Frank Moniz Explained

Frankie Moniz
Fullname:Frank Moniz
Birth Date:26 September 1911
Birth Place:Fall River, Massachusetts, United States
Death Place:Fall River, Massachusetts, United States
Position:Forward
Years1:1935–
Years2:–1941
Years3:1941–
Clubs3:Ponta Delgada S.C.
Nationalyears1:1947
Nationalteam1:United States
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0

Frankie "Shorty" Moniz (misspelled Muniz and Munitz) (September 26, 1911 – June 18, 2004) was an American soccer player who spent six seasons in the American Soccer League and earned two caps with the U.S. national team.

In 1935, Moniz signed with the Kearny Scots in the American Soccer League. At some point he moved to the Pawtucket Rangers. In 1941, he left the ASL and joined the Fall River, Massachusetts Ponta Delgada S.C. which won the 1947 National Challenge Cup and National Amateur Cup.[1] Based on these result, the U.S. Soccer Federation selected the club to act as the U.S. national team at the 1947 NAFC Championship. As a result, Moniz earned two caps with the U.S. national team. In the first game, the U.S. 5-0 to Mexico and in the second, they lost 5–2 to Cuba.[2]

Moniz served in the U.S. Army during World War II and later owned a Sunoco gas station. He was inducted into the New England Soccer Hall of Fame in 1984.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/usacuphist.html USA - List of US Open Cup Finals
  2. http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1947.html The Year in American Soccer - 1947
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 2007-10-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727115228/http://neshof.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/inductees.htm . 2011-07-27 .