The funeral for Arthur Zander, considered the father of organized soccer in Utah, will be June 6. He died June 2 of cancer at age 82.
Mr. Zander started playing soccer at age 6 in his native Hamburg, Germany, where he played for 39 years. He converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and moved to Utah in 1952 where he organized the Alemannia Soccer Club and the Berlin Soccer Club.He founded the Utah High School Soccer Association and introduced soccer to Brigham Young University and Salt Lake City's South High School, where he was South High's first soccer coach.
Mr. Zander also started the Arthur Zander Soccer Equipment Store, which he operated for more than 20 years from the basement of his home.
Funeral services will be held at noon at the Forest Dale Ward, 739 E. Ashton Ave. Friends may call Monday from 7-9 p.m. at the Mackay Deseret Mortuary, 36 E. Seventh South, and Tuesday at the chapel one hour before funeral services. Interment will be in the Salt Lake City Cemetery.