Frank Moniz

Frankie Moniz

Personal information
Full name	Frank Moniz
Date of birth	September 26, 1911
Place of birth	Fall River, Massachusetts, United States
Date of death	June 18, 2004
Place of death	Fall River, Massachusetts, United States
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1935-	Kearny Scots
-1941	Pawtucket Rangers
1941-	Ponta Delgada S.C.
National team
1947	United States	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Frankie "Shorty" Moniz (misspelled Muniz and Munitz) (September 26, 1911 – June 18, 2004) was a U.S. soccer player who spent six seasons in the American Soccer League and earned two caps with the U.S. national team.

In 1935, Moniz signed with the Kearny Scots in the American Soccer League. At some point he moved to the Pawtucket Rangers. In 1941, he left the ASL and joined the Fall River, Massachusetts Ponta Delgada S.C. which won the 1947 National Challenge Cup and National Amateur Cup.^[1] Based on these result, the U.S. Soccer Federation selected the club to act as the U.S. national team at the 1947 NAFC Championship. As a result, Moniz earned two caps with the U.S. national team. In the first game, the U.S. 5-0 to Mexico and in the second, they lost 5-2 to Cuba.^[2]

Moniz served in the U.S. Army during World War II and later owned a Sunoco gas station. He was inducted into the New England Soccer Hall of Fame in 1984.^[3]

References

1. USA - List of US Open Cup Finals
2. The Year in American Soccer - 1947
3. http://neshof.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/inductees.htm

External links

• Obituary