Otto Decker
German-American soccer player (born 1930)
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Otto Decker (born 19 September 1930) is a German-American former soccer player who earned one cap, scoring two goals, with the U.S. national team in 1953.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 September 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Germany | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1950 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| 1952–1954 | Brooklyn Hakoah | ||
| International career | |||
| 1953 | United States | 1 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Youth
Decker and his brother Rolf were born in Germany, but grew up in England. In March 1939, their parents, Ilse and Hans, sent the two boys to England as part of the kindertransport at the outset of World War Two.[1]
Decker attended the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe, England, from 1948 to 1950 after transferring from Wycombe Technical Institute in 1948. While at RGS, he played both soccer and cricket, as the wicket keeper.[2]
National team
Decker earned his lone cap as a first-half substitute in the only U.S. game of 1953, a 6–3 loss to England. He came on after 30 minutes and scored in the 59th and 67th minutes.[citation needed]
He represented the U.S. as a halfback in soccer at the 1965 Maccabiah Games in Israel.[3]
