Geoff Wegerle

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

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. 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. In December 1987, the Rowdies signed Wegerle for the upcoming American Soccer League season.

Personal life

Both of his brothers, Steve and Roy, have also played for the Rowdies over the course of their careers.

References

External links

NASL stats

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

White South African people

South African people of Scottish descent

South African people of German descent

National Football League (South Africa) players