- Carl Gentile
Infobox Football biography
playername= Carl Gentile
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countryofbirth =United States
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position = Forward
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youthclubs =St. Louis University
years = 1967-1968
1971
clubs = St. Louis Stars
St. Louis Stars
caps(goals) =40 (3)
03 (0)
nationalyears = 1968
nationalteam = United States
nationalcaps(goals) = 06 (0)
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ntupdate =Carl Gentile is a former U.S.
soccer forward. He played one season in the National Professional Soccer League and two in theNorth American Soccer League , all three with the St. Louis Stars. He also earned six caps with the U.S. national team in 1968.High school and college
Gentile grew up in
St. Louis, Missouri where he attendedChristian Brothers College High School . He went on to play forSt. Louis University , gaining first team All-American recognition in 1965. That year St. Louis also won the NCAA championship.Professional career
In 1967, Gentile signed with the St. Louis Stars of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL). When the NPSL merged with the
United Soccer Association in 1968 to form theNorth American Soccer League (NASL), the Stars moved to the NASL. Gentile played the 1968 NASL season, then left the team. He returned for the 1971 NASL season.Olympic and national teams
In 1964, Gentile joined the U.S. Olympic team as it attempted, but ultimately failed, to qualify for the
1964 Summer Olympics . The U.S. lost its first match of qualifying on March 16 when Surinam defeated the U.S. 1-0. Gentile scored three goals two days later in a 4-2 win over Panama. He scored again two days later in a 2-1 loss to Mexico which put the U.S. out of contention for the tournament.Gentile earned his first cap with the U.S. national team on September 15, 1968. A month later he earned his second cap, this time as a defender in a 6-3 victory over Haiti. He then played three
1970 FIFA World Cup qualification matches, all three wins, the first over Canada and the next two over Bermuda. He did not play with the national team after those games.Coaching
Gentile now coaches with the St. Louis Soccer Club.
Gentile was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame on October 20, 1995.
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