Siegfried Stritzl
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Siegfried Stritzl | ||
| Date of birth | April 12, 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Yugoslavia | ||
| Date of death | November 3, 2022 (aged 78) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1968 | Blau-Weiss Gottschee | ||
| 1969 | Baltimore Bays | ||
| 1970 | Blau-Weiss Gottschee | ||
| 1971–1973 |
New York Cosmos | 20 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 1968–1973 |
United States | 11 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Siegfried Stritzl (April 12, 1944 – November 3, 2022) was an American soccer player who was the 1969
U.S. national team
between 1968 and 1973.
The Sigi Stritzl Award, given to exceptional high school and college students, is named in his honor.
Professional career
Stritzl was born in
German American Soccer League (GASL) between 1961 and 1968. In 1961, he was a member of the GASL Junior All Stars on a tour of Germany.[1]
In 1963, Blau Weiss-Gottschee won the GASL championship.
In 1969, the
St. Louis Stars
. In 1973, Stritzl played his last season in the NASL. Stritzl played forty-seven NASL regular-season and four post-season games. In 1971, he scored three goals in twenty-one games, several on free kicks where he bent the ball around defensive wall formations. Stritzl dubbed this technique his "banana kick".
International career
Stritzl earned eleven
U.S. national team. His first game with the national team came in a 4–0 loss to Israel on September 25, 1968. A month later, his second cap came in a world cup qualifying loss to Canada. Stritzl scored his first of two goals with the national team in the 4–2 loss. Stritzl continued to play for each U.S. national team games in 1968 and 1969. His second goal came in a 5–2 loss to Haiti on October 21, 1968. After the U.S. failed to qualify for the 1970 FIFA World Cup, Stritzl was not called into the national team again until a March 20, 1973 loss to Poland when he came on for Manfred Seissler.[1]
That was his last game with the national team.
Personal life and death
Stritzl died on November 3, 2022, at the age of 78.[2]
References
- ^ USA - Details of International Matches 1970-1979
- ^ "Former Cosmos, USMNT midfielder Stritzl passes away at 78". Front Row Soccer. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
External links
- Siegfried Stritzl at National-Football-Teams.com
- Blau-Weiss Gottschee
- NASL stats