John Carden
Personal information
Date of birth (1931-05-10)May 10, 1931
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Date of death September 7, 1997(1997-09-07) (aged 66)
Place of death Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Position(s) Midfielder
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956 United States 0 (0)

John Carden (May 10, 1931 – September 7, 1997) was an English-born member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Carden, a graduate of the University of Southern California,[1] did not enter the lone U.S. game of the tournament, a 9–1 loss to Yugoslavia. At the time, he was a private in the United States Army assigned to Fort McPherson.[2][3]

Carden died in Los Angeles on September 7, 1997, at the age of 66.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "USC Olympians: 1904-2010" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2008.
  2. ↑ "1956 U.S. Olympians". vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Armed Forces Games Personnel Are Listed", Star Presidian, volume 5, number 26, November 21, 1956, page 7.
  4. ↑ "John Carden". Olympedia. Retrieved December 11, 2023.


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