Alan Vest

Football manager infobox


playername = Alan Vest
fullname = Alan Vest
dateofbirth = 1943
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth =
position = (former Striker) / Manager
currentclub =
years = 1978
clubs = Newcastle KB United
caps(goals) = 1 (0)
nationalyears = 1971-1974
nationalteam = New Zealand
nationalcaps(goals) = 17 (6)
manageryears = ?
?
1974
1978-1981
1982-1983
1998
1999-2000
2001-2005
2005-2006
2006
2009-
managerclubs = Rugby Town
Rochdale United
Western Australian Director of Coaching
Newcastle KB United
West Adelaide SC
Sarawak FA
Geylang United
Perth Glory Assistant Manager
Perth Glory "Interim Manager"
Inglewood United
ECU Joondalup

Alan Vest was the former assistant manager and manager of Perth Glory FC. He left the club as he did not wish to be demoted back to assistant manager after Ron Smith's arrival in 2006.

Biography

Alan Vest had a notable playing career, in which he played for New Zealand 17 times for 6 goals and captained the team between 1971 to 1974.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=2008-09-25] 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=2008-09-25]

Vest first coached Rugby Town in the 1960's and then Rochdale United. It is in Australia where Vest has made his mark with the Yorkshire-man coaching NSL teams West Adelaide and Newcastle KB United when they were at their peak in the 1970's. After stints in New Zealand and in Perth as a director of coaching at the Football Federation of Western Australia Vest spent time in Asia with Sarawak and Geylang United before returning to Australia. [cite web|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/V/VE.html|title=Australian Player Database|author=|publisher=OzFootball|date=|accessdate=2008-09-03]

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