About Alfonso Marina
Lived 1930 – 2004 (aged 73–74). Alfonso Marina was an American association football player.
Alfonso Marina (La Coruña, August 5, 1930 – Long Island, May 27, 2004) was an American soccer player who spent his career in the American Soccer League, earned one cap with the U.S. national team, and was a member of the 1956 Olympic soccer team.
Marina earned one cap with the U.S. national team in a 3–2 loss to Iceland on August 25, 1955. Marina was then selected for the 1956 U.S. Olympic soccer team. The U.S. had a successful tour of Asia before the games, winning five and losing three. However, the games proved anticlimactic when the U.S. lost, 9–1, to Yugoslavia in the first round. At the time of the games, he played for Brooklyn Hispano in the American Soccer League.
Marina died in Long Island, New York on May 27, 2004, at the age of 73.
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Who was Alfonso Marina?
American soccer player
When was Alfonso Marina born?
Alfonso Marina was born on 5 August 1930.
When did Alfonso Marina die?
Alfonso Marina died in 2004.
What was Alfonso Marina's occupation?
Alfonso Marina was an association football player.
What nationality was Alfonso Marina?
Alfonso Marina was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Alfonso Marina. https://biography.guide/alfonso-marina/
MLA: "Alfonso Marina." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/alfonso-marina/.
Chicago: "Alfonso Marina." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/alfonso-marina/.
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