Carl "Karl" Fister (born August 11, 1935) is a former Austrian-American

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who earned two caps, scoring one goal, with the U.S. national team in 1960. Fister's two caps both came in matches against Mexico in qualification for the

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. Fister scored in the first of the two games, a 3–3 tie. However, the U.S. lost seven days later putting them out of contention for the finals. Fister played his club ball in the

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and was a member of the German-American League Junior All Stars tour of West Germany in July and August 1960. At the time, he played for New York Hungaria.

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* * * 1935 births Living people American soccer players United States men's international soccer players German-American Soccer League players New York Hungaria players Association football forwards {{US-footy-forward-stub