| Full name: | John Vanoostveen |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Date of Birth: | 8 August 1960 |
| Place of Birth: | St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada |
| Height: | 5’11” |
| Weight: | 170 lbs |
Playing career:
| Season | Club | Gpd | Svs | GA | SO | GAA. |
| 1977 | St. Catharines Heidelberg | |||||
| 1978 | St. Catharines Heidelberg | |||||
| 1979 | Cleveland State University | |||||
| 1980 | Cleveland State University | |||||
| 1981 | Montreal Manic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| 1981-1982 | Montreal Manic | 6 | 63 | 27 | 6.30 | |
| 1982 | ||||||
| 1982-1983 | Montreal Manic | |||||
| 1983 | ||||||
| 1983-1984 | Kansas City Comets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| 1983-1984 | New York Arrows | 6 | 98 | 24 | 3.88 | |
| 1984 | Charlotte Gold | |||||
| 1984-1985 | Baltimore Blast | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1984-1985 | Kansas City Comets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1985 | ||||||
| 1986 | ||||||
| 1987 | St. Catharines Roma | |||||
| 1988 | St. Catharines Roma | |||||
| 1988 | Hamilton Steelers | |||||
| 1989 | St. Catharines Roma |
Bio:
Started his soccer career in Niagara Falls.
Played for St. Catharines Heidelberg in the National Soccer League Under-23 Division in the 1977 season.
Played in the National Soccer League Second Division with St. Catharines Heidelberg in the 1978 season.
Received a soccer scholarship at the University of Cleveland in June 1978.
Graduate of Cleveland State University. Majored in economics.
First round draft pick Montreal Manic in the NASL Draft for the 1981 season, third pick overall.
Released by Montreal Manic late in April 1982.
Rejoined Montreal Manic.
Appeared in two exhibition games with Kansas City Comets in October 1983.
Signed for Major Indoor Soccer League club New York Arrows on 15 February 1984.
Signed for United Soccer League club Charlotte Gold in May 1984.
Had try-outs with MISL clubs Baltimore Blast and Kansas City Comets in October 1984.
Joined St. Catharines Roma in the National Soccer League in May 1987.
Signed for Canadian Soccer League club Hamilton Steelers on 31 July 1988.
Rejoined St. Catharines Roma in July 1989 after being cut by Hamilton Steelers.