Aage Brix Explained

Aage Brix
Fullname:Aage Emil Brix
Birth Date:9 December 1894
Birth Place:Lexington, Nebraska, United States
Death Place:Los Angeles, California, United States
Position:Forward
Clubs1:Los Angeles Athletic Club
Nationalyears1:1924
Nationalteam1:United States
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Aage Brix (December 9, 1894 – March 16, 1963) was a former U.S. soccer forward who earned one cap with the U.S. national team at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] The U.S. won the game, 1–0 against Estonia, its first game of the Olympics.[2] Brix, a doctor, played as an amateur with the Los Angeles Athletic Club's soccer team. During the game against Estonia, he punctured his liver, ending his international career.[3]

He was born in Lexington, Nebraska and died in Los Angeles, California.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aage Brix . Olympedia . 22 August 2021.
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/usa-intres-det69.html USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
  3. Book: Wangerin, David . Soccer in a Football World: The Story of America's Forgotten Game . Paperback . Temple University Press . 2008 . 978-1-59213-885-2 . .