Personal information | |||
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Full name | Glenn (Alex) Collins | ||
Date of birth | 7 September 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Canterbury United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2002 | Greensboro College | ||
2002 | Carolina Dynamo | 13 | (0) |
2003–2004 | The Football Kingz | 18 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Canterbury United | 16 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Canterbury United | 15 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2002 | New Zealand | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 April 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 February 2007 |
Glen Collins (born 7 September 1977) is an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.
He played as a midfielder and returned to football to play for NZFC outfit Canterbury United having switched codes to rugby for five years. [1]
He has played 3 times for the New Zealand national soccer team, the All Whites in 2002. [2]
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