Werner Roth (footballer, born 1948)
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | April 4, 1948 | ||
Place of birth | Yugoslavia | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1966–1972 | New York German-Hungarians | ||
1972–1979 | New York Cosmos | 125 | (2) |
International career | |||
1972–1975 | United States | 15 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Werner Roth (born April 4, 1948) is a retired American professional football defender.
Mainly associated with the New York Cosmos, he also represented the United States men's national soccer team for three years. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
Football career
Born in Yugoslavia, Roth emigrated to the United States at age eight,[1] going on to become a rising star in American soccer through the 1960s. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School, playing on the varsity squad from 1962 to 1966, and captaining the team in his senior year.[2]
Additionally, he studied architecture at the Pratt Institute, and played for the German-Hungarians in the German American Soccer League.[3]
One of the few Americans on a star-studded New York Cosmos side (i.e. Pelé, Franz Beckenbauer), Roth played with the club seven years, and helped it to the Soccer Bowl title in 1977. He also appeared 15 times for his adopted country's national team, in the 1970s.
Movie career / Personal
Roth played German soccer team captain Baumann in the 1981 movie Victory (titled Escape to Victory in Europe), which also featured former Cosmos teammate Pelé, as well as Sylvester Stallone and Michael Caine. He was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1989.[2]
In 2005, having been living in Brooklyn and Long Island for decades, Roth became engaged to soap opera actress Robin Mattson. The couple were married in June 2006.[1]
References
External links
- NASL stats
- National Soccer Hall of Fame profile
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- Weltfussball profile (German)
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- Articles with German-language external links
- 1948 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Brooklyn
- American soccer players
- Association football defenders
- German-American Soccer League players
- North American Soccer League (1968–84) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–84) indoor players
- New York Cosmos players
- United States men's international soccer players
- National Soccer Hall of Fame members
- North American Soccer League (1968–84) commentators
- Yugoslav emigrants to the United States