Fred Cameron (soccer)

Fred Cameron is a former U.S. soccer player who earned six caps with the U.S. national team.

Club career

Cameron played for at least two amateur clubs, San Pedro McIlvaine Canvasbacks and the Los Angeles Kickers. McIlvaine won the 1959 U.S. Open Cup title with a 4-3 win over Fall River S.C.. Cameron scored two of McIlvaine’s goals. [ [http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1959.html The Year in American Soccer - 1959 ] ]

That year, Cameron was called into the U.S. national team where he was listed as playing for the Los Angeles Kickers Soccer Club. [ [http://www.soccerhall.org/Monthly%20Column/MC.April.2005.htm The History of the Rivalry Between England and the U.S.A ] ] That club won the 1958 Open Cup and were runner up in 1960, but published records do not note whether or not Cameron was part of those teams.

National team

Cameron played six times for the U.S. national team between 1959 and 1969. [ [http://www.soccerhall.org/Registry/MensNationalTeam_A-E.htm#C U.S. Men's National Team Player Registry: A - E ] ] His first cap came on May 28, 1959 in an 8-1 loss to England. [ [http://www.soccerhall.org/history/MNTAlltime_1916-1959.htm Where Are They Now ? ] ] He did not play again for the U.S. until 1965, when he played all 1966 FIFA World Cup qualifying games. All four games took place in March and the U.S. went 1-1-2, failing to qualify for the finals. Cameron did not play again for the U.S. until a 2-0 loss in a 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifying game against Haiti on April 20, 1969. [ [http://www.soccerhall.org/history/MNTAlltime_1960-79.htm Men's National Team: 1960-79 ] ]

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