Matthew B. Diedrichsen was an American

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half back who earned one cap with the U.S. national team in 1916. When the

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selected the first national team for a 1916 tour of Scandinavia, Diedrichsen was the only player on the team who did not play on the East Coast. Diedrichsen earned one cap with the national team during the tour when he played in the September 3, 1916 tie with

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.USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969
At the time, Diedrichsen played for

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in the

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