Stefan Szefer
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| Steve Shafer | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stefan Szefer | |
| Date of birth | May 8, 1942 | |
| Place of birth | Poland | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1960 1966–1968 1968 1975–1979 |
MVV Maastricht Śląsk Wrocław ŁKS Łódź Chicago Mustangs Chicago Sting |
? (2) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (4) |
| National team | ||
| 1966-1967 1973 |
Poland United States |
3 (0) 3 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Stefan Szefer (also known as Steve Shafer or Shaffer)[1] (born May 8, 1942 in Poland) is a former U.S.-Polish soccer defender. He earned six caps during his career, three with Poland and three with the United States.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Europe
Most sources for Szefer’s early career are in Polish, but they indicate that he played at least one season with Dutch club MVV Maastricht in 1960, scoring two goals.[2] In 1964, he was with Śląsk Wrocław [3] He then played for ŁKS Łódź from 1966 to 1968.
[edit] United States
In 1968, Szefer moved to the Chicago Mustangs of the North American Soccer League. The Mustangs folded at the end of the season. In 1975, he signed with the expansion Chicago Sting of the NASL. Szefer spent four seasons with the Sting, scoring four goals, but did not play during the 1976 season.[4]
[edit] International career
[edit] Poland
Szefer played three games for the Poland from 1966 to 1967.[5] He also played for Poland in the 1968 European Championship.[6]
[edit] 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]
