Steve Sumner
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Steve Sumner (born April 2, 1955) was a New Zealand soccer player, who was captain of the national team during the country's only successful campaign to qualify for the World Cup, in 1982. His international career spanned from 1976 to 1988, including a record 105 internationals (beating the record previously held by Brian Turner.
Sumner was an active and attacking midfielder, and scored a national record six goals during New Zealand's 13-0 defeat of Fiji during the 1982 World Cup qualifying campaign. He was also one of New Zealand's only two scorers in the 1982 World Cup Finals tournament in Spain (along with Steve Wooddin), in New Zealand's 5-2 loss to Scotland. He was the first player of the Oceania zone to score in a world cup.
[edit] Club history
- Christchurch United (1976-1980)
- Newcastle United (1981)
- West Adelaide SC (1982)
- Manurewa (1983-1986)
- Christchurch United (1988)
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New Zealand squad - 1982 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Wilson | 2 Dods | 3 Herbert | 4 Turner | 5 Bright | 6 Almond | 7 Rufer | 8 Cole | 9 Wooddin | 10 Sumner | 11 Malcolmson | 12 Mackay | 13 Cresswell | 14 Elrick | 15 Hill | 16 Adam | 17 Boath | 18 Simonsen | 19 McClure | 20 Turner | 21 Pickering | 22 van Hattum | Coach: Adshead |
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