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Sol Eisner
Personal information
Position(s) Forward
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
United States

Sol Eisner is an American former soccer player. He played the forward position.[1] Eisner played for in the American Soccer League and on the United States men's national soccer team.

Biography

Eisner was born in Germany, and is Jewish.[2][1]

Eisner played for the New York Americans most seasons from 1937 to 1951, during which time the team was in the American Soccer League.[3][4][5][6] As of July 1942 he was in the US military.[2] He played for the American Soccer League All Stars in 1947.[7] He played an international game for the United States men's national soccer team, in 1948 against the Israel national football team, and played for the United States men's national soccer team in a tour of Israel in 1951.[8][9][10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Were Hosts to New York Americans". Bermuda Sports. May 29, 1951. p. 27.
  2. ^ a b "10 Athletes in Service of U.S." The Detroit Jewish News. July 10, 1942.
  3. ^ "N.Y. Americans Beat Nationals". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 28, 1946. p. 21.
  4. ^ "SOCCER AMERICANS GAIN 4-1 TRIUMPH; Beat Baltimore Americans in League Game--Eisner and Brown Aces of Attack". The New York Times. November 4, 1940.
  5. ^ "Sol Eisner". soccerstats.us.
  6. ^ "New York Americans Win First Game in Bermuda 7-3 Against West Rangers". The Royal Gazette. March 19, 1951.
  7. ^ "American Soccer League All-Stars 0 - 0 Hapoel Tel Aviv". soccerstats.us. June 10, 1947.
  8. ^ "USMNT Results: 1885-1950". ussoccerhistory.org. August 5, 2015.
  9. ^ "Sol Eisner". 11v11.com.
  10. ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1951". soccerhistoryusa.org.


Category:American soccer players Category:German footballers Category:Jewish footballers Category:German emigrants to the United States Category:Jewish German sportspeople Category:American people of German-Jewish descent Category:United States men's international soccer players Category:New York Americans (soccer) (1933–1956) players Category:Association football forwards Category:German expatriate sportspeople in the United States Category:Expatriate soccer players in the United States Category:German expatriate footballers Category:American military personnel of World War II