- Chris Jackson (New Zealand footballer)
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This article is about the soccer player. For other uses, see Chris Jackson (disambiguation).
Chris Jackson Personal information Full name Chris Jackson Date of birth 18 July 1970 Place of birth Napier, New Zealand Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) Playing position midfielder Club information Current club Dandaloo FC Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1986–1990 Napier City Rovers 1990–1991 Miramar Rangers 21 (7) 1992–1993 Melbourne Croatia 16 (2) 1994–1997 Fawkner Azzurri 38 (7) 1998 Tampines Rovers FC 18 (5) 1998 Gombak United FC 6 (2) 1999–2004 The Football Kingz 90 (1) 2005–2007 Waitakere United 99 (4) 2006–2010 Dandaloo FC 141 (31) 2010– Wollongong FC National team‡ 1990–2003 New Zealand 60 (10) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 February 2008Chris Jackson (born 18 July 1970 in Napier) is an association football player who represented New Zealand. He plays for Wollongong FC.
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Club career
Jackson began his senior career with Napier City Rovers who he joined while still a student at Napier Boys' High School, and had a stint at Miramar Rangers before he moved to Australia to join Melbourne Knights in the National Soccer League in 1992. Jackson joined the Football Kingz when the New Zealand franchise were accepted into the A-League in 1999 captaining the first ever professional game in New Zealand soccer history.[1]
International career
Jackson made his full All Whites debut in the Kings Cup Thailand in January 1990 against North Korea.[2] He was included in the New Zealand side for the 1999 Confederations Cup finals tournament[3] and again when New Zealand qualified for the 2003 Confederations Cup. Jackson ended his international having played 72 times and scored 12 goals for New Zealand, including 60 A-international caps in which he scored 10 times. He captained the All Whites 10 times.[4][5] His final international appearance was as a substitute in a 0-5 loss to France on 22 June 2003 as New Zealand bowed out of the Confederations Cup in the group stages.[2]
Achievements
- New Zealand Player of the Year:1992 and 1995[6]
- New Zealand Young Player of the Year: 1988[6]
- 2010 Illawarra player of the year
- 2011 Tufts Hybrid Racing Team Leader
References
- ^ "Australian Player Database". OzFootball. http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/J/JA.html. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
- ^ a b "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1559.htm. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
- ^ "1999 Confederation Cup Squad". NZ Football. Archived from the original on 2008-07-23. http://web.archive.org/web/20080723163859/http://www.nzsoccer.com/page/1999_confederation_cup_players.html. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
- ^ "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
- ^ "A-International Scorers - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1842.htm. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Honours List". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id170.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
External links
- Chris Jackson – FIFA competition record
New Zealand squad – 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup 
New Zealand squad – 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup Categories:- 1970 births
- Living people
- People from Napier, New Zealand
- New Zealand association footballers
- New Zealand international footballers
- 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- National Soccer League (Australia) players
- Football Kingz F.C. players
- Melbourne Knights players
- Waitakere United players
- Napier City Rovers players
- Former students of Napier Boys' High School
- Gombak United players
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