Brian Turner (footballer, born 1949)

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Brian Turner
Personal information
Full name Brian Alfred Turner[1]
Date of birth (1949-07-31) 31 July 1949 (age 75)
Place of birth East Ham, England[1]
Position(s)
Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966 Ponsonby 2 (3)
1967 Eden 15 (10)
1968–1969 Chelsea 0 (0)
1969–1970 Portsmouth 4 (0)
1970–1972 Brentford 92 (7)
1972–1980
Mount Wellington
 155 (62)
1981 Blacktown City 11 (2)
1981 Wollongong Wolves 7 (0)
1982 Gisborne City 19 (1)
1983 Papatoetoe 21 (4)
1984–1985
Mount Wellington
 40 (?)
1986–1988 Bay Olympic
Total 366 (89)
International career
1967–1982
New Zealand
 59 (21)
Medal record
Men's association football
Representing  New Zealand
OFC Nations Cup
Winner 1973 New Zealand
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brian Alfred Turner (born 31 July 1949 in England) is a

FIFA World Cup, in 1982. He was assistant coach[2] for the New Zealand national team that played in the 2010 FIFA World Cup
.

Clubs coached

Turner has served on the coaching staffs of Wellington Phoenix FC, Auckland Manukau United, Onehunga Sports, and Fencibles AFC 2013.

Club career

Turner was born in England and moved to New Zealand at an early age. He began his senior playing career in New Zealand with Ponsonby and Eden before returning to England in 1968 where he joined

Papatoetoe and Mt Wellington again.[4]

International career

He made his A-International debut in a 3–5 loss against trans-Tasman rival

All White strip including unofficial matches.[8]

Turner was an integral member of the New Zealand side that qualified for the

USSR and Brazil.[8]

Turner continued to play domestically in New Zealand through his thirties before continuing his football involvement in coaching roles.

Hall of Fame[9]

Administration career

In 2013, Turner founded the independent group Friends of Football[10]

Honours

Player

Mt Wellington

  • National League
    : 1972, 1974, 1979, 1980
  • Chatham Cup: 1973, 1980

Brentford

New Zealand

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Brian Turner". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  2. ^ World Cup squad announced Archived 30 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. New Zealand Football. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Australian Player Database". OzFootball. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
  4. ^ "New Zealand Players' Careers". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
  5. RNZ
    .
  6. ^ "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
  7. ^ "A-International Scorers - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
  8. ^ a b c "NZ 1982 World Cup". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
  9. ^ "Honours List". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
  10. ^ Friends of Football Committee Archived 1 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Friends of Football. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  11. ISBN 0951526200
    .
  12. ^ "Oceania Cup 1973". Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Medal of Excellence". Friends of Football Website. 14 November 2015. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
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