Robert Tasso

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Robert Tasso
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-12-18) 18 December 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Vanuatu
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Tafea
Number 11
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2012 Spirit 08
2012–2013 Rewa
2013– Tafea
International career
2012– Vanuatu U23 5 (3)
2011– Vanuatu 7 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:26, 4 October 2014 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:37, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

Robert Tasso (born 18 December 1989) is a Vanuatuan association footballer. He currently plays for Tafea and the Vanuatu national football team, as a forward.

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International career

Tasso made his debut for Vanuatu on 8 July 2011, in the 2–1 defeat to Solomon Islands. [1] He has seven caps for the national team, five of these coming in July 2011. The two other international appearances both came in the 2011 Pacific Games in August and September 2011. He has scored twice for Vanuatu, against Fiji on 15 July 2011 and then against Guam in a 4–1 win on 3 September 2011. [2]

International appearances and goals

#DateVenueOppositionResultCompetitionGoals
18 July 2011 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands L 2-1Friendly
213 July 2011 Korman Stadium, Port Vila Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji L 2-0Friendly
315 July 2011 Churchill Park, Lautoka Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji W 2-1Friendly1 [3]
427 July 2011 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands D 0-0Friendly
530 July 2011 Korman Stadium, Port Vila Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands W 2-0Friendly
627 August 2011 Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia L 5-0 2011 Pacific Games
73 September 2011 Stade Rivière Salée, Nouméa Flag of Guam.svg  Guam W 4-1 2011 Pacific Games 1

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