Steve Sumner
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Steven Paul Sumner | ||
Date of birth | 2 April 1955 | ||
Place of birth | Preston, England | ||
Date of death | 8 February 2017 | (aged 61)||
Place of death | New Zealand | ||
Position(s) |
Attacking midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Blackpool | |||
Preston North End | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1973–1980 | Christchurch United | 147 | (36) |
1981 | Newcastle KB United | 18 | (3) |
1982 | West Adelaide SC | 12 | (2) |
1983–1986 | Manurewa AFC | 66 | (29) |
1987 | Gisborne City | 25 | (6) |
1988–1989 | Christchurch United | ? | (?) |
Total | 268 | (76) | |
International career | |||
1976–1988 |
New Zealand | 58 | (22) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Steven Paul Sumner .
Club career
Sumner began his football as an apprentice at
International career
His international career spanned from 1976 to 1988, including a record 105 appearances for
An active and attacking midfielder, Sumner scored a national record six goals during
In 1991, he was inducted into the New Zealand Soccer Media Association Hall of Fame[6] and was then awarded FIFA's top award, the FIFA Order of Merit, before the opening of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, along with Johan Cruyff and former South African president Thabo Mbeki.[7]
Later life and death
After retiring Sumner maintained his involvement in football, being employed by
Steve Sumner Trophy
In 2018 New Zealand Football named the Man of the Match trophy for the New Zealand Football Championship final after Sumner, calling it the "Steve Sumner Trophy".[9][10] It was first awarded to Callum McCowatt after he scored the only goal in Auckland City 1–0 win over Team Wellington in the final. McCowatt won it a second time the following year, this time while playing for Eastern Suburbs, where he scored a hattrick in the finals, again against Team Wellington.[11]
Honours
Individual
- Player of the Year: 1983[12]
- Golden Boot: 1983[12]
- FIFA Centennial Award in 2004
- FIFA Order of Merit: 2010[7]
- Friends of Football Medal of Excellence 2015[13]
- Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (for services to football), 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours[14]
- IFFHS Oceania Men's Team of All Time: 2021[15]
Club
Christchurch United
- National League: 1973, 1975, 1978, 1988
- Chatham Cup: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1989
Manurewa
- National League: 1983
- Chatham Cup: 1984
Gisborne City
- Chatham Cup: 1987
References
- ^ "Exclusive interview: Steve Sumner". Retrieved 8 August 2008.
- ISBN 978-0473012915.
- ^ "All Whites – 50 Caps Club". NZ Football. Archived from the original on 22 July 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
- ^ "A-International Appearances – Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. 1 June 2008. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
- ^ "NZ 1982 World Cup". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
- ^ "Hall of fame". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. 1 June 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
- ^ a b "All Whites great Sumner awarded top honour". stuff.co.nz. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "Football great Steve Sumner dies". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "ISPS Handa Premiership – Steve Sumner Trophy to be launched at Final". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand football great Steve Sumner to be recognised with special trophy for final". Stuff. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ Voerman, Andrew (31 March 2019). "Callum McCowatt stars as Eastern Suburbs win national men's football league final". Stuff. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Honours List". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. 1 June 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
- ^ "Medal of Excellence". Friends of Football Website. 14 November 2015. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ "Queen's 90th birthday honours list 2016". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ "IFFHS ALL TIME OCEANIA MEN'S DREAM TEAM". IFFHS. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
External links
- New Zealand 1982 World Cup squad
- Planet World Cup interview
- Steve Sumner – FIFA competition record (archived)