Svend Engedal

{{short description|Danish-born American soccer player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Use American English|date=November 2023}}

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| name = Svend Engedal

| fullname = Svend Robert Husted Engedal

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1928|6|23}}

| birth_place = Denmark

| death_date = {{death date and age|2001|11|6|1928|6|23}}

| death_place = Long Beach, California, U.S.

| height = 5 ft 10 in

| position = Goalkeeper

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| clubs1 = Danish-American S.C.

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| nationalyears1 = 1956–1957

| nationalteam1 = United States

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

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Svend Robert Husted Engedal (June 23, 1928 - November 6, 2001) was a U.S. soccer goalkeeper.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/en/svend-engedal-1.html |title=Svend Engedal}} He played on the U.S. soccer team at the 1956 Summer Olympics and earned two caps with the U.S. national team in 1957.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/27736 |title=Svend Engedal |work=Olympedia |access-date=December 2, 2021}}

Engedal was born in Denmark, but moved to the United States where he gained his citizenship on September 15, 1955. He was then selected as the U.S. goalkeeper at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The U.S. lost 9–1 to Italy in the first round, eliminating the team from the tournament.{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1956f-det.html |title=Football Tournament 1956 Olympiad |website=RSSSF}} At the time, Engedal played club soccer in Los Angeles. Both of Engedal's two games with the national team came in losses to Mexico in April 1957. The first was a 6–0 loss on April 7 and the second a 7–2 loss on April 28.{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/usa-intres-det69.html |title=USA – Details of International Matches 1885–1969 |website=RSSSF}}

At the time of the Olympics, Engedal played for the Danish-American Soccer Club.