Father-son duos and the U.S. men’s team: World Cups, Hall of Fame legacies, and a future coach?

The U.S. males’s nationwide soccer group has its personal storied historical past of father-son duos. The final names is probably not as recognizable as Griffey, Bonds, or Manning — however these duos have impacted soccer within the U.S. because the first-ever World Cup was held. 

So to honor Father’s Day, we’re celebrating these nice fathers and sons all through the historical past of the U.S. males’s program, each on the participant and coach stage.

Gregg and Sebastian Berhalter

The latest father-son duo to affix the record and the one one which includes a USMNT player-turned-manager. Gregg was a part of three World Cup squads — two as a participant (2002, 2006) and one because the group’s supervisor in 2022. In a Bay Space connection, Sebastian’s first aggressive cap got here within the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup match towards Trinidad & Tobago on June 15, 2025 in San Jose. Gregg’s aggressive debut got here in the identical match towards Cuba on Feb. 1, 1998 in close by Oakland.

Bob and Michael Bradley

Whereas Bob by no means performed for the USMNT, he left his mark as its coach on the 2010 World Cup. That squad included Michael, a key participant on the run to the Spherical of 16 in South Africa. Now following in his father’s managerial footsteps, Michael was named coach at MLS reserve aspect New York Purple Bulls II final week. Would possibly we even see the primary father-son duo to coach the USMNT a couple of years down the road?

James Brown and George Brown

The earliest USMNT father-son duo has its roots within the group’s nascent days, together with the squad that performed at first ever World Cup in 1930. James, a Scotland native, scored on the inaugural version in Uruguay and later turned considered one of soccer’s pioneers in the US. His son George had only one USMNT look (towards Mexico in 1970) however was additionally a key determine in creating the sport. The Browns are inducted within the Nationwide Soccer Corridor of Fame.

Phillip and Joe Gyau

The Gyaus are literally three generations of worldwide gamers (Phillip’s father Joseph ‘Nana’ Gyau performed for Ghana within the Nineteen Sixties). That lineage allowed Phillip to characterize the USMNT from 1989-91 – he later performed and coached the U.S. Seashore Soccer group for a number of years. Phillip’s son, Joe, final performed for the USMNT in 2019 and likewise had stints at a number of German golf equipment, together with Borussia Dortmund.

Harry and Ty Keough

The Keoughs have a soccer story that revolves round each the World Cup and the Olympics. Harry was a member of the famed 1950 World Cup squad that upset England, after which captained the USA Olympic groups in 1952 and 1956. Ty was seemingly Olympic-bound in 1980 earlier than the U.S. boycotted the Moscow Video games. He did have eight appearances total for the U.S. males’s nationwide group.

Joe and Alain Maca

Joe, a Belgium native, was additionally a part of the 1950 World Cup squad that shocked England. A fruitful profession within the NASL made him a Nationwide Corridor of Fame inductee in 1976. Alain made 5 appearances for the U.S. males’s nationwide group between 1973-1975, earlier than turning to a profession that actually took off. He labored for KLM Airways and was the president of one of many terminals at JFK Airport.  

Claudio and Gio Reyna

Not solely is the resemblance between Gio Reyna and his father Claudio uncanny, however their taking part in careers have additionally mirrored one another. Like Gio, Claudio began his membership profession in Germany, and so they each play within the central midfield, although Gio (6’1″) has a four-inch benefit on his pops (5’9″). The place Claudio has a bonus is his variety of World Cup appearances. Claudio performed in 4 World Cups with the US earlier than retiring after the 2006 version. He has 112 caps to Gio’s 32, however Gio solely wants two targets to equal his dad’s whole.

Tim and Taylor Twellman

Taylor could be the extra well-known of the Twellmans on account of his profitable worldwide and membership profession, however Taylor’s dad Tim additionally made a single look for the U.S. males’s nationwide group in 1982. The truth is, Tim’s dad and two of his uncles — Mike and Steve Twellman — performed professionally. Taylor’s profession has since taken him from the pitch to the printed sales space.

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