Lloyd Monsen

Lloyd Monsen (May 7, 1931 – February 4, 2026) was an American soccer and baseball player. In soccer, he played as a forward, and spent eleven seasons in the American Soccer League. He also played in the German American Soccer League and National Soccer League of New York. He was capped three times for the United States between 1952 and 1957, and was part of their teams at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics.

At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, the United States lost 8–0 to Italy and were knocked out in the first round. While they were in Finland, the United States were invited by the Finnish Olympic Committee to play a game of baseball against a Finnish team. American soccer coach Walter Giesler was asked to make the team, and because the United States soccer team had nothing else to do, most of their players were part of the baseball team. Monsen played as a pitcher, as the United States won 14–6 against a team from Venezuela on July 29, and beat the Finnish team 19–1, at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.

Monsen was added to the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1994.

Monsen died on February 4, 2026, at the age of 94. 

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 National Soccer Hall of Fame profile
 Expanded Hall of Fame profile

Category:1931 births
Category:2026 deaths
Category:American soccer players
Category:Sportspeople from Brooklyn
Category:Association football forwards
Category:Footballers at the 1956 Summer Olympics