Arthur Demling
| Buzz Demling | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Surname | Arthur Demling | |
| birthday | September 21, 1948 | |
| place of birth | St. Louis , USA | |
| position | Defense | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| Michigan State University | ||
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1973 | St. Louis Stars | 18 (1) |
| 1974-1988 | San Jose Earthquakes | 97 (1) |
| 1978-1979 | Cincinnati kids | |
| 1980-1981 | San Francisco Fog | |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1973-1975 | United States | 4 (0) |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Arthur "Buzz" Demling (born September 21, 1948 in St. Louis , Missouri ) is a retired American football player . For the national team of the United States , he played four international matches between 1973 and 1975 . With the US team he took part in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich . His brother Mark Demling was also a professional football player.
Career
Demling grew up in St. Louis, where he attended Saint Louis University High School . After high school he attended Michigan State University , and in 1970 he was named American Team of the Year by the NCAA .
Demling's first professional station in 1973 were the St. Louis Stars in the North American professional league NASL . He stayed there for only one year, however, and in 1974 he joined the San José Earthquakes , for which he was active for a total of five years. The defender scored one goal in 97 games. Demling left the NASL in 1978 and moved to the indoor soccer league Major Indoor Soccer League for the Cincinnati Kids . He ended his career in 1981 after two years at San Francisco Fog .
National team
Demling represented the USA at the 1972 Olympic Games. In the first game, the USA drew 0-0 against Morocco, in the second group meeting they lost 3-0 to Malaysia, and in the last game they lost 7-0 to West Germany .
A total of four times between 1973 and 1975 Demling was in the US national team. He made his debut on August 12, 1973 in a 1-0 win against Poland . In 1974 he played once and in 1975 twice for the USA. In his last game on March 26, 1975, the opponent was again Poland, this time the American team lost 7-0.
Web links and sources
- ( Page no longer available , search in web archives: Entry in the Soccer Hall of Fame )
- Photo of Buzz Demling during his time at San Francisco Fog (english)
Individual evidence
- ^ Official 2007 NCAA Men's and Women's Soccer Records Book ( April 11, 2008 memento in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ http://www.olympia72.de/pdf/fussball.pdf
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Demling, Arthur |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Demling, Buzz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 21, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Louis , Missouri |