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Rudy Kuntner
	Rudy Kuntner in 1928
Personal information
Full name	Rudolph F. Kuntner
Date of birth	October 6, 1908
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
Date of death	December 16, 1982 (aged 74)
Place of death	Rego Park, New York, United States
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1927–1928	New York Giants
1928–1929	New York Hungaria
1929	New York Vienna
1930	Bridgeport Hungaria
1930–1932	New York Giants
1932–	New York Americans
	Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic
	Brookhattan
International career
1928	United States
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Rudy Kuntner (June 10, 1908 – December 16, 1982) was an American-Austrian soccer forward who was a member of the U.S. team at the 1928 Summer Olympics.^[1] He is also known as a long time stage manager for the Metropolitan Opera and is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

Youth

Kuntner immigrated to the U.S. with his family when he was seven. His family settled in the New York City area where he began playing soccer. However, he was an all around athlete and played baseball, football, basketball and tennis at Gorton High School in Yonkers, New York.

Professional soccer

Kuntner signed with the New York Giants of the American Soccer League during the 1927–1928 season. He played five games, all in the second half of the season, scoring three goals. In 1928, he moved to the New York Hungaria in the short lived Eastern Soccer League. After the collapse of the ESL in 1929, Kuntner moved to First Vienna (also known as Wiener Sports Club and New York Vienna F.C.) of the German American Soccer League. In 1930, he was back in the ASL with Bridgeport Hungaria, but the team moved to Newark after ten games, then folded. He then moved to the New York Giants of the American Soccer League (ASL). The Giants folded in 1932 and Kuntner moved to New York Americans of the second ASL.^[2] In 1937, the Americans fell in the National Challenge Cup final to St. Louis Shamrocks. In 1939, he was playing with Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic when it won the National Cup final over Chicago Manhattan Beer.^[3] Kuntner was still going strong in the 1942–1943 season when he scored nine goals in seventeen games with Brookhattan. In 1945, he was still active with Brookhattan when it won the triple, the league title, Lewis Cup (league cup) and National Challenge Cup.

National and Olympic teams

Kuntner earned two caps with the U.S. national team in 1928. At the time, the Olympic soccer games counted as full internationals and his first cap with the national team came in the 1928 Summer Olympics. That game, an 11–2 loss to Argentina saw Kuntner score in his debut with the national team. Following the tournament, the team traveled to Poland where it tied the Poland national team 3–3. Kuntner again scored, joining a handful of U.S. players who scored in their first two international games.^[4] Despite his scoring success, Kuntner was never again called up for the national team.

Metropolitan Opera

In addition to his success on the soccer field, Kuntner found great success as a stage hand at the Metropolitan Opera. He began as an electrician, but over the years moved into areas of greater responsibility including lighting and stage management. According to the Soccer Hall of Fame profile, he "received wide acclaim for his role in the staging of Tristan and Isolde in 1971."

In 1963, Kuntner was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.^[5]

References

^ "Rudy Kuntner". Olympedia. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
^ Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921–1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-3429-4. ().
^ U.S. Open Cup at RSSSF
^ The Official Site of U.S. Soccer – Men's National Team
^ "Rudy Kuntner - 1963 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame". Rudy Kuntner - 1963 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 19, 2023.

External links

National Soccer Hall of Fame bio

[1] "Rudy Kuntner". Olympedia. Retrieved September 16, 2021.

[Colin-2] Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921–1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-3429-4. ().

[3] U.S. Open Cup at RSSSF

[4] The Official Site of U.S. Soccer – Men's National Team

[5] "Rudy Kuntner - 1963 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame". Rudy Kuntner - 1963 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 19, 2023.

