John Schepers

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John Schepers
Personal information
Full name John Schepers
Date of birth (1943-02-27) February 27, 1943 (age 79)
Place of birth Tiel, Netherlands
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1962 Winnipeg AN&AF Scottish FC
1963–1966 Regina Concordia SC
1967–1968 Calgary Buffalo Kickers
1969–1971 Regina Concordia SC
1971 Toronto Metros 3 (1)
1972–1976 Winnipeg Thistle FC
1977–1983 Regina Concordia SC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

John Schepers (27 February 1943) is a Canadian former soccer player. He was a national champion with Winnipeg AN&AF Scottish (1962) and a three-time Western Canada Soccer League winner with Regina Concordia (1963, 1964) and Calgary Buffalo Kickers (1968).

At the international level, Schepers first represented Canada in 1960 on a tour of the Soviet Union and Britain.[1] In 1971, he made 10 international "B" appearances with Canada's Olympic team in Olympic Qualifiers and the 1971 Pan American Games in Colombia.

As a teenager in 1962, he scored four goals in the Canada Soccer Championship final as Winnipeg AN&AF Scottish won 6–0 over Edmonton Edelweiss.[2]

Personal life[]

While Schepers was born in Netherlands, he was just 10 years old when his family moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was just 15 years old when he started playing senior soccer in Winnipeg. He worked as a teacher and vice-principal in Regina for 30 years.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com.
  2. ^ Unknown (24 September 1962). "Winnipeg crushes Edelweiss". Google. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  3. ^ McCormick, Murray (22 March 2019). "Regina's John Schepers honoured". Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

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