Kevin Sheppard (born 17 September 1979 in

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) is a

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basketball player and former

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striker. He became the subject of the documentary '' The Iran Job'' which covers his 2008-2009 season with the A.S. Shiraz team in Iran.

Soccer career

Sheppard played soccer as well as basketball at

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. He made his debut for the

in an August 2002

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qualification match against the

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and also played in the return game.

Basketball

Sheppard chose to pursue a professional career in basketball and played in Venezuela, Israel, Poland, Spain, Argentina, the United States, and Puerto Rico before joining Iranian team

Azad University The Islamic Azad University (IAU; fa, دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی, ''Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi'') is a private university system headquartered in Tehran, Iran. It is one of the largest comprehensive systems of universities, colleg ...

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.KEVIN SHEPPARD basketball profile
- Asia Basket Sheppard is the subject of a documentary, '' The Iran Job'', which covers his 2008-2009 season with the A.S. Shiraz team in Iran.

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Understanding Iran: U.S. athlete reveals his inside story
CNN, December 23, 2011

The Washington Post, Dec. 23, 2011 1979 births Living people Basketball players at the 2007 Pan American Games Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball players Maccabi Rishon LeZion basketball players Pan American Games competitors for the United States Virgin Islands People from Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Piratas de Quebradillas players United States Virgin Islands men's basketball players United States Virgin Islands expatriate sportspeople United States Virgin Islands soccer players Association football forwards Maratonistas de Coamo players American men's basketball players Jacksonville Dolphins men's soccer players Point guards United States Virgin Islands international soccer players {{Caribbean-basketball-bio-stub

Soccer career

Basketball

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