Duncan Cummings

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Duncan Cummings
Personal information
Date of birth (1958-03-20) 20 March 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1970–1976 Melbourne Hungaria
1976–1981 South Melbourne
International career
1975–1976 Australia 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Duncan Cummings (born 20 March 1958 in Manchester, England) is an Australian former association football player and coach.

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Club career

Cummings joined Melbourne Hungaria Soccer Club as a 12-year-old in 1970. After six seasons with Melbourne he transferred to South Melbourne for a fee of A$8,500 plus proceeds from a match between the two clubs. [1] He played at South Melbourne until 1981 when he retired at the age of 23. [2] [3]

International career

Despite being born in England, Cummings made his international debut for Australia as a 17-year-old in 1975, becoming the youngest player to represent Australia. After scoring on his international debut against China he played only more full international match, against Hong Kong in 1976. [4] [5] [6] [7]

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References

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