Andy Racz
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andras Racz | ||
Date of birth | 04-12-1932 | ||
Place of birth | Hungary | ||
Height | 5'10" | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1957–1964 | Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals | ||
1963 | → New York (loan) | ||
National team | |||
1964 | United States | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Andy Racz was a Hungarian born player that came to the American league as a soccer player who earned one cap with the U.S. national team and played six seasons in the American Soccer League and one season in the International Soccer League.
Professional[]
Racz' entire professional career, which ran from 1957 to 1964, with the Philadelphia Ukrainians of the American Soccer League. He was the 1960 league MVP.[1] The Ukrainian Nationals also won the 1960, 1961 and 1963 National Challenge Cup.[2] In the summer of 1963, Racz played a single season for New York in the International Soccer League, an exhibition league composed of guest teams from Europe and a team of U.S. All Stars.[3] On the completion of the ISL season, Racz returned to Philadelphia where he played with the Ukrainians through the 1963-1964 ASL season.[4]
National team[]
Racz earned one cap with the U.S. national team in a 10-0 loss to England on May 27, 1964. [5]
He was inducted into the Southeastern Pennsylvania Soccer Hall of Fame in 1990.[6]
References[]
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1960". Archived from the original on 2007-10-31. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- ^ The Open Cup Final: 1914-2009
- ^ International Soccer League Archived 2010-06-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Racz Hall of Fame eligibility bio[permanent dead link]
- ^ USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969 Archived 2010-01-17 at WebCite
- ^ Southeastern Pennsylvania Soccer Hall of Fame
- American soccer players
- American Soccer League (1933–1983) players
- International Soccer League players
- Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals players
- United States men's international soccer players
- Living people
- 1932 births
- American soccer biography stubs