| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Leland Burkhard | ||
| Date of birth | March 23, 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| St. Louis Kutis | |||
| National team | |||
| 1957 | United States | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Bob Burkard was a U.S. soccer goalkeeper who earned one cap with the U.S. national team in 1957. He was also the U.S. goalkeeper at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Burkard was selected to the U.S. Olympic team at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The U.S. lost its first game, 8-0, to Italy, eliminated the U.S. from the games.[1] He earned one cap with the U.S. national team in a July 6, 1957 loss to Canada in a World Cup qualification game.[2]
At the time of the Olympics he played for St. Louis Kutis S.C. and was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 1986.[3]