Dave Bright

This article is about the New Zealand footballer. For the Botswanian football coach, see David Bright (soccer).

Dave Bright

Personal information
Full name	David J. Bright
Date of birth	29 November 1949 (1949-11-29) (age 61)
Place of birth	England
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
	Sittingbourne
–	Great Harwood
–	Eden
–	Manurewa AFC
–	Chelmsford City
–	Papatoetoe AFC
National team
1979–1982	New Zealand	8	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

David "Dave" J. Bright (born 29 November 1949 in England) was an association football player who represented New Zealand gaining 8 A-international caps from 1979 to 1982.^[1]

Born in England, Bright emigrated to New Zealand in 1975 and made his first appearance for the All Whites in 1979 in a friendly against Norwich City.^[2] and his first official match on 29 June 1979 in a 6-0 win over Fiji.^[3]

He was a member of the All Whites squad at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain, where they lost to Scotland, USSR and Brazil.^[2]

Bright retired from international football after the world cup, but returned to New Zealand to continued to play National League for Manurewa and, later, Papatoetoe, before turning his hand to coaching.^[2]

His son Kris Bright is a New Zealand international who plays for Shrewsbury Town Reserves

References

1. ^ "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-25. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "NZ 1982 World Cup". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 2008-07-23. http://web.archive.org/web/20080723152233/http://www.nzsoccer.com/page/1982_world_cup_team.html. Retrieved 2008-07-25. 
3. ^ "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1559.htm. Retrieved 27 July 2009. 

External references

• Dave Bright – FIFA competition record
• NZ 1982 World Cup

Persondata
Name	Bright, Dave
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Date of birth	29 November 1949
Place of birth	England
Date of death
Place of death