Duncan Cole

Duncan Cole

Personal information
Full name	Duncan Edward Cole
Date of birth	12 July 1958 (1958-07-12) (age 53)
Place of birth	England
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1978–1979	North Shore United
1980–1981	Canberra City	47	(2)
1982	North Shore United
1982–1983	Canberra City	19	(3)
1984–1988	North Shore United
National team
1978–1988	New Zealand	58	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Duncan Edward Cole (born in England, 12 July 1958) is a retired association football player who represented New Zealand at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.^[1]

His senior career began with North Shore United before he moved to Australia to join Canberra City in the Australian National Soccer League^[2]

Cole made his full All Whites debut in a 2-0 win over Singapore on 1 October 1978.^[3] He was an integral member of the 1982 All Whites as they qualified for the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain, playing in all 15 qualifiers and all 3 group games in the finals tournament, where they lost to Scotland, USSR and Brazil.^[1]

Cole ended his international playing career with 58 A-international caps and 4 goals to his credit,^[4][5] his final cap in a 0-1 loss to Israel on 27 March 1988.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "NZ 1982 World Cup". NZ Football. http://www.nzsoccer.com/page/1982_world_cup_team.html. Retrieved 02 November, 2008. 
2. ^ "Australian Player Database". OzFootball. http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/C/CO.html. Retrieved 14 February 2009. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1559.htm. Retrieved 12 February 2009. 
4. ^ "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm. Retrieved 12 February 2009. 
5. ^ "A-International Scorers - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1842.htm. Retrieved 12 February 2009. 

External links

• Duncan Cole – FIFA competition record
• NZ 1982 World Cup Squad

Persondata
Name	Cole, Duncan
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	12 July 1958
Place of birth	England
Date of death
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