Alan Prampin (born November 30, 1971) is a former U.S.

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who spent one season in the

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, one in the

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and four in

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. He also earned two

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with the U.S. national team.

College

Prampin attended

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where he played on the men's soccer team from 1990 to 1993. He was selected as a third team All American in 1991, a first team All American in 1992 and second team in 1993. Prampin also started in each of the three games in the World University Games in Buffalo 1993, scoring one goal. He was named an alternate for the U.S. Men's soccer team for the 1992 Olympics.

Professional career

After Prampin played extensively with the U.S. national 'B' team in 1991-1993. He turned professional with the Dallas Sidekicks of the

in 1994 scoring 7 goals in 8 games and was an early candidate for Rookie of The Year before getting a season ending injury. Prampin then spent the 1995 season with the Raleigh Flyers of

where he led the team in scoring and was named an offensive All-Star of the Atlantic Division. In February 1996, the

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selected Prampin in the tenth round (96th overall) of the Inaugural Player Draft. His nickname given by Coach Ron Newman was 'supersub' for his ability to score coming off of the bench, scoring 3 goals in only 337 minutes played. On December 15, 1996, the Wiz traded Prampin and a third round supplemental draft pick to the

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for MLS All-Star

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. In his 1997 MLS Season he scored 7 goals and 3 assists. In his 1998 MLS Season, Prampin's 7 game point streak was a team record surpassing Roy Lassiter's previous record and led the team with assists. He was named Tampa Bay Mutiny Honda Most Valuable Player and Tampa Bay Sports Club Most Valuable Player for the 1998 season. In 2000, he was named Tampa Bay Mutiny's Humanitarian of the Year for his work in the community. He remained with the Mutiny until he retired after the 2000 season due to injury.

National team

Prampin earned two

with the U.S. national team. His first was a 2–2 tie with

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on March 23, 1993, when he came on for

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in the 89th minute. His second game was two days later, a 4–1 loss to

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. He again came on for

, this time in the 83rd minute.
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External links

Dallas Sidekicks profile
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