Lloyd Monsen

Lloyd Monsen
Personal information
Date of birth (1931-05-07)May 7, 1931
Place of birth New York City, U.S.
Date of death February 4, 2026(2026-02-04) (aged 94)
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1947–1948 Gjoa Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1949 Gjoa ? (18)
1949–1952 New York Americans
1952–1953 Hoechst S.C.
1953–1956 New York Americans
1956–???? New York Hakoah-Americans
Brooklyn German-Hungarians
Swedish F.C.
International career
1952–1957 United States 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lloyd Monsen (May 7, 1931 – February 4, 2026) was an American soccer and baseball player. In soccer, he played as a forward, and spent eleven seasons in the American Soccer League. He also played in the German American Soccer League and National Soccer League of New York. He was capped three times for the United States between 1952 and 1957, and was part of their teams at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]

At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, the United States lost 8–0 to Italy and were knocked out in the first round. While they were in Finland, the United States were invited by the Finnish Olympic Committee to play a game of baseball against a Finnish team. American soccer coach Walter Giesler was asked to make the team, and because the United States soccer team had nothing else to do, most of their players were part of the baseball team. Monsen played as a pitcher, as the United States won 14–6 against a team from Venezuela on July 29, and beat the Finnish team 19–1, at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.[2]

Monsen was added to the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1994.[3] He died on February 4, 2026, at the age of 94.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Lloyd Monsen". Olympedia. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  2. ↑ Shieber, Tom (27 April 2009). "Lloyd Monsen: left wing and pitcher at the 1952 Olympics « Cooperstown Chatter". baseballhall.mlblogs.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "Lloyd Monsen - 1994 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame". Lloyd Monsen - 1994 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  4. ↑ Lewis, Michael (5 February 2026). "Rip, Lloyd: Hall of Famer Monsen, two-time Olympian, passes away". Retrieved 5 February 2026.

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