Bobby Almond

Infobox Football biography
playername = Bobby Almond


fullname = Robert Almond
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1951|04|16
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countryofbirth = England
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height = height|m=1.79
position = Centre Back
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nationalyears = 1979–1982
nationalteam = New Zealand
nationalcaps(goals) = 280(0)

Bobby Almond (born 16 April 1951 in England) was a football player who represented New Zealand.

Almond emigrated to New Zealand in 1973 and pulled on the All White strip a total of 49 times between 1978 and 1982,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] although only 28 were full 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]

He was a member the All Whites squad at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain, playing in all 3 group games which New Zelaand lost to Scotland, USSR and Brazil.Almond co-authored a book, "To Spain the Hard Way", with Steve Sumner and Derrick Mansbridge, chronicling the experience.

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*FIFA player|45448|Bobby Almond