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. He was also called up for the subsequent 1971 CONCACAF Championship but made no appearances throughout the tournament.

Later life

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