Sol Eisner is an American former soccer player who played as a forward.[1] Eisner played in the American Soccer League, and on the United States men's national soccer team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Germany | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
Biography
editEisner was born in Germany, and is Jewish.[1][2] He had four brothers who also played soccer.[3]
Eisner was a star with the New York Americans[3] most seasons from 1937 to 1951, during which time the team was in the American Soccer League.[4][5][6][7][8][9] In 1946–47 he scored 14 of the team's 38 goals for the season.[10] He played 60 games for the team in his career, started 58 of them, and scored 79 goals.[11]
By July 1942 he was in the US military[2] where he lost his left eye during army maneuvers.[3][12][13] He played for the American Soccer League All Stars in 1947, nearly scoring in a 2–0 loss to Hapoel at Yankee Stadium in front of more than 40,000 fans.[14][15]
He played an unofficial international game for the United States national team, in 1948 against Israel, and played for the American Soccer League All-Stars in a tour of Israel in 1951.[13][16][17][18]
Eisner would later play for New York's Maccabi F.C. in the mid-1950s.[13][19]
References
edit- ^ a b "Were Hosts to New York Americans". Bermuda Sports. May 29, 1951. p. 27.
- ^ a b "10 Athletes in Service of U.S." The Detroit Jewish News. July 10, 1942. p. 13.
- ^ a b c Harold U. Ribalow (1966). The Jew in American Sports (3rd Revised ed.). New York: Bloch Publishing Company. p. 335. OCLC 1035899989. Sol Eisner at the Internet Archive. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Brooks, Amerks Play to 3-3 Tie". Daily News. New York. 6 June 1938. p. 40. Retrieved 8 May 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bert Patenaude, NY Americans vs Philly Passons, 1-2". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 11, 1940. p. 24.
- ^ "N.Y. Americans Beat Nationals". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 28, 1946. p. 21.
- ^ "SOCCER AMERICANS GAIN 4-1 TRIUMPH; Beat Baltimore Americans in League Game--Eisner and Brown Aces of Attack". The New York Times. November 4, 1940. p. 27.
- ^ "Sol Eisner". soccerstats.us.
- ^ "New York Americans Win First Game in Bermuda 7-3 Against West Rangers". The Royal Gazette. March 19, 1951. p. 9.
- ^ "1946 New York Americans Division II and III soccer Statistics on StatsCrew.com". statscrew.com.
- ^ "New York Americans All-time Stats". SoccerStats.us.
- ^ Graham, Bill (December 2, 1943). "Sports Shorts - Soccer". Brooklyn Eagle. p. 14. Retrieved 8 May 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
Sol Eisner of New York Americans is in a Tennessee hospital as a result of a bomb fragment striking the pupil of his left eye during army maneuvers
- ^ a b c Graham, Bill (13 January 1953). "Soccer". Brooklyn Eagle. p. 12. Retrieved 8 May 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
Sol Eisner of the New York Americans, who lost an eye during army maneuvers and later overstayed the American League tour of Israel and got a leg injury when engaging in an exhibition game there, is now directing the activities of the Maccabi S.C. juniors
- ^ "American Soccer League All-Stars 2 - 0 Hapoel Tel Aviv". soccerstats.us. May 4, 1947.
- ^ Turkin, Hy. "Palestine's Hapoel trips AL Stars, 2–0, in Mud". Daily News. New York. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
A U.S. record total of 61,359 tickets were sold for the contest, with 53,177 attending
- ^ "USMNT Results: 1885-1950". ussoccerhistory.org. August 5, 2015.
- ^ "Sol Eisner". 11v11.com.
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1951". soccerhistoryusa.org.
- ^ "Dover hosts Maccabees". The Morning Call. Paterson, New Jersey. 16 April 1955. p. 8.
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