Greg Kern
{{short description|Canadian former soccer player (born July 14, 1963)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Greg Kern
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Greg Kern
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|7|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Calgary, Alberta, Canada
| height =
| position = Defender
| years1 = 1981–1982
| clubs1 = Montreal Manic (indoor)
| caps1 = ?
| goals1 = ?
| years2 = 1982–1983
| clubs2 = Montreal Manic
| caps2 = 16
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1985
| clubs3 = Victoria Riptides
| caps3 = ?
| goals3 = ?
| years4 = 1987
| clubs4 = Calgary Kickers
| caps4 = 19
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 1988
| clubs5 = Edmonton Brick Men
| caps5 = 23
| goals5 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 1987–1992
| nationalteam1 = Canada Olympic
| nationalcaps1 = 14
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1986–1988
| nationalteam2 = Canada
| nationalcaps2 = 12
| nationalgoals2 = 0
}}
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.{{Cite web |title=American-born goalkeeper Ed Gettemeier and veteran midfielders Tony Towers... - UPI Archives |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/11/08/American-born-goalkeeper-Ed-Gettemeier-and-veteran-midfielders-Tony-Towers/8580437115600/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=UPI |language=en}} 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.[http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1985/stats85.htm#Victoria 1985 Victoria Riptides] In 1986, he joined the Calgary Kickers of the Canadian Soccer League where he was a 1987 First Team All Star.{{Cite web |url=http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1987.html#CSL |title=The Year in American Soccer – 1987 |access-date=14 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708232716/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1987.html#CSL |archive-date=8 July 2015 |url-status=dead }} The next year he moved to the Edmonton Brick Men.{{cite web| url = https://www.statscrew.com/minorsoccer/stats/p-kerngre001| title = Greg Kern soccer statistics on StatsCrew.com}} He also played at full international level for Canada, earning twelve caps between 1986 and 1988.{{Cite web |date=2020-01-28 |title=Greg Kern - Canada Soccer |url=https://canadasoccer.com/profile/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |language=en-CA}}
In 2018, he was appointed as the executive director of Red Deer City Soccer Association.{{Cite web |url=https://www.reddeeradvocate.com/sports/rdcsa-new-executive-director-brings-wealth-of-soccer-experience/ |title=RDCSA new executive director brings wealth of soccer experience |date=19 April 2018 |website=Red Deer Advocate |language=en-US |access-date=22 August 2019}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/K/Kern.Greg.htm NASL stats]
- {{Canada Soccer|1713}}
- {{NFT player|21149}}
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Category:Soccer players from Calgary
Category:Calgary Kickers players
Category:Canada men's international soccer players
Category:Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992) players
Category:Canadian men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players
Category:Montreal Manic players
Category:Victoria Riptides players
Category:Western Soccer Alliance players
Category:Edmonton Brick Men players
Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen
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