Bruce Murray
Be the first in the stands
United StatesCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Bruce Edward Murray is an American former professional soccer player who at the time of his retirement was the all-time leading scorer for the United States men's national soccer team. His standout college career led to his selection by Soccer America Magazine to its College Team of the Century. He then played professionally in both Europe at Luzern and Millwall scoring game winning goals vs Stoke, Watford and Nottingham Forest and the United States, including the American Soccer League and American Professional Soccer League. Concussion syndrome forced him to retire in 1995, Murray had earned 86 caps, scoring 21 goals, including one at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He was also a member of the U.S. national futsal team which placed third at the 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship. Murray is the Direct of Coaching at Accelerator School DC Metro. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
3 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1990The archive holds 3 team sheets naming Bruce Murray in United States's starting line-up, from 1990-06-10 to 1990-06-19.
3 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
A different player of the same name scored for United States (3 goals, 1990–1991) — Murray · United States
International goals in our archive
6 goals across 5 scoring matches · 4 tournaments · 1989–1992| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-10-19 |  Ivory Coast | W5–2(n) | 67' 83' | Confederations Cup | Riyadh |
| 1991-07-01 |  Guatemala | W3–0(h) | 11' | Gold Cup | Pasadena |
| 1991-06-29 |  Trinidad and Tobago | W2–1(h) | 85' | Gold Cup | Pasadena |
| 1990-06-19 |  Austria | L1–2(n) | 83' | FIFA World Cup | Florence |
| 1989-06-17 | Guatemala | W2–1(h) | 3' | CONCACAF Championship | New Britain |