John Schepers (27 February 1943) is a Canadian former

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player. He was a national champion with Winnipeg AN&AF Scottish (1962) and a three-time

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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. In 1971, he made 10 international "B" appearances with Canada's Olympic team in Olympic Qualifiers and the

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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.

Personal life

While Schepers was born in Netherlands, he was just 10 years old when his family moved to

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. 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.

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John Schepers NASL stats
1943 births People from Tiel Canadian men's soccer players Dutch emigrants to Canada Living people Men's association football forwards Soccer players from Winnipeg Pan American Games competitors for Canada Footballers at the 1971 Pan American Games Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Footballers from Gelderland {{Canada-footy-bio-stub