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Chad Coombes Personal information Full name Chadwick Reuben Coombes Date of birth 9 September 1983 Place of birth Hamilton, New Zealand Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Unattached Number 8 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2000–2001 Hamilton Wanderers ? (3) 2002 Melville United ? (3) 2003 North Shore United ? (1) 2003–2004 Football Kingz 6 (0) 2004 Central United ? (5) 2004–2010 Auckland City FC 112 (9) 2010–2011 Fleet Town FC 19 (2) 2011– Auckland City FC National team‡ 2010– New Zealand 1 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 December 2009.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 March 2010Chadwick Reuben Coombes (born 9 September 1983) is a New Zealand born association football player who currently plays as a midfielder for Auckland City FC in the ASB Premiership. Before joining Auckland City in 2004, he played for the Football Kingz in the now defunct Australian NSL.[1]
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Club career
Coombes played with the Football Kingz in the National Soccer League before it went defunct, and moved to Auckland City FC. He has represented Auckland City in their first FIFA Club World Cup appearance in 2006,[2] in which they failed to impress, losing every game, and failing to score a single goal, however he made history when he became one of the first Auckland City players to score in the 2009 competition in which he scored the second goal in their 2-0 win over United Arab Emirates club Al Ahli.[3]
Coombes signed for English Isthmian League Division One South club Fleet Town FC in September, 2010.[4] He made his debut for the club against Eastbourne Town FC away from home, and drew 1-1.[5]
International career
Coombes made his international debut on 3 March 2010 after being called up to the national team for their pre-world cup friendly against Mexico as a replacement for Craig Henderson who was injured whilst training for his club.[6] New Zealand would go onto lose the game 2-0.[7]
Personal life
Coombes was a teacher of physical education and health at Rutherford College in Auckland.[8] He is currently the Director of Sport at Onehunga High School in Auckland.
Club career statistics
All-Time Club Performances Club Season 
NSLFinals Asia Total App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals Football Kingz
(National Soccer League)2003–04 6 0 6 0 Club Total 6 0 6 0 Club Season 
NZFCClub World Cup Oceania Total App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals Auckland City FC
(New Zealand Football Championship)2004–05 2005–06 4 0 4 0 2006–07 2 0 3 0 5 0 2007–08 20 1 4 1 24 2 2008–09 17 2 3 3 20 5 2009–10 14 1 3 1 4 2 21 4 Club Total 51 4 5 1 18 6 74 11 Career totals Last updated 11 April 2010 Honours
With
Auckland City- ACFC Young Player of the Year: 2004-05
- ACFC Supporters Player of the Year: 2008-09
- New Zealand Football Championship: 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2008-09
- OFC Champions League: 2006, 2009
- 2006 FIFA Club World Cup: - 7th
- 2009 FIFA Club World Cup: - 5th
References
- ^ "Australian Player Database". OzFootball. http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/C/COM.html. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
- ^ 2006 FIFA Club World Cup - New Zealand squad
- ^ Maddaford, Terry (11 December 2009). "Soccer: Gritty win adds to NZ's dream run". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/soccer/news/article.cfm?c_id=86&objectid=10614775. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "FA Cup Preview". GetHampshire.co.uk. September, 23, 2010. http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/sport/farnboroughfc/s/2078924_football_fa_cup_preview. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ^ "Kiwi International makes Fleet debut". Fleet Town FC. September 18, 2010. http://www.fleettownfc.co.uk/news.php?id=1526&type=2. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ^ "Coombes plays for place in cup team". nzherald.co.nz. 4 March 2010. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10629811.
- ^ New Zealand 0 - 2 Mexico
- ^ Coombes: What an experience
External links
- Auckland City FC profile
- Chad Coombes – FIFA competition record
Auckland City FC – current squad 1 Spoonley · 2 Berlanga · 3 Hogg · 4 Campbell · 5 Edginton · 6 Kelly · 7 Pritchett (c) · 8 Mulligan · 9 Avendano · 10 Corrales · 11 Koprivcic · 12 Upton · 13 Feneredis · 14 Dickinson · 15 Vicelich · 16 Hayne · 17 McGeorge · 18 George · 19 J. Mathews · 20 Uhlmann · 21 Van Steeden · 23 Thomas · 27 Spragg · 28 Morgan · 30 Bawdekar · Lee · Urlovic · Manager: Tuaa
Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from Hamilton, New Zealand
- New Zealand association footballers
- New Zealand international footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in Australia
- Auckland City F.C. players
- Football Kingz F.C. players
- National Soccer League (Australia) players
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