Vaughan Coveny

Infobox Football biography
playername = Vaughan Coveny


fullname = Vaughan Coveny
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1971|12|13
cityofbirth = Wellington
countryofbirth = New Zealand
height = height|m=1.90
position = Striker
currentclub = Wellington Phoenix
clubnumber = 8
contractend = 2009
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years =
1991-1993
1993-1995
1995-2006
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-present
clubs = Newlands United
Porirua Viard
Waterside Karori
Miramar Rangers
Melbourne Knights
Wollongong Wolves
South Melbourne
→ Newcastle Jets "(loan)"
Newcastle Jets
Wellington Phoenix
caps(goals) =
024 (12)
247 (88)
010 0(4)
031 0(9)
020 0(1)
nationalyears =
1992-2006
nationalteam = New Zealand U-23
New Zealand
nationalcaps(goals) =
064 (28)
pcupdate = 30 August 2008
ntupdate = 8 February 2007

Vaughan Coveny (born 13 December, 1971 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a football player, who frequently represented his country from the 1992 onwards. Coveny currently plays for New Zealand based A-League club, the Wellington Phoenix. Coveny is primarily a striker although he has also played as a winger.

Club career

He is currently playing for Wellington Phoenix FC, whom he joined after leaving the Newcastle United Jets who he had played with for a brief period on loan in the 2005/06 A-League season. He has also previously played for Melbourne Knights and Wollongong City in the National Soccer League, but the majority of his career was spent at South Melbourne in the NSL, and later on, Victorian Premier League. [cite web|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/C/COM.html|title=Australian Player Database|author=|publisher=OzFootball|date=|accessdate=2008-09-03]

International career

Coveny made his full All Whites debut in a 0-0 draw with Fiji on 19 September, 1992. He was included in the New Zealand side for both the 1999 Confederations Cup finals tournament [cite web|url=http://www.nzsoccer.com/page/1999_confederation_cup_players.html|title=1999 Confederation Cup Squad|author=|publisher=NZ Football|date=|accessdate=2008-09-03] and the 2003 Confederations Cup finals tournament. [cite web|url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_worldcup.asp?HeroID=23535|title=Vaughan Coveny|author=|publisher=Sportiing Heroes|date=|accessdate=2008-09-19] He ended his international playing career with 64 A-international caps to his credit, his final cap a gained in a 1-1 draw with Estonia on May 31, 2006 with a total of 28 A-international goals.cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm|title=A-International Appearances - Overall|author=|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|date=|accessdate=2008-07-25] Coveny became New Zealand's greatest ever goalscorer on May 27, 2006, when he scored twice in the All Whites 3-1 victory over Georgia, bringing his total A-international goal tally to 28.cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1842.htm|title=A-International Scorers - Overall|author=|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|date=|accessdate=2008-07-25] [ [http://www.nzsoccer.com/plugins/newsfeed.cgi?rm=content&plugin_data_id=12801 Coveny becomes All Whites greatest scorer] ] .

Honours

New Zealand Young Player of the Year: 1992cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id170.htm|title=Honours List|author=|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|date=|accessdate=2008-07-25]

References

External links

*FIFA player|95777|Vaughan Coveny
* [http://www.wellingtonphoenix.com/default.aspx?s=wellfc_playerprofile_item&pid=820 Wellington Phoenix profile]
* [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/C/COM.html Oz Football profile]
* [http://www.nzsoccer.com/page/vaughan_coveny.html NZF - All White profile]