Sven Habermann
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Sven Habermann is a former Canadian national soccer team
Canada men's national soccer team
The Canada men's national soccer team represents Canada in international soccer competitions at the senior men's level. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and compete in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football .Their most significant...

 goalkeeper, who was a member of the team that competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics
The football tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics started on July 29 and ended on August 11. It featured only a men's tournament, as women's football had yet to become an Olympic event. It was the first Olympic football competition in which professionals were allowed...

 in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...

. Two years later he was on the Canadian roster at the 1986 FIFA World Cup
1986 FIFA World Cup
The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...

 in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 but did not see action.

Habermann played for the NASL
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...

 Toronto Blizzard
Toronto Blizzard
The Toronto Blizzard were a professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that played in the North American Soccer League.-History:The Toronto Metros joined the NASL in 1971. Their home field was Varsity Stadium....

 in 1983 and 1984.

Habermann played (at least) 1987 in the Canadian Soccer League for the Calgary Kickers
Calgary Kickers
Calgary Kickers were a Canadian soccer team which competed in the Canadian Soccer League from 1987 to 1989. They were named the Calgary Strikers for the 1989 season. Their home stadium was Mewata Stadium in Calgary.-History:...

. He was named to the league's All-Star team as Calgary won the league play-off championship over the Hamilton Steelers
Hamilton Steelers
The Hamilton Steelers were a charter member of the newly formed Canadian Soccer League and were locally owned by Mario DiBartolomeo. The club played mainly out of Brian Timmis Stadium adjacent to Ivor Wynne Stadium.Coaches for the opening CSL season were Kevin Grant, Jimmy Young and John Charles...

.

Habermann was a member of the 1989 champion Vancouver 86ers team that, beginning from the previous season, set a North American professional sports record by going 46 consecutive games without defeat. http://www.bcsportshalloffame.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?team_id=44&searchall=1

He was named to the league's all-star team as Calgary won the league play-off championship.
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