Steve Sumner

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 United
West 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 expatriate England 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 6 Chatham Cups 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 the 1982 World Cup Finals tournament in Spain (along with Steve 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 the FIFA 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: 1983

Club

Christchurch United
*National League: 1973, 1975, 1978, 1988
*Chatham Cup: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1989

Manurewa
*National League: 1983
*Chatham Cup: 1984

Gisborne City
*Chatham Cup: 1987

Christchurch United
*National League: 1988
*Chatham Cup: 1989

References

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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