John Schepers
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Schepers | ||
| Date of birth | February 27, 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Tiel, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | May 22, 2026 | ||
| Place of death | Regina, SK | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | 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 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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
- ^ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com.
- ^ Unknown (24 September 1962). "Winnipeg crushes Edelweiss". Google. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ McCormick, Murray (22 March 2019). "Regina's John Schepers honoured". Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
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