Peter Pietras (April 21, 1908 – April 1993) was a U.S.
soccer
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player who was a member of the
U.S. national team at the
1934 FIFA World Cup
The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It took place in Italy from 27 May to 10 June 1934.
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and the
1936 Summer Olympics
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. He also played five seasons in the
American Soccer League. He was an accomplished amateur golfer in the later part of his life.
Professional career
Pietras began his professional career with the
Philadelphia German-Americans
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Before the 1941/42 season the club became known as the Philadelphia Americans. ...
of the
American Soccer League in 1933. He spent five seasons with Philadelphia, winning the 1935 league title and the 1936
National Challenge Cup
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championship. He retired from playing professionally in 1938.
National and Olympic teams
In 1934, Pietras earned two
caps
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with the
U.S. national team. His first game was a U.S. victory over
Mexico
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, 4-2, in a World Cup qualifier. His second was the lone U.S. game at the
1934 FIFA World Cup
The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It took place in Italy from 27 May to 10 June 1934.
The 1934 World Cup was the first in w ...
. In that game, the U.S. lost to
Italy
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in the first round of the cup.
In 1936, Pietras was selected for the
U.S. soccer team which competed at the
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...
. The U.S. lost 1-0 to Italy and was eliminated in the first round.
Football Tournament 1936 Olympiad
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1908 births
1993 deaths
American Soccer League (1933–1983) players
1934 FIFA World Cup players
Footballers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Olympic soccer players for the United States
Uhrik Truckers players
United States men's international soccer players
Soccer players from Trenton, New Jersey
Men's association football midfielders
American men's soccer players
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