Jeffrey Alan Agoos (born May 2, 1968) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defender.

[2] Agoos served as the Sporting Director for the New York Red Bulls, and Vice President of Competition for Major League Soccer.

Agoos (nicknamed Goose) was born in Geneva, Switzerland, as his father was working overseas there for Caterpillar Construction Company.

Agoos is Jewish,[3][4] and during the summer of 1985, represented the United States at the 1985 Maccabiah Games and was at 17 the youngest player on the team.

In 1989, his junior year, Virginia went to the NCAA championship game where it fought the Santa Clara University to a 1–1 draw after 4 overtimes.

On June 26, 1994, after being cut from the U.S. roster for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Agoos signed with the Los Angeles Salsa for the 1994 American Professional Soccer League season.

While waiting for the new league's first season, Agoos served as an assistant coach to Bruce Arena at the University of Virginia.

As part of this process, the league allocated Agoos to D.C. United where he joined Bruce Arena, the team's first coach.

He was the last member to be cut from the U.S. squad for the 1994 FIFA World Cup and he burned his uniform upon hearing the news.

He made the squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France but did not play a single minute, in favor of David Regis.

Agoos was named as New York Red Bulls' Technical Director on September 28, 2006, serving under head coach Bruce Arena.