Ed Souza
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edward Souza-Neto | ||
Date of birth | September 22, 1921 | ||
Place of birth | Fall River, Massachusetts | ||
Date of death | May 19, 1979 | (aged 57)||
Place of death | Warren, Rhode Island | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1947–1951 | Fall River Ponta Delgada | ||
1951–19?? | New York German-Hungaria | ||
International career | |||
1948–1954 | United States | 7 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Edward Souza-Neto (September 22, 1921 in Fall River, Massachusetts - May 19, 1979 in Warren, Rhode Island) was an American soccer player who earned at least 7 caps and scored 2 goals for the United States men's national soccer team,[1] and played in the U.S. team's historic 1–0 victory over England in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Souza was also a member of the U.S. team for the 1948 Summer Olympics. He played his club soccer with Fall River Ponta Delgada and New York German-Hungarian SC.
Souza was not related to his teammate John Souza.[2]
References
- ^ "USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969". rsssf.com. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "John "Clarkie" Souza". Society for American Soccer History. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
External links
- National Soccer Hall of Fame profile
- Ed Souza at National-Football-Teams.com
Categories:
- 1921 births
- 1979 deaths
- American people of Portuguese descent
- Sportspeople from Fall River, Massachusetts
- United States men's international soccer players
- National Soccer Hall of Fame members
- 1950 FIFA World Cup players
- Footballers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Olympic soccer players of the United States
- Ponta Delgada S.C. players
- Soccer players from Massachusetts
- American soccer players
- Association football forwards
- American soccer forward stubs