Joe Machado

Joe Machado is an American former soccer defender. He played for the Fall [River, Massachusetts] Ponta Delgada S.C. which won the 1947 U.S. [Open Cup|National Challenge Cup] and National [Amateur Cup]. Based on these result, the U.S. [Soccer Federation] selected the club to act as the United [States men's national soccer team|U.S. national team] at the 1947 NAFC Championship. As a result, Machado earned two caps with the U.S. national team. In the first game, the U.S. lost 5–0 to Mexico and in the second, they lost 5–2 to Cuba.