Geoff Wegerle

Geoff Wegerle is a South African former football (soccer) forward who played professionally in Europe, South Africa and the North American Soccer League.

Geoff Wegerle

Geoffrey and Steve Wegerle (1975)
Personal information
Date of birth	(1954-06-09) 9 June 1954
Place of birth	Pretoria, South Africa
Playing position(s)	Forward, midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971–1975	Arcadia Shepherds
1975–1976	Feyenoord	2	(0)
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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Wegerle scored 20 goals when his club Arcadia Shepherds won the South African treble in 1974. He played for Feyenoord from 1975 to 1976, along with his brother Steve.[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] Both of his brothers, Steve and Roy, have also played for the Rowdies over the course of their careers.