Svend Engedal Explained

Svend Engedal
Fullname:Svend Robert Husted Engedal
Birth Date:23 June 1928
Birth Place:Denmark
Death Place:Long Beach, California, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in
Position:Goalkeeper
Clubs1:Danish-American S.C.
Nationalyears1:1956–1957
Nationalteam1:United States
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0

Svend Robert Husted Engedal (June 23, 1928 - November 6, 2001) was a U.S. soccer goalkeeper.[1] He played on the U.S. soccer team at the 1956 Summer Olympics and earned two caps with the U.S. national team in 1957.[2]

Engedal was born in Denmark, but moved to the United States where he gained his citizenship on September 15, 1955. He was then selected as the U.S. goalkeeper at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The U.S. lost 9–1 to Italy in the first round, eliminating the team from the tournament.[3] At the time, Engedal played club soccer in Los Angeles. Both of Engedal's two games with the national team came in losses to Mexico in April 1957. The first was a 6–0 loss on April 7 and the second a 7–2 loss on April 28.[4]

At the time of the Olympics, Engedal played for the Danish-American Soccer Club.

Notes and References

  1. Svend Engedal.
  2. Web site: Svend Engedal . Olympedia . December 2, 2021.
  3. Web site: Football Tournament 1956 Olympiad . RSSSF.
  4. Web site: USA – Details of International Matches 1885–1969 . RSSSF.