Mervyn Springer

Mervyn Springer
Personal information
Full name Mervyn Jimmy Springer
Date of birth (1948-10-20)20 October 1948
Place of birth Tunapuna, Tunapuna–Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago
Date of death 28 January 2016(2016-01-28) (aged 67)
Place of death East Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Position Midfielder
Youth career
Queen's Royal College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Prisons
International career
1969–1971 Trinidad and Tobago 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mervyn Jimmy Springer (20 October 1948 – 28 January 2016) was a Trinidadian footballer. He played as a midfielder for Prisons throughout his career in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He also represented Trinidad and Tobago for the 1969 and 1971 CONCACAF Championship.

International career

Springer made his international debut during the 1969 CONCACAF Championship in the match against Guatemala on 27 November 1969 which would end in a 2–0 defeat. His further two appearances against Netherlands Antilles and Mexico would also end in defeat, putting Trinidad and Tobago in 5th place in the tournament.[1] He was also called up for the subsequent 1971 CONCACAF Championship but made no appearances throughout the tournament.[2]

Later life

Springer later had a daughter named Nicole and lived in East Orange, New Jersey until his death on 20 January 2016.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Player Profile - Mervyn Springer". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  2. ^ Mendoza, Eduardo; Lugo, Erik Francisco; ANCCIF (4 November 2021). "V COPA DE NACIONES CONCACAF 1971 (NORCECA) - Match Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  3. ^ "SPRINGER: MERVYN Jimmy, former Trinidad and Tobago National footballer, died at the age of 66". Soca Warriors Online. Retrieved 28 May 2026.