Bob Burkard
American soccer player
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Bob Burkard (March 23, 1922 – May 13, 1992)[1] was an American soccer goalkeeper who earned one cap with the U.S. national team in 1957. He was also the United States goalkeeper at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2]
Full name
Robert Leland Burkard
Date of birth
March 23, 1922
Place of birth
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Date of death
May 13, 1992 (aged 70)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Leland Burkard | ||
| Date of birth | March 23, 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | ||
| Date of death | May 13, 1992 (aged 70) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| St. Louis Kutis | |||
| International career | |||
| 1952–1957 | United States | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Burkard was selected to the United States Olympic team at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The United States lost its first game, 8–0, to Italy, eliminated the U.S. from the games.[3] He earned one cap with the United States national team in a July 6, 1957 loss to Canada in a World Cup qualification game.[4]
At the time of the Olympics he played for St. Louis Kutis S.C. and was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 1986.[5]
