- Willy Schaller
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playername= Willy Schaller
fullname = Willy Schaller
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dateofbirth = birth date|1933|2|23
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countryofbirth =Germany
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position = Defender
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clubs = SchwabenBlau-Weiss Gottschee
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ntupdate =Willy "(Willie)" Schaller (born February 23, 1933 in
Germany ) was a U.S.soccer defender who played most of his career in the German American Soccer League. He also played on the U.S. soccer team at the1952 Summer Olympics . He was inducted into theNational Soccer Hall of Fame in 1996Club career
While born in Germany, Schaller’s family moved to the United States when he was a young boy. He joined Schwaben of the
German American Soccer League when he was in high school. In 1953, he joined the U.S. Army, serving until 1955. At some point, he moved toBlau-Weiss Gottschee [ [http://bwgottschee92.com/aboutus.htm History of Blau-Weiss Gottschee] ] , playing with the team through at least 1960. [ [http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1960.html U.S. Soccer History – 1960] ]National teams
In 1952, he was selected to the U.S. soccer team which competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was nineteen at the time. The U.S. lost its first game of the single elimination tournament to Italy. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/tableso/ol1952f-det.html 1952 Summer Olympic results at RSSSF] ] In 1959, he was with the U.S. team which won the bronze medal at the
Pan American Games .Coaching
After retiring from playing professionally, Schaller became a youth and high school soccer coach.
External links
* [http://www.soccerhall.org/famers/willy_schaller.htm National Soccer Hall of Fame profile]
References
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