Geoff Wegerle
.jpg) Geoffrey Wegerle (1975) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 June 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1975 | Arcadia Shepherds | ||
| 1975–1976 | Feyenoord | 3 | (1) |
| 1976–1977 | Arcadia Shepherds | ||
| 1978 | Oakland Stompers | 22 | (1) |
| 1979 | Dion Highlands | ||
| 1979–1981 | Arcadia Shepherds | ||
| 1982 | Dion Highlands | ||
| 1983–1984 | Toronto Blizzard | 13 | (2) |
| 1986 | Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) | ||
| 1987–1988 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Geoff Wegerle (born 9 June 1954) is a South African former football (soccer) forward who played professionally in Europe, South Africa and the North American Soccer League.
Playing career
[edit]Wegerle scored 20 goals when his club Arcadia Shepherds won the South African treble in 1974. He played for Feyenoord in Rotterdam from 1975 to 1976, along with his brother Steve. They finished 2nd with Feyenoord in the Dutch competition in that 1975/1976 season, with 88 goals for and 40 goals against.[1] In 1978, Wegerle played for the Oakland Stompers of the North American Soccer League. He returned to the league in 1983 for two seasons with the Toronto Blizzard. Wegerle played for the independent Tampa Bay Rowdies in 1986. In January 1987, he signed with the Rowdies as they were playing in the American Indoor Soccer Association.[2] In December 1987, the Rowdies signed Wegerle for the upcoming American Soccer League season.[3][4]
Personal life
[edit]Both of his brothers, Steve and Roy, have also played for the Rowdies over the course of their careers.
References
[edit]- ^ World Football: Geoff Wegerle
- ^ Rowdies get an A for effort, but only a B for execution St. Petersburg Times – Friday, 30 January 1987
- ^ Rowdies sign three players St. Petersburg Times – Wednesday, 2 December 1987
- ^ 1988 Tampa Bay Rowdies
External links
[edit]- 1954 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Pretoria
- Men's association football forwards
- Men's association football midfielders
- Arcadia Shepherds F.C. players
- National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players
- American Soccer League (1988–89) players
- Feyenoord players
- Eredivisie players
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Oakland Stompers players
- South African men's soccer players
- South African expatriate men's soccer players
- South African expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- South African expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- South African expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993) players
- Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) players
- South African people of Scottish descent
- South African people of German descent
- National Football League (South Africa) players