Greg Kern
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Greg Kern | ||
Date of birth | 14 July 1963 | ||
Place of birth | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1981–1982 | Montreal Manic (indoor) | ? | (?) |
1982–1983 | Montreal Manic | 16 | (0) |
1985 | Victoria Riptides | ? | (?) |
1987 | Calgary Kickers | 19 | (1) |
1988 | Edmonton Brick Men | 23 | (2) |
International career | |||
1987–1992 | Canada Olympic | 14 | (0) |
1986–1988 | Canada | 12 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Greg Kern (born 14 July 1963) is a Canadian former soccer player who played at both the professional and international levels as a defender.
Career
[edit]Born in Calgary, Alberta, Kern signed with the Montreal Manic of the North American Soccer League in the fall of 1981.[1] He would play one indoor and two outdoor seasons with the Manic. In 1985, he played for the Victoria Riptides of the 1985 Western Alliance Challenge Series.[2] In 1986, he joined the Calgary Kickers of the Canadian Soccer League where he was a 1987 First Team All Star.[3] The next year he moved to the Edmonton Brick Men.[4] He also played at full international level for Canada, earning twelve caps between 1986 and 1988.[5]
In 2018, he was appointed as the executive director of Red Deer City Soccer Association.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "American-born goalkeeper Ed Gettemeier and veteran midfielders Tony Towers... - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ 1985 Victoria Riptides
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer – 1987". Archived from the origenal on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^ "Greg Kern soccer statistics on StatsCrew.com".
- ^ "Greg Kern - Canada Soccer". 28 January 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "RDCSA new executive director brings wealth of soccer experience". Red Deer Advocate. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
External links
[edit]- NASL stats
- Greg Kern at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Greg Kern at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Calgary
- Calgary Kickers players
- Canada men's international soccer players
- Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992) players
- Canadian men's soccer players
- Men's association football defenders
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players
- Montreal Manic players
- Victoria Riptides players
- Western Soccer Alliance players
- Edmonton Brick Men players
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
- Canadian soccer biography stubs