John Bocwinski (born November 22, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was an Argentine-American soccer defender who was a member of the U.S. Olympic soccer team at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Bocwinski immediately began playing soccer with local teams, first Polonia S.C. and then Syrena S.C., both located in Hammond, Indiana.
He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1959, serving his time in Germany where he was the captain of the U.S. Armed Forces soccer team.
Bocwinski played the first two U.S. games, a 0–0 tie with Mexico and a 3–0 loss to Malaysia.
[2] In addition to playing and coaching soccer, Bocwinski also worked over thirty years for the American Motors Corporation.