Riki van Steeden

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Riki van Steeden
Personal information
Full name Riki Lee van Steeden[1]
Date of birth (1976-12-24) 24 December 1976 (age 47)[1]
Place of birth Nelson, New Zealand
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Nelson Suburbs
Christchurch Technical
1998–1999 Carlton 2 (0)
1999–2003 Football Kingz 48 (2)
2005–2013 Auckland City 26 (2)
International career
1997 New Zealand 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Riki van Steeden (born 24 December 1976) is a former professional association football player, who played as a defender. He was part of the Auckland City team at the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup,[2] and played five times for the New Zealand national team in 1997.

Club career[edit]

Van Steeden played for Nelson Suburbs and Christchurch Technical before he moved to Australia to join Carlton SC. In 1999, he joined the Football Kingz for their inaugural season in the National Soccer League,[3] appearing 48 times and scoring 2 goals.[4] Van Steeden moved to Auckland City in 2005, making 26 appearances and netting 2 goals,[5] including the winner in Auckland City’s 3-2 FIFA Club World Cup win over 10-man[6] African champions TP Mazembe in 2009.[7]

Van Steeden stood in for head coach Ramon Tribulietx in Auckland's home game against Hawke's Bay United in December 2013 (Tribulietx was away visiting family in Barcelona after Auckland's exit from the Club World Cup finals in Morocco).[8] Van Steeden retired from playing in 2013,[9] and joined the Auckland coaching staff as assistant to Tribulietx.[10]

International career[edit]

Van Steeden made his full debut for the New Zealand national team in a 1–0 win over Fiji on 7 June 1997. He earned five international caps, scoring one goal. His final cap was a substitute appearance in a 5–0 loss to Indonesia on 21 September that same year.[11][12]

Outside football[edit]

After retiring from football, Van Steeden worked as a television producer for Sky New Zealand.[13] He later joined HBS[14] as an expert live-sports director. He helps co-ordinate multiple high-profile events all over the world,[15] including broadcasting services for FIFA tournaments[16] and the CONCACAF Gold Cup.[17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2009 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 9 December 2009. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2012.
  2. ^ "2009 FIFA Club World Cup - Auckland City FC squad". Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Soccer: Rufer leaving the field to youngsters". NZ Herald. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Australian Player Database". OzFootball. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
  5. ^ "Riki van Steeden » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Auckland Sneak Late Win At Club World Cup". FTBL. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Auckland City add trio to ranks". Oceania Football Confederation. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Stuff". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Riki Van Steeden - Stats and titles won". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Stuff". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  11. ^ "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
  12. ^ "A-International Scorers - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
  13. ^ Cushnan, David (6 December 2012). "Sky NZ picks up Fifa Club World Cup rights". SportsPro. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  14. ^ "EVS and HBS to train tomorrow's live production stars at IBC2017". Live Production. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  15. ^ "BROADCAST ACADEMY WRAP-UP OF THE IBC2017". Broadcast Academy. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  16. ^ "HBS continues impactful relationship with World Rugby through to Rugby World Cup France 2023". HBS. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  17. ^ Digital, Brandon Costa, Director of (30 July 2021). "Host Broadcast Services Drives Transcontinental Transmission, Production for CONCACAF Gold Cup". Sports Video Group. Retrieved 9 March 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links[edit]

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