Ivor Evans (born 23 January 1966) is a Fijian former professional footballer who played as a

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Club career

Ivor Evans started his career in his hometown team

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, and then he played for Fiji giants Ba F.C. In 1987, he arrived in North America. Primarily he got a brief spell with

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team St. Louis Steamers, but he didn't play any match. Next he was selected by

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in an open trial. He has been playing during his career for Vancouver 86ers, in

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, in

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and in the

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from 1987 to 1997. He played 221 matches and scored 47 goal for Vancouver 86ers. In 1991, he had a brief spell with Fijian side Nadi F.C. From 1995/1996 season, while playing for Vancouver 86ers in A-League, Ivor Evans started to play also for Richmond Rangers FC, an

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team of the

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, an amateur league operating in

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, primarily in the

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area. Afterwards Ivor Evans has played in FSLGV, a soccer league of the Fijian Community in

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, for Tanoa and Bilolevu. In April 2008, 17, while playing for Bilolevu, he has been disqualified for 3 years until 2011.

Honors

Ivor was named twice in the

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All-Star team in 1990 and in 1991, and once in APSL All-Star Team in 1993.

International career

He has represented the under-20

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in 1985 in the Oceania U-20 Youth Cup. He played 4 matches and scored twice, and he was sent-off in the fourth match against

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. In June 1985 he has played with the senior

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in three friendly matches against

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. Ivor played twice in the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in the knockout matches against

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. Surprisingly Fiji won the home match 1–0, but lost the return match 5–1 (5–2 on aggregate) and didn't advance to the next round.

Career statistics

Bio

Ivor's son, whose name is also Ivor, was a youth player of

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.http://www.whitecapsfc.com/archive/news2471.aspx Championship Preview #4 – Whitecaps U14 Boys

References

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Ivor Evans
– SoccerStats.us {{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Ivor Living people Fijian men's footballers Fiji men's international footballers Fijian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992) players American Professional Soccer League players Labasa F.C. players Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players St. Louis Steamers (original MISL) players Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players Men's association football midfielders Ba F.C. players Fijian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Fijian expatriate sportspeople in the United States 1966 births People from Labasa Fijian people of Welsh descent Nadi F.C. players