Fabri Salcedo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fabriciano Salcedo | ||
| Date of birth | May 28, 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Santander, Cantabria, Spain | ||
| Date of death | August 25, 1985 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Rochelle Park, New Jersey, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Segura F.C. | |||
| Madrid F.C. | |||
| –1934 | Portuguese Victoria F.C. | ||
| 1934–1938 | Brooklyn Hispano | ||
| 1938–1939 | Chicago Manhattan Beer | ||
| 1939 | Kearny Scots | 1 | (0) |
| 1939 | Danish Americans | ||
| 1939–1947 | Brooklyn Hispano | ||
| 1947–1948 | Philadelphia Americans | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Fabriciano “Fabri” Salcedo (May 28, 1914 in Santander, Cantabria, Spain – August 25, 1985 in Rochelle Park, New Jersey) was a U.S. soccer forward. Salcedo spent thirteen seasons in the American Soccer League, leading the league in scoring three of those seasons, one season in the St. Louis Soccer League and part of one season in the National Soccer League of Chicago. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
Salcedo was born in Spain and played with several youth teams before moving to the United States in May 1929. He played with a string of amateur clubs playing in city leagues, including Segura F.C. (Metropolitan League of New York City), Madrid F.C. and Portuguese Victoria F.C. (Westchester County League). When Portuguese Victoria won the 1934 league title, Salcedo came to the attention of Duncan Othen, coach of the American Soccer League club Brooklyn Hispano.
In 1934, Salcedo signed with Hispano and would play most of his career with the Brooklyn team, beginning as a center forward before moving to right forward. While with Hispano, Salcedo would play with Walter Bahr, another great American player. In his first season, Salcedo scored eleven goals, putting him sixth on the league’s scoring list. This led to his selection to the U.S. national team for an unofficial game with Scotland on May 19, 1935. In 1937, Hispano went to the ASL title game, only to fall to the Kearny Scots.
On September 9, 1938, Chicago Manhattan Beer purchased Salcedo’s contract for $500. In Chicago, he joined Billy Gonsalves, a future Hall of Famer. In the 1938-1939 season, Manhattan Beer played in the St. Louis Soccer League which had invited several Chicago teams to join the league. Manhattan finished second in the league standings.[1] The team also went to the National Challenge Cup final before falling to Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic.
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