Charlie "Chili" Altemose[1] (June 3, 1913 – January 26, 1995, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) was a U.S. soccer player who was a member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[2] He also played twelve seasons in the American Soccer League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles William Altemose, Jr. | ||
| Date of birth | June 3, 1913 | ||
| Date of death | January 26, 1995 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1935– | Philadelphia German-Americans | ||
| Brooklyn Hispano | |||
| –1947 | Philadelphia Nationals | ||
| International career | |||
| 1936 | United States | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Altemose grew up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where his father died in 1924.[3] In 1935, he joined the Philadelphia German-Americans of the American Soccer League. In 1936, Altemose and his teammates won the 1936 National Challenge Cup.[4] He later played for Brooklyn Hispano and finished his career with the Philadelphia Nationals in 1947.[5] In 1936, he was selected for the U.S. team at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Altemose and his teammates played one game, a 1–0 loss to Italy.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos". Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Charles Altemose". Olympedia. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ Bethlehem Steel Memorial
- ^ USA - List of US Open Cup Finals
- ^ The Year in American Soccer – 1945
- ^ FIFA Player Profile
External links
edit- Charles Altemose at WorldFootball.net
  | This biographical article related to an American soccer midfielder is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |