Alan Vest (born 5 September 1939) is an English-born New Zealand former football player and manager from Barnsley, England. He currently resides in Perth, Australia.
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Date of birth | 5 September 1939 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Barnsley, England | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | SFDP (Technical Director)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1960–1961 | Barnsley | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1961–1962 | King's Lynn | (1) | |||||||||||||||
1962–1963 | Boston United | 19 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
1963–1965 | Spalding United | ||||||||||||||||
1965–? | Worksop Town | ||||||||||||||||
Rugby Town | |||||||||||||||||
?–1973 | Gisborne City | ||||||||||||||||
1974–1977 | Perth Azzurri | ||||||||||||||||
1978 | Newcastle KB United | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1972–1973 | New Zealand | 17 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
Rugby Town | |||||||||||||||||
Rochdale United | |||||||||||||||||
1974 | Western Australian Director of Coaching | ||||||||||||||||
1974–1975 | New Brighton[2] | ||||||||||||||||
1978–1981 | Newcastle KB United | ||||||||||||||||
1982–1983 | West Adelaide SC | ||||||||||||||||
1992–1998 | Sarawak FA | ||||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Geylang United | ||||||||||||||||
2001–2005 | Perth Glory Assistant Manager | ||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Perth Glory "Interim Manager" | ||||||||||||||||
2006 | Inglewood United | ||||||||||||||||
2009 | ECU Joondalup | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Biography
editVest had a notable playing career, scoring on his full international debut for the All Whites in a 4–1 win over New Caledonia on 17 September 1972[3] and ended his international playing career with 17 A-international caps and 6 goals to his credit,[4][5] his final cap being in a 0–0 draw with Iran on 12 August 1973.[3]
Vest first coached Rugby Town in the 1960s and then Rochdale United. It is in Australia where Vest has made his mark with the Yorkshire-man coaching NSL teams when they were at their peak in the 1970s. After stints in New Zealand and in Perth as a director of coaching at the Football Federation of Western Australia. Vest spent time in Asia with Sarawak and Geylang United before returning to Australia.[6]
Honours
editPlayer
editNew Zealand
Manager
edit'Sarawak FA
- Premier League (1): 1997
- FA Cup Malaysia (1): 1992
- Charity Shield Malaysia (1): 1998
Perth Glory FC
References
edit- ^ "White Rajah of football Vest gets the moniker as under him Sarawak won major titles". The Star. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ Hilton, Tony; Smith, Barry (1991). An Association with Soccer: The NZFA Celebrates Its First 100 Years. New Zealand Football. p. 90. ISBN 978-0473012915.
- ^ a b "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
- ^ "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
- ^ "A-International Scorers - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
- ^ "Vest, Alan". Australian Player Database. OzFootball. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
- ^ "Oceania Cup 1973". Retrieved 14 October 2024.