Alex Metzger (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alex James Metzger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1979 | Blockhouse Bay | ||
1981 | Manurewa | ||
1983 | Mount Wellington | ||
1984 | Papatoetoe | ||
International career | |||
1979–1984 | New Zealand | 10 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alex Metzger is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.[1]
Metzger attended Lynfield College in Auckland.[2] He made his full All Whites debut in a 6–0 win over Fiji on 29 June 1979 [3] and ended his international playing career with 10 A-international caps and 1 goal to his credit, becoming the first and only All White to score against Sudan.[1][4] His final cap was an appearance in a 0–1 loss to Bahrain on 4 April 1984.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "A-International Appearances – Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
- ^ Reidy, Jade (2013). Not Just Passing Through: the Making of Mt Roskill (2nd ed.). Auckland: Puketāpapa Local Board. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-927216-97-2. OCLC 889931177. Wikidata Q116775081.
- ^ "A-International Lineups 1970–79". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
- ^ "A-International Scorers – Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
- ^ "A-International Lineups 1980–89". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 19 September 2009.