Personal information | |||
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Full name | Greg Kern | ||
Date of birth | (1963-07-14) 14 July 1963 (age 61) | ||
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
Born in Calgary, Alberta, Kern signed with the Montreal Manic of the North American Soccer League in the fall of 1981. 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. In 1986, he joined the Calgary Kickers of the Canadian Soccer League where he was a 1987 First Team All Star. The next year he moved to the Edmonton Brick Men. He also played at full international level for Canada, earning twelve caps between 1986 and 1988.
In 2018, he was appointed as the executive director of Red Deer City Soccer Association.
References
- "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 original 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
- NASL stats
- Greg Kern at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Greg Kern at National-Football-Teams.com
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