and clashes with head coach Dave Sarachan, Razov was traded to the Columbus Crew in exchange for Tony Sanneh.

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But Razov did not last long in Columbus. Even though he scored in the 2005 season opener, his tenure with the club lasted all of five games. Disagreement with head coach Greg Andrulis led to Razov's reuniting with his ex-coach with the Fire, Bob Bradley, at the MetroStars. He was acquired in exchanged for John Wolyniec and a partial allocation.

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Razov received his first cap with the US national team on March 25, 1995 against Uruguay. Although he never played in the World Cup, he has scored a couple of key goals in qualifiers, including one against Guatemala in 2000 and Trinidad and Tobago in 2001. Overall, Razov has scored six goals in 24 caps for the US.

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