Walter Giesler

Walter Giesler
Personal information
Full name Walter John Giesler
Date of birth (1909-09-06)September 6, 1909
Place of birth St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Date of death July 5, 1976(1976-07-05) (aged 66)
Place of death Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Ben Millers
Managerial career
1948–1949 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Walter John Giesler (September 6, 1909 – July 5, 1976)[1] was an American soccer administrator, and coach. He managed the United States' soccer team at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

He died in Philadelphia on July 5, 1976, during the induction of the United States' 1950 FIFA World Cup team into the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Walter Geiser dies after heart attack". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. July 6, 1976. Retrieved October 11, 2021.

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