1 9 9 8 ▁season ▁for ▁the ▁Mut iny , ▁scoring ▁a ▁single ▁goal , ▁then ▁retired . ▁ ▁International ▁career ▁Weg er le ▁gained ▁his ▁US ▁citizens hip ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁after ▁being ▁el ig ible ▁through ▁his ▁American ▁wife . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁national ▁team ▁debut ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁against ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁and ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁record ▁ 4 1 ▁caps ▁and ▁score ▁seven ▁goals ▁for ▁his ▁adopted ▁country . ▁On ▁January ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁Weg er le ▁injured ▁his ▁kne e ▁and ▁under w ent ▁numerous ▁ar th ro scop ic ▁sur ger ies , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁recover ▁in ▁time ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁key ▁player ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup . ▁By ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁his ▁repeated ▁inj uries ▁had ▁h ob bled ▁Weg er le . ▁He ▁enjoyed ▁a ▁brief ▁res urg ence ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup , ▁but ▁never ▁became ▁the ▁key ▁player ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁According ▁to ▁former ▁US ▁National ▁Team ▁Manager ▁Steve ▁Sam pson , ▁Weg er le ▁came ▁to ▁him ▁and ▁assistant ▁coach ▁C live ▁Charles ▁between ▁the ▁February ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁game ▁at ▁Belg ium ▁and ▁the ▁March ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1