Manuel Oliveira “Youngie” Martin is a former U. S. soccer player. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered He earned seven caps with the U.S. national team between 1947 and 1949 and was a member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1948 Summer Olympics. A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports The United States men's national soccer team is the national Soccer team of the United States for men and is controlled by the United States Soccer The United States competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in London
In 1947, the United States Soccer Federation selected the amateur Ponta Delgada S.C. team from Fall River, Massachusetts to represent the U. The United States Soccer Federation ( USSF) (trademarked as "U Ponta Delgada Soccer Club, also referred to as Fall River Ponta Delgada, was a United States soccer club based in Fall River Massachusetts S. at the 1947 NAFC Championship. The North American Football Confederation (NAFC Championship (also known as the North American Nations Cup was the soccer championship for the North American Football At the time, Ponta Delgada was the reigning U.S. Open Cup and National Amateur Cup champions. The Lamar Hunt US Open Cup is an American soccer competition open to all United States Soccer Federation (USSF affiliated teams from amateur adult club teams all the The National Amateur Cup is an American soccer competition open to all amateur teams affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation (USSF In 1923 USSF established As a member of the Open Cup champions Delgada, Martin traveled to Cuba for the NAFC Championship in July 1947. The U. S. lost both matches, 6-0 to Mexico and 5-2 to Cuba. The Mexican national football team is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and represents Mexico in international football competition The Cuba national football team is the national team of Cuba and is controlled by the Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba. In 1948, he again played in both U. S. games, also losses, this time to Norway and Ireland. The Norwegian national football team, controlled by the Norwegian Football Association, is the national football team of Norway. This article deals with the Irish Football Association team up to 1950 when it last picked players from outside Northern Ireland He was the captain of the game with Norway. That year, he traveled to Italy for the 1948 Summer Olympics. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The 1948 Olympic Games title was won impressively by Sweden, managed by Englishman George Raynor. However, the U. S. lost to Italy in the first round of the single elimination tournament. In 1949, he continued to be a stalwart for the U. S. as he started all five U. S. games that year. Four of the games came in the 1949 NAFC Championship. The North American Football Confederation (NAFC Championship (also known as the North American Nations Cup was the soccer championship for the North American Football The U. S. took second place which guaranteed them a place in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. The 1950 FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil from June 24 to July 16, was the fourth staging of the World Cup and the first staged in 12 years due to World However, Martin was not selected for the World Cup roster.
After retiring from playing, Martin coached, including time as the assistant coach of the University of Massachusetts women’s soccer team. The University of Massachusetts (officially nicknamed UMass) is the five-campus public university system of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
He was inducted into the New England Soccer Hall of Fame in 1983.
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