Personal information | |||
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Full name | Raffaele de Gregorio | ||
Date of birth | 20 May 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | YoungHeart Manawatu | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–1998 | Western Suburbs FC | ||
1998 | Bohemians | 7 | (0) |
1998–2000 | FC Dordrecht | 22 | (1) |
2001–2002 | Clyde | 8 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Football Kingz | 21 | (1) |
2003 | FC Jokerit | 8 | (2) |
2004 | HJK Helsinki | 11 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Team Wellington | 9 | (4) |
2005 | HJK Helsinki | 16 | (1) |
2005–2008 | Team Wellington | 31 | (5) |
2008– | YoungHeart Manawatu | 23 | (0) |
Total | 156 | (14) | |
International career‡ | |||
2000–2007 | New Zealand | 23 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 February 2007 |
Raf de Gregorio (born 20 May 1977 in Wellington) is a New Zealand former professional association football player.
De Gregorio began his senior club career with Wellington United in 1997 before spending time in Europe with Bohemians, FC Dordrecht and Clyde. He returned to New Zealand in 2003 where he was a regular with the Football Kingz. A short spell with Finnish side FC Jokerit followed, before once again returning to New Zealand with Team Wellington. In 2005 de Gregorio again returned to Europe for a short spell with HJK Helsinki, but later rejoined Team Wellington. [1]
He has also played for the New Zealand national football team, the All Whites, collecting 23 caps (scoring 2 goals) since making his debut in 2000 against China. [2] [3] De Gregorio was included in the New Zealand 2003 Confederations Cup squad. [4] He scored New Zealand's only goal of the tournament in a 1–3 loss against Colombia. [5]
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