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+| caption = Rudy Kuntner in 1928
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+| death_place = [[Rego Park, New York]], [[United States]]
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+| years3 =  1929
-| caps(goals) = 5 (3)<br>? (8)<br><br>9 (2)
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+| clubs8 =  [[Brookhattan]]
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-'''Rudy Kuntner''' (June 10, 1908 in [[Vienna]], [[Austria]] – December 16, 1982 in [[Rego Park, New York]]) was a U.S.-Austrian [[soccer]] [[striker|forward]] who was a member of the U.S. team at the [[1928 Summer Olympics]].  He is also known as a long time stage manager for the [[Metropolitan Opera]] and is a member of the [[National Soccer Hall of Fame]]
+'''Rudy Kuntner''' (June 10, 1908 – December 16, 1982) was an American-Austrian [[soccer]] [[Striker (association football)|forward]] who was a member of the U.S. team at the [[1928 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/27775 |title=Rudy Kuntner |work=Olympedia |access-date=September 16, 2021}}</ref>  He is also known as a long time stage manager for the [[Metropolitan Opera]] and is a member of the [[National Soccer Hall of Fame]].
 ==Youth==
-Kuntner immigrated to the U.S. with his family when he was seven.  His family settled in the New York City area where he began playing soccer.  However, he was an all around athlete and played [[baseball]], [[american football|football]], [[basketball]] and [[tennis]] at Gorton High School in [[Yonkers, New York]].
+Kuntner immigrated to the U.S. with his family when he was seven.  His family settled in the New York City area where he began playing soccer.  However, he was an all around athlete and played [[baseball]], [[American football|football]], [[basketball]] and [[tennis]] at Gorton High School in [[Yonkers, New York]].
 ==Professional soccer==
-Kuntner signed with the [[New York Giants (soccer)|New York Giants]] of the [[American Soccer League]] during the 1927-1928 season.  He played five games, all in the second half of the season, scoring three goals.  In 1928, he moved to the [[New York Hungaria]] in the short lived [[Eastern Soccer League]].  After the collapse of the ESL in 1929, Kuntner moved to First Vienna (also known as Wiener Sports Club and New York Vienna F.C.) of the [[German American Soccer League]].  In 1930, he was back in the ASL with [[Bridgeport Hungaria]], but the team moved to Newark after ten games, then folded. He then moved to the [[New York Giants (soccer)|New York Giants]] of the [[American Soccer League]] (ASL).  The Giants folded in 1932 and Kuntner moved to [[New York Americans (soccer)|New York Americans]] of the second ASL.<ref name="Colin">{{cite book | last = Jose | first = Colin | title = American Soccer League, 1921-1931 | format = Hardback | publisher = The Scarecrow Press | year = 1998 | id = (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4) }}</ref>  In 1937, the Americans fell in the [[U.S. Open Cup]] final to [[St. Louis Shamrocks (1935-1938)|St. Louis Shamrocks]].  In 1939, he was playing with [[Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic]] when it won the Open Cup final over Chicago Manhattan Beer.<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/usacuphist.html U.S. Open Cup at RSSSF]</ref>  Kuntner was still going strong in the 1942-1943 season when he scored nine goals in seventeen games with [[Brookhattan]].  In 1945, he was still active with Brookhattan when it won the triple, the league title, [[Lewis Cup]] (league cup) and [[Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup|U.S. Open Cup]].
+Kuntner signed with the [[New York Giants (soccer)|New York Giants]] of the [[American Soccer League (1921–33)|American Soccer League]] during the 1927–1928 season.  He played five games, all in the second half of the season, scoring three goals.  In 1928, he moved to the [[New York Hungaria]] in the short lived [[Eastern Soccer League]].  After the collapse of the ESL in 1929, Kuntner moved to First Vienna (also known as Wiener Sports Club and New York Vienna F.C.) of the [[German American Soccer League]].  In 1930, he was back in the ASL with [[Bridgeport Hungaria]], but the team moved to Newark after ten games, then folded. He then moved to the [[New York Giants (soccer)|New York Giants]] of the [[American Soccer League (1921–33)|American Soccer League]] (ASL).  The Giants folded in 1932 and Kuntner moved to [[New York Americans (soccer)|New York Americans]] of the second ASL.<ref name="Colin">{{cite book | last = Jose | first = Colin | title = American Soccer League, 1921–1931 | type = Hardback | publisher = The Scarecrow Press | year = 1998 | isbn = 0-8108-3429-4 | id = () }}</ref>  In 1937, the Americans fell in the [[National Challenge Cup]] final to [[St. Louis Shamrocks (1935–1938)|St. Louis Shamrocks]].  In 1939, he was playing with [[Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic]] when it won the National Cup final over Chicago Manhattan Beer.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/usacuphist.html U.S. Open Cup at RSSSF]</ref> Kuntner was still going strong in the 1942–1943 season when he scored nine goals in seventeen games with [[Brookhattan]].  In 1945, he was still active with Brookhattan when it won the triple, the league title, [[Lewis Cup]] (league cup) and [[Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup|National Challenge Cup]].
