Remembering National Soccer Hall of Famer Lloyd Monsen

Hall of Famer Lloyd Monsen (1994), a two-time Olympian who starred at forward in the American Soccer League in the 1950s, has died. He was 94.

A member of the U.S. Olympic team in 1952 (Helsinki) and 1956 (Melbourne), Monsen played five full internationals for the U.S. between 1952 and 1957. He signed with the New York Americans in 1949, when he was still in high school, and played briefly in Germany with Hoechst S.C. while he was serving with the Army in 1952 and 1953.

He returned to captain the Americans team that won the ASL title and the U.S. Open Cup in 1954. The team merged with the Brooklyn Hakoah in 1956 to form the New York Hakoah-Americans and won league titles in 1957, 1958 and 1959.

Monsen scored 98 goals in league play and 47 goals in cup play during his nine-year ASL career. He led the league with 22 goals in the 1957-58 season.

He played with the Brooklyn German-Hungarians of the German American Soccer League before ending his career with Swedish FC of the National Soccer League of New York.

Monsen refereed and coached in Florida and New York after his playing days.