1. Werner Fricker was a German-American soccer halfback who later became president of the United States Soccer Federation.
21 Facts About Werner Fricker
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Werner Fricker is a member of both the National Soccer Hall of Fame and the USASA Hall of Fame.
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Werner Fricker's family arrived in the United States in 1952 and settled in the Philadelphia area where Fricker started to play soccer for the German Hungarians in 1954.
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Werner Fricker had been selected for the United Soccer League all-star team for several seasons and was a member of the 1964 US Olympic team.
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Werner Fricker spent most of his career with the United German-Hungarians of Philadelphia.
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Werner Fricker was the captain of the German Hungarians, as well as the president of the GH, and of the United Soccer league.
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Werner Fricker began playing for the GH in 1954, and played continuously until 1969.
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Werner Fricker started playing in the reserves but was transferred to the Major Team a few seasons later.
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Werner Fricker was named captain of the Major Team in 1958 and held this position until 1968.
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Werner Fricker coached for the GH, coaching the U-14 Team, the Reserve Team, as well as the Major Team.
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Werner Fricker was the secretary of the GH from 1962 to 1966.
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Werner Fricker was the president of the club from 1968 to 1976.
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Werner Fricker was part of the dance group, served as the entertainment chairman, was on the Constitution committee, served on the building committee, was the Kirchweih chairman, and was the chairman of the board.
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In 1963 Werner Fricker was selected as an alternate for the US Olympic Team that would play in the Pan American Games.
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Werner Fricker continued to be in the US player pool until 1967.
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In 1963 Werner Fricker was the first Philadelphian to represent Olympic soccer since 1956, and was believed to be the 4th ever, behind Jack Dunn, Walter Bahr, and Ray Wilson.
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Werner Fricker played for the all-star team from 1958 to 1968, and served as captain from 1963 to 1968.
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Werner Fricker was president of the United States Soccer Federation from 1984 to 1990, executive vice president from 1975 to 1984, and vice president from 1974 to 1975.
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Werner Fricker was instrumental in contributing to the qualification of the national team to the 1990 FIFA World Cup after a 40-year absence and hired the team's first full-time coach.
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Werner Fricker was defeated for re-election by Alan Rothenberg in 1990.
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Werner Fricker served as president of the USLofPA from 1970 to 1972, and secretary from 1967 to 1970.