| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Leland Burkard | ||
| Date of birth | March 23, 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | ||
| Date of death | May 13, 1992 (aged 70) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| St. Louis Kutis | |||
| International career | |||
| 1952–1957 | United States | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bob Burkard (March 23, 1922 – May 13, 1992) [1] was an American soccer goalkeeper who earned one cap with the U.S. national team in 1957. He was also the United States goalkeeper at the 1952 Summer Olympics. [2]
Burkard was selected to the United States Olympic team at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The United States lost its first game, 8-0, to Italy, eliminated the U.S. from the games. [3] He earned one cap with the United States national team in a July 6, 1957 loss to Canada in a World Cup qualification game. [4]
At the time of the Olympics he played for St. Louis Kutis S.C. and was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 1986. [5]
References
- ^ Bob Burkard's SSDI profile
- ^ "Bob Burkard". Olympedia. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ Football Tournament 1952 Olympiad
- ^ USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969 Archived January 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on August 9, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2008.
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