Carl Johnson (soccer) explained

Carl Johnson
Fullname:Carl W. F. Johnson
Birth Date:18 September 1892
Birth Place:Gavleborg, Sweden
Death Place:Tampa, Florida, United States
Clubs1:Chicago Swedish-Americans
Nationalyears1:1924
Nationalteam1:United States
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0

Carl Johnson (September 18, 1892 – February 15, 1970) was a U.S. soccer midfielder. He was the first U.S. player from Chicago to play for the national team.[1] Johnson earned two caps with the U.S. national team. His first came at the 1924 Summer Olympics when he played in the U.S. loss to Uruguay in the quarterfinals.[2] Following the tournament, the U.S. had two exhibition games. Johnson played in the first, a 3–2 win over Poland.[3] Johnson played with the Chicago Swedish-Americans.

He died in Tampa, Florida.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chicago's Soccer History . 2007-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080616084559/http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/chicago.html . 2008-06-16 . dead .
  2. Web site: Carl Johnson . Olympedia . 22 August 2021.
  3. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/usa-intres-det69.html USA – Details of International Matches 1885–1969