Larry Hausmann

Larry Hausmann
Personal information
Full name Lawrence Hausmann
Date of birth (1941-08-11) August 11, 1941
Place of birth St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Playing position Midfielder / Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
St. Louis Kutis
1967-1968 Chicago Mustangs
1969-1975 St. Louis Stars 100 (8)
1971 St. Louis Stars (indoor) 2 (0)
National team
1968-1974 United States 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Larry Hausmann is a retired American soccer player who spent nine seasons in the North American Soccer League. He also earned eight caps with the U.S. national team between 1968 and 1972.

Professional

In 1959, Huasmann graduated from Bishop DuBourg High School. He is a member of the Bishop DuBourg Athletic Hall of Fame.[1] He played several seasons with St. Louis Kutis SC.[2] In 1967, he joined the Chicago Mustangs of the United Soccer Association.[3] In 1968, the Mustangs moved to the North American Soccer League but folded at the end of the season. Hausmann moved to the St. Louis Stars in 1969. He played no games that season, but became a regular in 1970. In 1971, as a member of the Stars, he took part in the league's first ever indoor tournament, scoring no goals and earning two penalty minutes.[4] He remained with the team through the 1975 season.

National team

Hausmann earned eight caps with the U.S. national team. His first came on September 15, 1968 in a 3-3 tie with Israel.[5] His last game with the national team came in a 2-2 tie with Canada on August 29, 1972.[6]

He was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame on September 24, 1993.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Bishop DuBourg Athletic Hall of Fame
  2. ↑ History of Soccer in St. Louis
  3. ↑ Mustangs Kick Olympic Booters
  4. ↑ Flachsbart, Harold (March 20, 1971). "Fans Get A Kick Out Of Hoc-Soc". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 6. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  5. ↑ USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969
  6. ↑ USA - Details of International Matches 1970-1979
  7. ↑ St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame
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