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Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Use American English Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox football biography Andrew W. "Poly" Guyda (born Andrew Gajda; February 26, 1907 – June 4, 1956) was an American soccer player who was a member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Early life

Guyda was born in 1907 in Manchester, New Hampshire as Andrew Gajda.[3] He attended Manchester High, where he was a football quarterback from 1924 to 1926. He later went to Lowell Institute and Massachusetts Institute of Technology for college.[4]

Career

Guyda was known for being a smaller player in stature.[5] Guyda was signed by the Revere Corinthians in 1926, and later played for other soccer teams such as Boston Soccer Club, Thornton Victorias, Boston Celtics, and Lusitano Recs.[6][4][7][8][9] Guyda also won the two mile two-state championship in 1929.[6][10][11][12][13][14] Guyda was selected to play for the United States men's national soccer team at the 1936 Summer Olympics and played as part of the American League All-Star team in 1934 in Europe.[15][16][17] Guyda hurt his knee in 1938, which put him out of action for several months.[18]

Later life and death

Guyda later served as an assistant coach at Harvard, as well as head coach of the freshman team.[19][20][21] He died at his home in Waltham, Massachusetts, on June 4, 1956.[22]

References

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External links

Шаблон:United States football squad 1936 Summer Olympics