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Raphael “Ralph” Tracey[lower-alpha 1] (February 6, 1904 – March 6, 1975) was an American soccer player. Tracey spent his club career with several teams in St. Louis, Missouri. He also played in all three U.S. games at the 1930 FIFA World Cup. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

Ralph Tracey

Personal information
Full name	Raphael Tracey
Date of birth	(1904-02-06)February 6, 1904
Place of birth	Gillespie, Illinois, U.S.
Date of death	March 6, 1975(1975-03-06) (aged 71)
Place of death	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Position(s)	Defender / Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1925	St. Louis Vesper Buick	?	(7)
1926–	Ben Millers
National team
1930	United States	3	(0)
Honours Men's soccer Representing  United States FIFA World Cup 1930 Uruguay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

While born in Illinois, Tracey grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. He began his club career as a forward with St. Louis Vesper Buick of the St. Louis Soccer League (SLSL) during the 1925 season. While he was the second leading scorer on the team, he was released during the 1925–1926 season. He then signed with Ben Millers and finished the season with them. He moved to the midfield with the Ben Millers; playing on the team which lost the 1926 National Challenge Cup to Bethlehem Steel.^{Archived October 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine} He scored six goals during the 1931–1932 season, tying for sixth in the league.

National team

Tracey earned three caps with the U.S. national team at the 1930 FIFA World Cup. While the U.S. won the first two games, over Belgium and Paraguay by a 3–0 score in each game, they lost to Argentina 6–1 in the semifinals. Tracey broke his leg ten minutes into the game. He continued to play until half time.

Tracey was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 1973[1] and the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1986.

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References

External links

• National Soccer Hall of Fame profile
• 1930 World Cup team photo

На других языках

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- [en] Raphael Tracey

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[it] Raphael Tracey

Raphael Tracey (Gillespie, 6 febbraio 1904 – Saint Louis, 6 maggio 1975) è stato un calciatore statunitense, di ruolo difensore.

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[ru] Трейси, Рафаэл

Ра́фаэл (Ральф) Тре́йси (англ. Raphael «Ralph» Tracey[1]; 6 февраля 1904, Гиллеспи, Иллинойс, США — 6 марта 1975, Сент-Луис, штат Миссури) — американский футболист, полузащитник. Участник первого чемпионата мира по футболу в составе сборной США. Включён в Зал Американской Футбольной Славы.

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