Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kenneth Grant Cresswell | ||
Date of birth | 4 June 1958 | ||
Place of birth | Invercargill, New Zealand | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Nelson United | |||
Gisborne City | |||
International career | |||
1978–1987 | New Zealand | 33 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Kenneth "Kenny" Grant Cresswell (born 4 June 1958 in New Zealand) is an association football player who represented New Zealand internationally, appearing in all 3 matches of New Zealand's first FIFA World Cup finals appearance. [1]
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