Bill Conterio
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Bill Conterio was an American soccer midfielder
who was a member of the United States soccer teams at the 1952
and 1956 Summer Olympics
Conterio graduated from Schurz High School in 1948. He was a muli-sports athlete, lettering in soccer, tennis and wrestling. As captain, he led the Schurz H.S. soccer team to two Chicago City Championships, twice being named as an All State soccer player. He was later inducted into the school's Sports Hall of Fame. He was a member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1952 Summer Olympics
, but did not enter the single U.S. game of the tournament. He returned to the Olympics four years later, playing in the one U.S. game. At the time of the 1956 Olympics, he played for the Chicago Falcons
in the National Soccer League of Chicago
. He later worked for Stalford Chemical Company in Omaha, Nebraska.
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
who was a member of the United States soccer teams at the 1952
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
and 1956 Summer Olympics
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...
Conterio graduated from Schurz High School in 1948. He was a muli-sports athlete, lettering in soccer, tennis and wrestling. As captain, he led the Schurz H.S. soccer team to two Chicago City Championships, twice being named as an All State soccer player. He was later inducted into the school's Sports Hall of Fame. He was a member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
, but did not enter the single U.S. game of the tournament. He returned to the Olympics four years later, playing in the one U.S. game. At the time of the 1956 Olympics, he played for the Chicago Falcons
Chicago Falcons
The Chicago Falcons were an American soccer team which won the National Challenge Cup in 1953.The Falcons won promotion to the NSL Major Division from the NSL First Division in 1952, the year they won the first of their two Peel Cup titles. In their first season in the Major Division, they...
in the National Soccer League of Chicago
National Soccer League of Chicago
The National Soccer League of Chicago, formed by the merger of the Chicago Soccer League and International Soccer Football League of Chicago in 1928, is a semi-professional U.S...
. He later worked for Stalford Chemical Company in Omaha, Nebraska.