Carl Schwarzen (born August 29, 1943) is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally for one season in the National Professional Soccer League.

Carl Schwarzen
Personal information
Date of birth August 29, 1943
Place of birth St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Quincy University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967 St. Louis Stars 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In 1961, Schwarzen graduated from Bishop DuBourg High School. He is a member of the school's Athletic Hall of Fame.[1] Schwarzen attended Quincy University, where he was a 1966 Honorable Mention (third team) All-American soccer player.[2] That year, Quincy won the NAIA national men's soccer championship. In 2006, Schwarzen, along with the entire 1966 Quincy soccer team was inducted into the university's Athletic Hall of Fame.[3]

In 1967, Schwarzen became one of three native-born Americans to play in the newly established National Professional Soccer League when he signed with the St. Louis Stars.[4] In 2016, Schwarzen was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Bishop DuBourgh High School Athletic Hall of Fame Archived 2008-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Quincy University soccer awards Archived 2010-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Quincy To Induct Hall Of Famers Archived May 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1967". Archived from the original on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  5. ^ "Schwarzen, Carl 2016". St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
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