 ==National and Olympic teams==
-Kuntner earned two [[cap (sports)|caps]] with the [[United States men's national soccer team|U.S. national team]] in 1928.  At the time, the Olympic soccer games counted as full internationals and his first cap with the national team came in the [[1928 Summer Olympics]].  That game, an 11-2 loss to Argentina saw Kuntner score in his debut with the national team.  Following the tournament, the team traveled to Poland where it tied the [[Poland national football team|Polish national team]] 3-3.  Kuntner again scored, joining a handful of U.S. players who scored in their first two international games.<ref>[http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_115923.html The Official Site of U.S. Soccer - Men's National Team<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>  Despite his scoring success, Kuntner was never again called into the national team.
+Kuntner earned two [[cap (sports)|caps]] with the [[United States men's national soccer team|U.S. national team]] in 1928.  At the time, the Olympic soccer games counted as full internationals and his first cap with the national team came in the [[1928 Summer Olympics]].  That game, an 11–2 loss to [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] saw Kuntner score in his debut with the national team.  Following the tournament, the team traveled to Poland where it tied the [[Poland national football team|Poland national team]] 3–3.  Kuntner again scored, joining a handful of U.S. players who scored in their first two international games.<ref>[http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_115923.html The Official Site of U.S. Soccer – Men's National Team<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>  Despite his scoring success, Kuntner was never again called up for the national team.
 ==Metropolitan Opera==
-In addition to his success on the soccer field, Kuntner found great success as a stage hand at the [[Metropolitan Opera]].  He began as an electrician, but over the years moved into areas of greater responsibility including lighting and stage management.  According to the Soccer Hall of Fame profile, he “received wide acclaim for his role in the staging of Tristan and Isolde in 1971.”
+In addition to his success on the soccer field, Kuntner found great success as a stage hand at the [[Metropolitan Opera]].  He began as an electrician, but over the years moved into areas of greater responsibility including lighting and stage management.  According to the Soccer Hall of Fame profile, he "received wide acclaim for his role in the staging of Tristan and Isolde in 1971."
-In 1963, Kuntner was inducted into the [[National Soccer Hall of Fame]].
+In 1963, Kuntner was inducted into the [[National Soccer Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rudy Kuntner - 1963 Inductee {{!}} National Soccer Hall of Fame |url=http://www.nationalsoccerhof.com/players/rudy-kuntner.html |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=Rudy Kuntner - 1963 Inductee {{!}} National Soccer Hall of Fame |language=en}}</ref>
-==External links==
-* [http://national.soccerhall.org/famers/rudy_kuntner.htm Soccer Hall of Fame bio]
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
+==External links==
-{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
+* [https://www.nationalsoccerhof.com/players/rudy-kuntner.html National Soccer Hall of Fame bio]
-| NAME              = Kuntner, Rudy
-| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
+{{United States football squad 1928 Summer Olympics}}
-| SHORT DESCRIPTION =
+{{National Soccer Hall of Fame members}}
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = October 6, 1908
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    = [[Vienna]], [[Austria]]
-| DATE OF DEATH     = December 16, 1982
-| PLACE OF DEATH    = [[Rego Park, New York]], [[United States]]
-}}
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-[[Category:American people of Austrian descent]]
-[[Category:Naturalized citizens of the United States]]
 [[Category:United States men's international soccer players]]
-[[Category:Olympic soccer players of the United States]]
+[[Category:Olympic soccer players for the United States]]
 [[Category:Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics]]
-[[Category:Austrian immigrants to the United States]]
+[[Category:Emigrants from Austria-Hungary to the United States]]
 [[Category:American Soccer League (1921–1933) players]]
 [[Category:Bridgeport Hungaria players]]
 [[Category:New York Giants (soccer) players]]
-[[Category:New York Giants (1930-1932) players]]
+[[Category:New York Giants (soccer, 1930–1932) players]]
 [[Category:American Soccer League (1933–1983) players]]
-[[Category:New York Americans (ASL) players]]
+[[Category:New York Americans (soccer) (1933–1956) players]]
-[[Category:Brooklyn St. Mary’s Celtic players]]
+[[Category:Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic players]]
-[[Category:New York Brookhattan players]]
+[[Category:Brookhattan players]]
-[[Category:German-American Soccer League players]]
+[[Category:Cosmopolitan Soccer League players]]
 [[Category:National Soccer Hall of Fame members]]
 [[Category:Soccer players from New York (state)]]
+[[Category:American men's soccer players]]
+[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]