Svend Robert Husted Engedal (June 23, 1928 - November 6, 2001) was a U.S.

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. He played on the U.S. soccer team at the

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and earned two caps with the U.S. national team in 1957. Engedal was born in Denmark, but moved to the United States where he gained his citizenship on September 15, 1955. He was then selected as the U.S. goalkeeper at the

. The U.S. lost 9-1 to Italy in the first round, eliminating the team from the tournament. At the time, Engedal played club soccer in Los Angeles. Both of Engedal’s two games with the national team came in losses to

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in April 1957. The first was a 6-0 loss on April 7 and the second a 7-2 loss on April 28. At the time of the Olympics, Engedal played for the Danish-American Soccer Club.

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* 1928 births American soccer players Danish emigrants to the United States Association football goalkeepers United States men's international soccer players Olympic soccer players of the United States Footballers at the 1956 Summer Olympics 2001 deaths {{US-footy-goalkeeper-stub