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John Schepers (27 February 1943) is a Canadian former soccer player. He was a national champion with Winnipeg AN&AF Scottish (1962) and a three-time Western Canada Soccer League winner with Regina Concordia (1963, 1964) and Calgary Buffalo Kickers (1968).
At the international level, Schepers first represented Canada in 1960 on a tour of the Soviet Union and Britain In 1971, he made 10 international "B" appearances with Canada's Olympic team in Olympic Qualifiers and the Pan American Games in Colombia.
As a teenager in 1962, he scored four goals in the Canada Soccer Championship final as Winnipeg AN&AF Scottish won 6-0 over Edmonton Edelweiss.
Personal life
While Schepers was born in Netherlands, he was just 10 years old when his family moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was just 15 years old when he started playing senior soccer in Winnipeg. He worked as a teacher and vice-principal in Regina for 30 years.