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.