Aage Brix
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aage Emil Brix | ||
Date of birth | December 9, 1894 | ||
Place of birth | Lexington, Nebraska, United States | ||
Date of death | March 16, 1963 | (aged 68)||
Place of death | Los Angeles, California, United States | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Los Angeles Athletic Club | |||
National team | |||
1924 | United States | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Aage Brix (December 9, 1894 – March 16, 1963) was a former U.S. soccer forward who earned one cap with the U.S. national team at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] The U.S. won the game, 1-0 against Estonia, its first game of the Olympics.[2] 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.[3]
He was born in Lexington, Nebraska and died in Los Angeles, California.
References[]
- ^ "Aage Brix". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Archived 2010-01-17 at WebCite
- ^ Wangerin, David (2008). Soccer in a Football World: The Story of America's Forgotten Game (Paperback). Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1-59213-885-2. ().
Categories:
- 1894 births
- 1963 deaths
- American soccer players
- United States men's international soccer players
- Olympic soccer players of the United States
- Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Soccer players from Nebraska
- People from Lexington, Nebraska
- Association football forwards
- American soccer forward stubs