Aage Brix
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Aage Brix was a former U.S. soccer forward
who earned one cap with the U.S. national team
at the 1924 Summer Olympics
. The U.S. won the game, 1-0 against Estonia
, its first game of the Olympics. Brix, a doctor, played as an amateur with the Los Angeles Athletic Club's soccer team. During the game against Estonia, he punctured his liver, ending his international career.
He was born in Lexington, Nebraska
and died in Los Angeles, California
.
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
who earned one cap with the U.S. national team
United States men's national soccer team
The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...
at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics
At the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, Uruguay dominated the Football tournament winning the Gold.-Amateur Status:In 1921, the Belgium Football Association first allowed for payments to players for time lost from work; in the months that followed four other Associations permitted similar...
. The U.S. won the game, 1-0 against Estonia
Estonia national football team
The Estonia national football team represents Estonia in international association football. Team members are selected by the head coach of Estonian Football Association . Estonia play their home matches at the A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn, Estonia....
, its first game of the Olympics. Brix, a doctor, played as an amateur with the Los Angeles Athletic Club's soccer team. During the game against Estonia, he punctured his liver, ending his international career.
He was born in Lexington, Nebraska
Lexington, Nebraska
Lexington is a city in Dawson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 10,230 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Dawson County. Lexington is located in southern Nebraska, on the Platte River, southeast of North Platte. It sits along the route of U.S. Route 30 and the Union...
and died in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
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