About Otto Decker
Born 1930. Otto Decker is an American and German association football player.
Otto Decker (born 19 September 1930) is a German-American former soccer player who earned one cap, scoring two goals, with the U.S. national team in 1953.
Youth Decker and his brother Rolf were born in Germany, but grew up in England. In March 1939, their parents, Ilse and Hans, sent the two boys to England as part of the kindertransport at the outset of World War Two.
Decker attended the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe, England, from 1948 to 1950 after transferring from Wycombe Technical Institute in 1948. While at RGS, he played both soccer and cricket, as the wicket keeper.
National team Decker earned his lone cap as a first-half substitute in the only U.S. game of 1953, a 6–3 loss to England. He came on after 30 minutes and scored in the 59th and 67th minutes.
He represented the U.S. as a halfback in soccer at the 1965 Maccabiah Games in Israel.
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Who is Otto Decker?
German-American soccer player
When was Otto Decker born?
Otto Decker was born on 19 September 1930.
What is Otto Decker's occupation?
Otto Decker is an association football player.
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Otto Decker is American and German.
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