Steve Wegerle
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Steve Wegerle is a former professional soccer player.
Wegerle was voted Player of the Year is South Africa in 1974. He then joined Coventry City F.C.
in 1975, but made no first team appearances. Wegerle played 5 times for Feyenoord Rotterdam
in 1975/76, before starring for the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League
for five seasons from 1977 to 1981, when he joined the New York Cosmos
at age 28. He played in the 1981 and '82 Soccer Bowl
s with the Cosmos. Wegerle played 1983 with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers before returning in 1984 to finish his NASL career with the Rowdies. Wegerle's 152 points in 196 career games makes the league's 27 all-time leading scoring. His 88 assists ranks him 4th.
Wegerle played for the Rowdies during the 1986-1987 American Indoor Soccer Association season. He later played for the team in the American Soccer League
in 1988 and 1989 and then in the American Professional Soccer League
in 1990.
Wegerle's son is Bryce Wegerle. Brother Roy Wegerle
is a former American international and MLS star while Geoff Wegerle
played in the NASL for the 1978 season with Oakland and 1983 with Toronto
. Steve's mother is Scottish
and father German
.
Wegerle was voted Player of the Year is South Africa in 1974. He then joined Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
in 1975, but made no first team appearances. Wegerle played 5 times for Feyenoord Rotterdam
Feyenoord Rotterdam
Feyenoord is a Dutch professional football club located in Rotterdam. Along with Ajax and PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord is one of the "big three" clubs in the Netherlands. These three clubs and Utrecht and Roda JC are the only clubs never to have been relegated from the Dutch first division...
in 1975/76, before starring for the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
for five seasons from 1977 to 1981, when he joined the New York Cosmos
New York Cosmos
The New York Cosmos were an American soccer club based in New York City, New York and its suburbs. The team played home games in three stadiums around New York before moving in 1977 to Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, where it remained for the rest of its history...
at age 28. He played in the 1981 and '82 Soccer Bowl
Soccer Bowl
The Soccer Bowl was the championship game of the North American Soccer League from 1975 to 1983. The event was created by NASL Commissioner Phil Woosnam who was trying to build a neutral-site championship event in the mold of the NFL's Super Bowl....
s with the Cosmos. Wegerle played 1983 with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers before returning in 1984 to finish his NASL career with the Rowdies. Wegerle's 152 points in 196 career games makes the league's 27 all-time leading scoring. His 88 assists ranks him 4th.
Wegerle played for the Rowdies during the 1986-1987 American Indoor Soccer Association season. He later played for the team in the American Soccer League
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
in 1988 and 1989 and then in the American Professional Soccer League
American Professional Soccer League
The American Professional Soccer League is a former professional men's soccer league which featured teams from both the United States and Canada. It was the first outdoor soccer league to feature teams from throughout the United States since the demise of the original North American Soccer League...
in 1990.
Wegerle's son is Bryce Wegerle. Brother Roy Wegerle
Roy Wegerle
Roy Wegerle is a South African-American former soccer player, who played for the United States in the 1994 and 1998 World Cups. He is one of two players who played in both the NASL and MLS; the other is Hugo Sánchez....
is a former American international and MLS star while Geoff Wegerle
Geoff Wegerle
Geoff Wegerle is a retired South African soccer forward who played professionally in Europe, South Africa and the North American Soccer League....
played in the NASL for the 1978 season with Oakland and 1983 with Toronto
Toronto Blizzard (NASL)
The Toronto Blizzard were a professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that played in the North American Soccer League.-History:The Toronto Metros joined the NASL in 1971. Their home field was Varsity Stadium....
. Steve's mother is Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
and father German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.