Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rachel Howard | ||
Date of birth | 30 November 1977 | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
International career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2008 | New Zealand | 14 | (0) |
Rachel Howard (born 30 November 1977) is an association football goalkeeper who represented New Zealand at international level. [1]
Howard made her Football Ferns debut in a 0–5 loss to the United States on 28 May 1998, and represented New Zealand at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup finals in China, [2] where they lost to Brazil 0–5, Denmark (0-2) and China (0-2). Howard was one of only 3 squad members to not get any playing time in the Tournament. [3]
Howard was also included in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics where they drew with Japan (2-2) before losing to Norway(0-1) and Brazil (0-4). [4] Again, Howard failed to get playing time at the tournament with Jenny Bindon being first choice goalkeeper.
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