Philadelphia United German-Hungarians
(Philadelphia) United German-Hungarians is the name of the Danube- Swabian- Landmannschaftlichen association from Philadelphia, founded in 1910 as a Banat male choir . The club later renamed itself after its successful soccer team founded in 1922 and has been based in Oakford , about 30 km northeast of downtown Philadelphia , since 1962 .
In its history, the club lost the final of the US Football Cup twice (1977, 1993) and was five times in the final of the US Amateur Cup , which the club won in 1965 and 1999.
player
The following German-Hungarians players were either inducted into the US Soccer Hall of Fame or were national players:
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Werner Fricker (195? –197?), Hall of Fame, President of the US Football Association 1984–1990.
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Peter Vermes (1987), World Cup participant in 1990.
Individual evidence
- ^ A Brief History of the United German Hungarians. In: United German-Hugarians - 80th anniversary 1990. ( PDF ).
- ^ Ed Farnsworth: Great Philly teams: United German Hungarians . In: phillysoccerpage.net, July 29, 2010.