Carl Schwarzen (born August 29, 1943) is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally for one season in the National Professional Soccer League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | August 29, 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Quincy University | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967 | St. Louis Stars | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In 1961, Schwarzen graduated from Bishop DuBourg High School. He is a member of the school's Athletic Hall of Fame.[1] Schwarzen attended Quincy University, where he was a 1966 Honorable Mention (third team) All-American soccer player.[2] That year, Quincy won the NAIA national men's soccer championship. In 2006, Schwarzen, along with the entire 1966 Quincy soccer team was inducted into the university's Athletic Hall of Fame.[3]
In 1967, Schwarzen became one of three native-born Americans to play in the newly established National Professional Soccer League when he signed with the St. Louis Stars.[4] In 2016, Schwarzen was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame.[5]
References
edit- ^ Bishop DuBourgh High School Athletic Hall of Fame Archived 2008-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Quincy University soccer awards Archived 2010-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Quincy To Induct Hall Of Famers Archived May 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1967". Archived from the original on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
- ^ "Schwarzen, Carl 2016". St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2022-08-28.