Stefan Szefer
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stefan Szefer | ||
| Date of birth | May 8, 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Poland | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1959-1962 | Pabianice | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963-1965 | Śląsk Wrocław | ? | (?) |
| 1966–1968 | ŁKS Łódź | ? | (?) |
| 1968 | Chicago Mustangs | ? | (?) |
| 1969–1971 | MVV Maastricht | 49 | (2) |
| 1971-1973 | Chicago Wisla | ||
| 1973-1975 | Ukrainian Lions | ||
| 1975 | Chicago Sting | 22 | (3) |
| 1976 | Chicago Cats | ||
| 1977–1979 | Chicago Sting | 40 | (3) |
| 1980-1981 | Chicago Sting (indoor) | 8 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1966-1967 | Poland | 3 | (0) |
| 1973 | United States | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stefan Szefer (also known as Steve Shafer or Shaffer)[1] (born May 8, 1942 in Poland) is a former Polish American soccer defender. He earned six caps during his career, three with Poland and three with the United States.[2]
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Club career
Most sources for Szefer’s early career are in Polish. In 1964, he was with Śląsk Wrocław.[3] He then played for ŁKS Łódź from 1966 to 1968. In 1968, Szefer moved to the Chicago Mustangs of the North American Soccer League. The Mustangs folded at the end of the season. He then moved to Dutch club MVV Maastricht for two seasons, scoring two goals as a left back.[4] In 1971, Szefer moved back to Chicago where he played for two amateur teams, Chicago Wisla (1971-1973) and the Ukainian Lions (1973-1975). In 1975, he signed with the expansion Chicago Sting of the NASL. In May 1976, Szefer joined the Chicago Cats of the American Soccer League,[5] but returned to the Sting for the 1977 season. Szefer played outdoor for the Sting until 1979. He returned briefly in 1980 to play for them during the 1980-1981 NASL indoor season.
International career
Poland
Szefer played three games for the Poland from 1966 to 1967. He also played for Poland in the 1968 European Championship.[6]
United States
In 1973, Szefer played for the U.S. under the name Steve Shafer. The first game was a 2-0 win over Canada on August 5. Five days later, he played in a 4-0 loss to Poland. On August 12, he played his last game with the U.S., a 1-0 win over Poland. He was replaced by Jerry Panek in the 60th minute.[7]
References
- ↑ Soccer Hall of Fame National Team Registry
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Stefan Szefer
- ↑ Topscorers Eredivisie, PTT-Telecompetitie, KPN Telecompetitie, KPN Eredivisie, Holland Casino Eredivisie 1956-2003
- ↑ May 4, 1976 Transactions
- ↑ European Championship 1968 (Details)
- ↑ USA - Details of International Matches 1970-1979
External links
- NASL stats
- Stefan Szefer at elfvoetbal.nl (Dutch)
- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- Articles with Dutch-language external links
- 1942 births
- American soccer players
- American Soccer League (1933–83) players
- Association football defenders
- Chicago Cats players
- Chicago Mustangs players
- Chicago Sting (NASL) players
- Dual internationalists (football)
- Living people
- ŁKS Łódź players
- MVV Maastricht players
- Eredivisie players
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- North American Soccer League (1968–84) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–84) indoor players
- Polish footballers
- Polish expatriate footballers
- Polish emigrants to the United States
- Polish people of German descent
- Poland international footballers
- Śląsk Wrocław players
- Ukrainian Lions players
- United States men's international soccer players
- Place of birth missing (living people)
