Tom Amrhein

Thomas “Tom” Amrhein (born 1911) was an American soccer midfielder. He spent thirteen seasons in the American Soccer League and was a member of the U.S. team at the 1934 FIFA World Cup. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland.

Professional career

Amrhein began his professional career with Baltimore Canton of the American Soccer League in 1934 and played with them through the 1946-1947 season. In 1936, Canton became known as the Baltimore S.C. In 1940, Baltimore S.C. shared the U.S. Open Cup title with Chicago Sparta after the two played to 0-0 and 2-2 ties. ^{[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/usacuphist.html]} In 1942, the team became known as the Baltimore Americans. Under this name, Amrhein and his team mates won the 1945-1946 ASL championship.

National team

Amrhein was called into the for the 1934 FIFA World Cup, but did not see time in the lone U.S. game of the cup, a 7-1 loss to eventual champion Italy. ^{[http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=3/teams/team=43921.html]}

Amrhein was inducted into the Maryland Soccer Hall of Fame in 1981. ^{[http://www.oldtimerssoccer.net/halloffame.php]}

External links

[http://www.soccerhall.org/Election%20Process/2007/Veteran_Bios.htm National Soccer Hall of Fame eligibility bio]