Alan Vest

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Alan Vest
Vest Sarawak.jpg
Alan Vest in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1939-09-05) 5 September 1939 (age 85)
Place of birth Barnsley, England
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 SFDP (Technical Director) [1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1960–1961 Barnsley 0 (0)
1961–1962 King's Lynn (1)
1962–1963 Boston United 19 (8)
1963–1965 Spalding United
1965–? Worksop Town
Rugby Town
?–1973 Gisborne City
1974–1977 Perth Azzurri
1978 Newcastle KB United 1 (0)
International career
1972–1973 New Zealand 17 (6)
Managerial career
Rugby Town
Rochdale United
1974 Western Australian Director of Coaching
1974–1975 New Brighton [2]
1978–1981 Newcastle KB United
1982–1983 West Adelaide SC
1992–1998 Sarawak FA
1999–2000 Geylang United
2001–2005 Perth Glory Assistant Manager
2005–2006 Perth Glory "Interim Manager"
2006 Inglewood United
2009 ECU Joondalup
Medal record
Men's association football
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
OFC Nations Cup
Winner 1973 New Zealand
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan Vest (born 5 September 1939) is an English-born New Zealand former football player and manager from Barnsley, England. He currently resides in Perth, Australia.

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Biography

Vest had a notable playing career, scoring on his full international debut for the All Whites in a 4–1 win over New Caledonia on 17 September 1972 [3] and ended his international playing career with 17 A-international caps and 6 goals to his credit, [4] [5] his final cap being in a 0–0 draw with Iran on 12 August 1973. [3]

Vest first coached Rugby Town in the 1960s and then Rochdale United. It is in Australia where Vest has made his mark with the Yorkshire-man coaching NSL teams when they were at their peak in the 1970s. 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. [6]

Honours

Player

New Zealand

Manager

'Sarawak FA

Perth Glory FC

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References

  1. ↑ "White Rajah of football Vest gets the moniker as under him Sarawak won major titles". The Star . 12 August 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  2. ↑ Hilton, Tony; Smith, Barry (1991). An Association with Soccer: The NZFA Celebrates Its First 100 Years. New Zealand Football. p. 90. ISBN   978-0473012915.
  3. 1 2 "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
  4. ↑ "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
  5. ↑ "A-International Scorers - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
  6. ↑ "Vest, Alan". Australian Player Database. OzFootball. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
  7. ↑ "Oceania Cup 1973" . Retrieved 14 October 2024.
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