Mark Karpun
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mark Edward Karpun | ||
Date of birth | 12 June 1963 | ||
Place of birth | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1976 | B.C. Travellers | ||
1980–81 | McNair High School | ||
1980–82 | Richmond Olympic[1][2] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1981 | Calgary Boomers (reserve team) | ||
1982–1983 |
Rowdies II (reserve team) | 12 | (16) |
1983–1984 |
Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) | 34 | (23) |
1983–1984 |
Tampa Bay Rowdies | 27 | (6) |
1984–1990 | Dallas Sidekicks (indoor) | 249 | (146) |
1989–1992 |
Vancouver 86ers | 65 | (9) |
1990–1992 |
Tacoma Stars (indoor) | 76 | (48) |
International career | |||
1983–1986 | Canada | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mark Edward Karpun (born June 12, 1963) is a
Early life
Mark Karpun was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He played for B.C. Travellers at age 13, and later for McNair High School in Richmond, B.C.[3]
North American Soccer League
Karpun was chosen straight out of McNair by the Calgary Boomers with the 17th pick of the first round of the 1981 NASL draft.[4] He joined the Boomers in June after graduating high school and played on an amateur contract through the remainder of the 1981 season.[5] While in Calgary he played exclusively on the reserve team, never appearing in an NASL match before the team folded at the end of the season.
Karpun was signed to the
His strong indoor play, coupled with rapidly shrinking NASL budgets, earned him a call up onto the Rowdies first-team roster midway through the
Major Indoor Soccer League
With the collapse of the NASL immanent, Karpun signed with the expansion
In the
In September 1990 he signed with the Tacoma Stars to be closer to his family in Vancouver. Over two seasons with Tacoma he played in 76 games.
Canadian Soccer League
Beginning in 1989 Karpun spent several summers playing outdoors with his hometown
National team
Karpun wore the Canadian men's national team uniform several times between 1983 and 1986, but figured in only two matches, both as a substitute.[21][22] He first played in the return leg of a 1983 Olympic qualifier versus Mexico on November 23 at Royal Athletic Park in Victoria, British Columbia. Karpun came on as a substitute in the 60th minute.[23] He was part of the roster for the
Personal life
He and his wife Daniela and have three children.
Honours
- North American Soccer League champion: 1983 (indoor)
- Major Indoor Soccer League champion: 1986–87
- Canadian Soccer League champion: 1989, 1990, 1991
- Canadian Soccer League regular season champion: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
- North American Club Championship: 1990
References
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "29 Mar 1982, 19 - The Province at". Newspapers.com. 1982-03-29. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ^ "TAMPA BAY ROWDIES APPRECIATION BLOG (1975 to 1993): Mark Karpun 1983, 1984; 1983 (Id), 1984 (Id)". 30 November 2008.
- ^ "1981 North American Soccer League North American Soccer League College Draft | SoccerStats.us".
- ^ "The Evening Independent - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "Lakeland Ledger - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "NORTH AMERICAN SOCCER LEAGUE: Mark Karpun". Archived from the original on 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
- ^ "NASL-Mark Karpun".
- ^ "The Evening Independent - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "The Evening Independent - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ a b "Dallas Sidekicks Players: Mark Karpun".
- ^ "Herald-Journal - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "Archives". Los Angeles Times. 19 June 1987.
- ^ "Ellensburg Daily Record - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "The Big D Stands for Destiny".
- ^ "Dallas Sidekicks All-time Stats | SoccerStats.us".
- ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. 3 April 1993.
- ^ "Home".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-07-28. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
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- ^ [2][dead link]
- ^ "Mexico v Canada, 27 April 1986".
- ^ "Kristina Karpun - 2011 - Softball".
- ^ "Richmond Review, August 29, 2012 by Black Press Media Group - Issuu". Issuu.