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Herman Rapp

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Herman Rapp
Personal information
Full name Herman Rapp
Date of birth (1908-12-06)6 December 1908
Place of birth Stuttgart,Germany
Date of death 1 May 1986(1986-05-01)(aged 77)
Place of death Whiting, New Jersey,United States
Position(s) Defender
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1934 United States

Herman Rapp(6 December 1908 - May 1986)[1] was a German-Americansoccerdefenderwho was a member of theU.S. national teamat the1934 FIFA World Cup.[2]

Club career

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In 1928, Rapp is listed with F.C. Schwaben of the International Soccer Football League of Chicago. He was then listed with thePhiladelphia German-Americansof theAmerican Soccer Leagueduring the World Cup.[3]

International career

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In 1934, Rapp was called into the U.S. team for the1934 FIFA World Cup.However, he did not enter the lone U.S. game of the tournament, a 7–1 loss to eventual championItaly.[4]

Coaching

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In 1938, Rapp was the head coach of the Schwaben. By then Schwaben competed in theNational Soccer League of Chicago.

References

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  1. ^"Herman Rapp".Ancestry.Retrieved30 May2023.
  2. ^"1934 FIFA World Cup Italy vs USA".FIFA.Archived fromthe originalon 21 September 2007.Retrieved30 May2023.
  3. ^"Early World Cups US Squads".National.Soccerhall.Archived fromthe originalon 15 April 2009.Retrieved30 May2023.
  4. ^"1934 FIFA World Cup Italy vs USA".FIFA.Archived fromthe originalon 21 September 2007.Retrieved30 May2023.
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