- Steve Sumner
Football player infobox
playername= Steve Sumner
fullname = Steven Paul Sumner
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1956|4|2
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth =England
height =
currentclub = Retired
clubnumber =
position = Central Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =Blackpool F.C. Preston North End
years = 1973-1980
1981
1982
1983-1986
1987
1988-1989
clubs =Christchurch United
Newcastle UnitedWest Adelaide SC Manurewa Gisborne City Christchurch United
caps(goals) = 1290(30)
01800(3)
01200(2)
0740(25)
02500(6)
00?00(?)
nationalyears = 1976-1988
nationalteam = New Zealand
nationalcaps(goals) = 58 (22)Steve Sumner (born
April 2 ,1956 ) is an expatriateEngland born,New Zealand soccer player, who was captain of the national team during the country's only successful campaign to qualify for the World Cup, in 1982.Cub career
Sumner began his football as an apprentice at Blackpool before moving to New Zealand in 1973 to play for
Christchurch United , winning the National League in his first year. Sumner went on to win 6Chatham Cup s and 5 league titles.cite web|url=http://www.planetworldcup.com/SPECIALS/sumner.html|title=Exclusive interview: Steve Sumner |author=|publisher=|date=|accessdate=2008-08-08]International career
His international career spanned from 1976 to 1988, including a record 105 appearances for New Zealand (beating the record previously held by Brian Turner),cite web|url=http://www.nzsoccer.com/page/50_caps_club.html|title=All Whites - 50 Caps Club|author=|publisher=NZ Football|date=|accessdate=2008-08-08] 58 of which were A-internationals.cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm|title=A-International Appearances - Overall|author=|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|date=2008-06-01|accessdate=2008-07-25]
An active and attacking midfielder, Sumner scored a national record six goals during New Zealand's 13-0 defeat of Fiji during the
1982 World Cup qualifying campaign. He was also one of New Zealand's only two scorers in the1982 World Cup Finals tournament inSpain (along withSteve Wooddin ), in New Zealand's 5-2 loss to Scotland.cite web|url=http://www.nzsoccer.com/page/1982_world_cup_team.html|title=NZ 1982 World Cup|author=|publisher=New Zealand Football|date=|accessdate=2008-07-25] He was the first player of theFIFA Oceania zone to score in a World Cup.In 1991 he was inducted into the New Zealand Soccer Media Association Hall of Fame. [cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id171.htm|title=Hall of fame|author=|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|date=2008-06-01|accessdate=2008-07-29]
Honours
Individual
Player of the Year: 1983cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id170.htm|title=Honours List|author=|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|date=2008-06-01|accessdate=2008-07-25]
Golden Boot: 1983Club
Christchurch United
*National League: 1973, 1975, 1978, 1988
*Chatham Cup : 1974, 1975, 1976, 1989Manurewa
*National League: 1983
*Chatham Cup : 1984Gisborne City
*Chatham Cup : 1987Christchurch United
*National League: 1988
*Chatham Cup : 1989References
External links
* [http://www.nzsoccer.com/page/1982_world_cup_team.html New Zealand 1982 World Cup squad]
* [http://www.planetworldcup.com/SPECIALS/sumner.html Planet World Cup interview]
*FIFA player|58575|Steve Sumner
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