Richard Iwai

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Richard Iwai
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-03-15) 15 March 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Vanuatu
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Ifira Black Bird (assistant)
Number 10
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2002 Tafea (1)
2003 Suva 11
2003–2005 Mitchelton
2006–2007 Tafea
2008 Mitchelton
2008–2012 Tafea
International career‡
2000–2011 Vanuatu 34 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 July 2019

Richard Iwai (born 15 March 1979, Vanuatu) is a former Vanuatuan international footballer who played most of his career for Tafea as a forward. He's currently assistant coach of Ifira Black Bird and the head coach of the Vanuatu under-23 team.

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Career

Club career

Iwai began his career in Vanuatu with Tafea. Also he played in Fiji for Suva and in Australia for Mitchelton. [1] In 2008, he return to Tafea. In 2000 he trialed with the Wollongong Wolves, [2] but was released after one week. [3]

International career

Iwai has played at international level for Vanuatu. He is also country's all-time top scorer, with having 20 goals. [4]

International goals

This list is complete and up to date as of July 2020.
Scores and results list Vanuatu's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vanuatu goal.
List of international goals scored by Richard Iwai
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
111 April 2000 ANZ National Stadium, Suva, FijiFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 1–41–4 2000 Melanesia Cup
213 April 2000New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia 6–06–0
36–0
421 June 2000 Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae, TahitiFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1–01–3 2000 OFC Nations Cup
522 June 2000Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 2–13–2
66 June 2001 North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New ZealandFlag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 4–18–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
75–1
86–1
98–1
108 June 2001Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 1–12–7
112–4
1210 July 2002 Ericsson Stadium, Auckland, New ZealandNew Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia 1–01–0 2002 OFC Nations Cup
137 July 2003 Churchill Park, Lautoka, FijiFlag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati 5–018–0 2003 South Pacific Games
149–0
1510–0
1615–0
1716–0
186 June 2004 Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide, AustraliaFlag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 1–01–2 2004 OFC Nations Cup
1925 August 2007 National Soccer Stadium, Apia, SamoaFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 1–04–0 2007 South Pacific Games
2029 August 2007Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 7–015–0

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References

  1. ↑ "Mitchy boys have no fear of the Lions' roar". Brisbane Courier-Mail. 10 September 2004. p. 11 – via EBSCOHost.
  2. ↑ "Young striker here for Wolves trial". Illawarra Mercury. 2 October 2000. p. 57 – via EBSCOHost.
  3. ↑ "Wolves howl down bid to divide tournament spoils". Sydney Morning Herald. 10 October 2000. p. 40 – via EBSCOHost.
  4. ↑ Mamrud, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel. "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
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