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Australian soccer player

Les Suchanek was an Australian soccer player.

Career

Suchanek began playing in his native Hungary, emigrating to Australia in the early 1950s.

Suchanek played one match for Australia against New Zealand in Melbourne in 1954. The News and The Advertiser in Adelaide reported that he was the first New Australian to play for the national team.

References

  1. "Soccer spot". The News. Vol. 62, no. 9, 553. Adelaide. 24 March 1954. p. 34. Retrieved 14 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. The Australian National Men’s Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia.
  3. "Made history". The News. Vol. 63, no. 9, 674. Adelaide. 13 August 1954. p. 40. Retrieved 14 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "New Australian Makes History". The Advertiser. Vol. 97, no. 29, 900. Adelaide. 13 August 1954. p. 11. Retrieved 14 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.


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