Herman Rapp

Herman Rapp
Personal information
Full name	Herman Rapp
Date of birth	6 December 1908
Place of birth	Stuttgart, Germany
Date of death	1 May 1986 (aged 77)
Place of death	Whiting, New Jersey, United States
Position(s)	Defender
International career
Years	Team
1934	United States

Herman Rapp (6 December 1908 - May 1986)^[1] was a German-American soccer defender who was a member of the U.S. national team at the 1934 FIFA World Cup.^[2]

Club career

In 1928, Rapp is listed with F.C. Schwaben of the International Soccer Football League of Chicago. He was then listed with the Philadelphia German-Americans of the American Soccer League during the World Cup.^[3]

International career

In 1934, Rapp was called into the U.S. team for the 1934 FIFA World Cup. However, he did not enter the lone U.S. game of the tournament, a 7–1 loss to eventual champion Italy.^[4]

Coaching

In 1938, Rapp was the head coach of the Schwaben. By then Schwaben competed in the National Soccer League of Chicago.

References

^ "Herman Rapp". Ancestry. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ "1934 FIFA World Cup Italy vs USA". FIFA. Archived from the original on 21 September 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ "Early World Cups US Squads". National.Soccerhall. Archived from the original on 15 April 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ "1934 FIFA World Cup Italy vs USA". FIFA. Archived from the original on 21 September 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

External links

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[1] "Herman Rapp". Ancestry. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

[2] "1934 FIFA World Cup Italy vs USA". FIFA. Archived from the original on 21 September 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

[3] "Early World Cups US Squads". National.Soccerhall. Archived from the original on 15 April 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

[4] "1934 FIFA World Cup Italy vs USA". FIFA. Archived from the original on 21 September 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

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