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Werner Nilsen was born on 4 February, 1904 in Skien, Norway, is an American soccer player (1904-1992). Discover Werner Nilsen's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 88 years old?

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Age 88 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 4 February, 1904
Birthday 4 February
Birthplace Skien, Norway
Date of death 10 May, 1992
Died Place St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Nationality Norway

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1904

Werner "Scotty" Nilsen (February 4, 1904 – May 10, 1992) was a former soccer player who played as a forward.

He is one of the highest scoring players in United States soccer history, scoring 131 goals in 239 games with the Boston Soccer Club.

He won five consecutive National Challenge Cups during his career, and four doubles.

1923

Nilsen played for Norwegian club Skiens Grane before moving to the United States in 1923.

When he arrived, he settled in Boston where he began playing for local amateur and semi-professional soccer teams including the Norwegian-Americans and Hub F.C., both in the Boston and District League.

1926

In 1926, Nilsen signed with the Boston Soccer Club of the American Soccer League (ASL).

At the time, the ASL was establishing itself as one of the top leagues, both nationally and internationally, and the Wonder Workers were a rising team in the league.

Nilsen began as a right half, then moved into the front line as either a center forward or right inside.

1927

He won his first league cup (Lewis Cup) in 1927, then his first league title in the 1927–28 season.

The next year, he tied János Nehadoma of the Brooklyn Wanderers as the top goal scorers with 43 goals a piece.

He also joined Viking F.C. for a tour of Scandinavia.

Viking F.C. was an ad hoc traveling team composed of U.S.-based players with ethnic roots in Scandinavia.

1928

As in 1928, Nilsen joined a collection of U.S.-based Scandinavian players in 1931 to make a tour of that region, this time as part of Brooklyn Gjoa.

1929

Nilsen began the 1929–30 season in Boston, but was transferred to the Fall River F.C. after three games.

In Fall River, he played alongside Bert Patenaude on the front line.

The onset of the Great Depression in 1929, combined with the costs imposed by the "Soccer Wars" between the ASL and United States Football Association (USFA) led to severe financial problems with the league and its teams.

Before these happened, Nilsen would win his first "double" as the 'Marksmen' took the 1929–30 league title and the 1930 National Challenge Cup.

With financial problems mounting, Sam Mark, owner of the 'Marksmen', merged the team with the New York Soccer Club to form the New York Yankees.

1931

The Yankees competed in the spring 1931 season.

While the league standings reflect the Yankee name, the team won the 1931 National Challenge Cup under the Fall River F.C. name.

To make matters more confusing, in summer of 1931 the Yankees moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts, merged with Fall River F.C. and became the second team to be named the New Bedford Whalers.

1932

Despite the turmoil, Nilsen and his teammates added another "double" to their resumes as they took both the 1932 league title and the National Challenge Cup.

In league play, Nilsen finished second to ex-teammate Patenaude for the scoring title.

The Whalers won the 1932 Challenge Cup title over the St. Louis-based Stix, Baer and Fuller F.C. Both legs of the cup final were held in St. Louis.

The first ended in a 3-3 tie.

A week later, Whalers won the game and the title with a 5-2 victory; Nilsen scoring one of the goals.

After the games, Whaler's Scottish international Alex McNab decided to join Stix as a player/coach for the 1932–33 season.

McNab convinced several of his Whalers teammates, including Nilsen, Billy Gonsalves, Bill McPherson and Billy Watson to also make the move west.

The addition of the core of the Whalers team to an already strong Stix, Baer and Fuller team created a team which dominated the St. Louis and Challenge Cup competitions for several years.

The team ran away with the 1932–33 St. Louis Major League title, then won the 1933 National Challenge Cup title, giving Nilsen his third "double".

Stix, Baer and Fuller won both games, 1-0 and 2-1 over the New York Americans.

Nilsen again scored in the second game.

Stix, Baer and Fuller repeated the double the next year as it again won the league and open championships, giving Nilsen five consecutive Open Cup titles and four "doubles".

1933

This led to the rapid collapse of several teams and the eventual collapse of the ASL in 1933.

1934

Born in Norway, he earned two caps with the United States national team in 1934.

He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

Following the 1934 National Challenge Cup title game, St. Louis Central Breweries F.C. took over sponsorship of the team.

Nilsen remained with Central Breweries which won the 1934–35 league championship, but did not participate in the team's 1935 Challenge Cup victory due to injury.

The team experienced yet another name change, this time to the St. Louis Shamrocks.

1936

Shamrocks went to both the 1936 and 1937 Challenge Cup finals, but lost both times.