Amr Aly (born August 1, 1962) (

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. He attended Columbia University where he won the 1984 Hermann Trophy as the college player of the year. He was a member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic Soccer Team and earned a total 8

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, scoring no goals between 1984 and 1985. He was a member of the U.S. National Soccer Team 1980–1987, including the

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in Australia. He scored two of the U.S. team's four goals in the 1980 China Great Wall Tournament. He appeared in one match at the

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and two matches at the 1987 Pan American Games, but these are not considered full internationals. After graduating from Columbia, Amr played indoor soccer for the

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, LA Lazers and

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for its single season in 1985–1986. He also played a single outdoor season in 1989 with the

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of the American Professional Soccer League. In 1990, he played for the

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in the

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. The Italians went to the

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final where it fell to the

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. Aly assisted on the lone Italians goal in the 2–1 loss. Amr was inducted into the Columbia University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008 along with the 1983 Columbia Soccer Team that was undefeated until the NCAA Division I final game; and in 2014 in his individual capacity. He is currently a partner in the Intellectual Property practice at the

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law firm. Before that, he was a partner at

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1962 births Living people American soccer players American Soccer League (1988–89) players Brooklyn Italians players Columbia Lions men's soccer players Egyptian emigrants to the United States Naturalized citizens of the United States Association football forwards Footballers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Los Angeles Lazers players Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players New York Cosmos (MISL) players New York Express players New Jersey Eagles players Olympic soccer players of the United States United States men's international soccer players United States men's under-20 international soccer players Pan American Games competitors for the United States Footballers at the 1983 Pan American Games Footballers at the 1987 Pan American Games People associated with Mayer Brown Hermann Trophy men's winners {{US-footy-forward-stub