Charles Martin Colombo (b. July 20, 1920; d. May 7, 1986) was an American soccer player who earned 11 caps as center half for the United States men's national soccer team. July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Cap (sport). ... Midfielder is a position in football (soccer). ... First international Unofficial: USA 0 - 1 Canada (Newark, NJ, USA; November 28, 1885) Official: Sweden 2 - 3 USA (Stockholm, Sweden; August 20, 1916) Largest win USA 8 - 1 Cayman Islands (Mission Viejo, CA, USA; November 14, 1993) USA 7 - 0 El Salvador (Los Angeles, CA, USA; December 5, 1993) USA...

Born and raised in The Hill area of St. Louis, Missouri, Colombo played professionally for St. Louis Simpkins-Ford, winning U.S. Open Cup medals with them in 1948 and 1950. He was known as "Gloves" because he always wore gloves when he played, regardless of the weather. . ... Nickname: Gateway City, Gateway to the West, or Mound City Location in the state of Missouri Coordinates: Country United States State Missouri County Independent City Mayor Francis G. Slay (D) Area    - City 66. ... The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is an American soccer competition open to all United States Soccer Federation affiliated teams, from amateur adult club teams all the way to the professional teams of Major League Soccer. ...

Colombo played for the U.S. team from 1948 to 1952, including the 1–0 upset victory over England in the 1950 FIFA World Cup, in which his illegal tackle of Stanley Mortensen in the second half gave England the chance to tie the game. The header from the resulting free kick came very close to scoring a goal, but was saved by goalkeepr Frank Borghi at the last second. Joe Gaetjens held aloft after scoring the winning goal On June 29, 1950, at the 1950 World Cup in Brazil, the United States national football team defeated the English team 1–0 in group play. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... Qualifying countries The 1950 FIFA World Cup was the only one not decided by a knockout final. ... Stanley Harding Stan Mortensen (born May 26, 1921 in South Shields, died May 22, 1991) was an English footballer, most famous for his part in the 1953 FA Cup Final (aka The Matthews Final), where he became the first and - thus far - only player ever to score a hat-trick... Frank Borghi (born April 9, 1925 in St. ...

The day after U.S. victory, Colombo was offered an opportunity to play professional soccer in Brazil, but he turned it down and returned to his St. Louis club team. He later became the coach of the St. Louis Ambrose team.

References

• Charles Martin Colombo. National Soccer Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2006-09-15.

	United States squad - 1950 World Cup
1 Bahr | 2 Borghi | 3 Colombo | 4 Coombes | 5 Craddock | 6 Gaetjens | 7 Gard | 8 Keough | 9 McIlvenny | 10 Maca | 11 Pariani | 12 E. Souza | 13 J. Souza | 14 Wallace | 15 Wolanin | Coach: Jeffrey 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... Image File history File links US_flag_48_stars. ... REDIRECT United_States_mens_national_soccer_team ... Qualifying countries The 1950 FIFA World Cup was the only one not decided by a knockout final. ... Image File history File links US_flag_48_stars. ... Walter Alfred Bahr (born April 1, 1927 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is considered one of the greatest American soccer players ever. ... Frank Borghi (born April 9, 1925 in St. ... Joseph Edouard Gaetjens (born March 19, 1924 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, died 1964) was a Haitian soccer player who played for the United States national team in the 1950 World Cup, scoring the winning goal against England. ... Harry Keough (b. ... Edward John McIlvenny (born October 21, 1924 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland; died May 18, 1989 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England) was a Scottish-American football (soccer) player who most notably captained the United States national team in their 1–0 upset of England in the 1950 World Cup. ...