Alfonso Marina
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Alfonso “Al” Marina was a U.S. soccer player who spent his career in the American Soccer League
, earned one cap with the U.S. national team
, and was a member of the 1956 Olympic soccer team.
Marina earned one cap with the U.S. national team
in a 3-2 loss to Iceland
on August 25, 1955.http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/usa-intres-det69.html Marina was then selected for the 1956 U.S. Olympic soccer team
. The U.S. had a successful tour of Asia before the games, winning five and losing three. However, the games proved anticlimactic when the U.S. lost, 9-1, to Yugoslavia in the first round.http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1956.html At the time of the games, he played for Brooklyn Hispano
in the American Soccer League
.
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
, 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...
, and was a member of the 1956 Olympic soccer team.
Marina 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...
in a 3-2 loss to Iceland
Iceland national football team
The Iceland national football team is the national football team of Iceland and is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland. It has never advanced to the finals of any major international competition....
on August 25, 1955.http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/usa-intres-det69.html Marina was then selected for the 1956 U.S. Olympic soccer team
United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics
The United States competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 297 competitors, 251 men and 46 women, took part in 139 events in 18 sports.- Gold:*Bobby Morrow — Athletics, Men's 100 metres...
. The U.S. had a successful tour of Asia before the games, winning five and losing three. However, the games proved anticlimactic when the U.S. lost, 9-1, to Yugoslavia in the first round.http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1956.html At the time of the games, he played for Brooklyn Hispano
Brooklyn Hispano
The Brooklyn Hispano was an American soccer club based in Brooklyn, New York that was an inaugural member of the reformed American Soccer League. The club was named the Brooklyn Giants for the 1942/43 season only....
in the American Soccer League
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
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