Raymond “Ray” Beckman (born June 30, 1925 in St. Louis, Missouri) was a U.S. soccer player who was a member of the 1948 U.S. Olympic soccer team. He also earned two caps with the U.S. national team that year.

Contents 1 National and Olympic teams 2 Club career 3 Coaching 4 References

[edit] National and Olympic teams

In 1948, Beckman was selected for the U.S. soccer team at the Summer Olympics. He played in the 9-0 loss to Italy in the first round of the Olympics, which eliminated the U.S. from the tournament.^[1]

Following the Olympics, the U.S. played two full internationals, an 11-0 loss to Norway, followed by a 5-0 loss to Northern Ireland on August 11, 1948.^[2]

[edit] Club career

At the time he was selected for the Olympic team, Beckman was playing for De Andries in the St. Louis Major League.

[edit] Coaching

Coached soccer at the John Burroughs School for fifty-one years. He retired in 2000.

Beckman’s contributions to soccer in St. Louis led to the establishment of a soccer tournament and stadium in his name.^[3] He was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 1980.^[4]

[edit] References

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