| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Labasa, Fiji | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| -1986 | Labasa F.C. | ||
| 1986-1987 | Ba F.C. | ||
| 1987 | St. Louis Steamers | ||
| 1987-1995, 1997 | Vancouver 86ers | 221 | (47) |
| 1991 | →Nadi F.C. | ||
| 1995- | Richmond FC Olympics | ||
| -2007 | Tanoa | ||
| 2008 | Bilolevu | ||
| National team | |||
| 1985 | Fiji Under-20 | 4 | (2) |
| 1985-1988 | Fiji | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Ivor Evans is a Fijian retired midfielder.
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Ivor Evans started his career in his hometown team Labasa F.C.,[1] and then he played for Fiji giants Ba FC.[2] In 1987 he arrived in North America. Primarily he got a brief spell with MISL team St. Louis Steamers, but he didn't play any match.[3] Next he was selected by Vancouver 86ers in an open trial.[4] He has been playing during his career for Vancouver 86ers, in Canadian Soccer League, in American Professional Soccer League and in the A-League from 1987 to 1997.[5] He played 221 matches and scored 47 goal for Vancouver 86ers.[6]
In 1991 he had a brief spell with Fijian side Nadi F.C..[7] From 1995/1996 season, while playing for Vancouver 86ers in A-League, Ivor Evans started to play also for Richmond Rangers FC, an Indo-Canadian team of the Vancouver Metro Soccer League, an amateur league operating in British Columbia, primarily in the Lower Mainland area.[8]
Afterwards Ivor Evans has played in FSLGV, a soccer league of the Fijian Community in Vancouver, for Tanoa[9] and Bilolevu. In April 2008, 17, while playing for Bilolevu, he has been disqualified for 3 years until 2011.[10]
Ivor was named twice in the CSL All-Star team in 1990[11] and in 1991,[12] and once in APSL All-Star Team in 1993.[13]
He has represented the under-20 Fiji national football team in 1985 in the Oceania U-20 Youth Cup.[14] He played 4 matches and scored twice, and he was sent-off in the fourth match against Taiwan.
In June 1985 he has played with the senior national team in three friendly matches against New Zealand.[15] Ivor played twice in the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in the knockout matches against Australia. Surprisingly Fiji won the home match 1-0, but lost the return match 5-1 (5-2 on aggregate) and didn't advance to the next round.[16]
| Club | Year | League | Country | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver 86ers | 1987 | CSL | ||||
| Vancouver 86ers | 1988 | CSL | 9 | |||
| Vancouver 86ers | 1989 | CSL | ||||
| Vancouver 86ers | 1990 | CSL | 8[17] | |||
| Vancouver 86ers | 1991 | CSL | ||||
| Vancouver 86ers | 1992 | CSL | ||||
| Vancouver 86ers | 1993 | APSL | 23 | 4 [18] | ||
| Vancouver 86ers | 1994 | APSL | 1[19] | |||
| Vancouver 86ers | 1995 | A-League | ||||
| Vancouver 86ers | 1997 | A-League |
Ivor's son, whose name is also Ivor, is a youth player of Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[20]