Andy Cziotka
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andras Cziotka | ||
Date of birth | 11 November 1940 | ||
Place of birth | Nyíregyháza, Hungary | ||
Date of death | 19 November 2008 | (aged 68)||
Place of death | Gainesville, United States | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
1973-1976 | Philadelphia Atoms | 8 | (0) |
1977 | Chicago Sting | 8 | (0) |
1978 | Colorado Caribous | 13 | (0) |
International career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1965–1966 | United States | 10 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
1994–1997 | New York Red Bulls |
Andras "Andy" Cziotka (November 11, 1940 – November 19, 2008) was a Hungarian-American soccer midfielder who earned four caps with the U.S. national team in 1965.[1]
Club career
[edit]Cziotka spent several years in the German American Soccer League. He played the [who?] of the National Professional Soccer League.
National team
[edit]In 1965, Cziotka was called up to the U.S. national team for the 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification games. All four games took place in March. The first, a 2–2 tie with Mexico took place on March 7. That was followed by a loss to Mexico, 1–0 win over Honduras and finally a 2–2 tie with Honduras on March 21. With a 1-2-1 record, the U.S. failed to qualify for the World Cup.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Andras "Andy" Cziotka (obituary)". Gainesville Sun (via Legacy.com). November 21, 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969 Archived 2010-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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Categories:
- 1940 births
- 2008 deaths
- American men's soccer players
- Cosmopolitan Soccer League players
- Hungarian emigrants to the United States
- National Professional Soccer League (1967) players
- Philadelphia Spartans players
- United States men's international soccer players
- Men's association football defenders
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American soccer defender stubs