John Carden (soccer)

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Date of birth (1931-05-10)May 10, 1931
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Date of death September 7, 1997(1997-09-07) (aged 66)
Place of death Los Angeles, California, U.S.
John Carden
Personal information
Date of birth (1931-05-10)May 10, 1931
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Date of death September 7, 1997(1997-09-07) (aged 66)
Place of death Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Position(s) Midfielder
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956 United States 0 (0)

John Carden (May 10, 1931 – September 7, 1997) was an English-born member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Carden, a graduate of the University of Southern California,[1] did not enter the lone U.S. game of the tournament, a 9–1 loss to Yugoslavia. At the time, he was a private in the United States Army assigned to Fort McPherson.[2][3]

Carden died in Los Angeles on September 7, 1997, at the age of 66.[4]

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