Robert Ironside (born 20 August 1967) is a former association football player who represented New Zealand internationally in the late 1980s and early 1990s.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert W Ironside | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | New Zealand | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1987 | North Shore United | 68 | (12) |
| 1987–1995 | Sydney Olympic | 152 | (38) |
| 1995–1996 | South China FC | 38 | |
| 1997 | Sydney Olympic | ||
| 1998–2000 | Newcastle Breakers | 58 | (14) |
| International career | |||
| 1987–1993 | New Zealand | 56 | (11) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editHis club career began with North Shore United before he moved to Australia to join Sydney Olympic in the Australian National Soccer League. After seven seasons with Sydney, Ironside moved for two seasons to Newcastle Breakers[2] He had a year playing for South China in Hong Kong and came back to Australia played one season with Sydney Olympic before finishing off in Newcastle.
International career
editIronside made his All White debut in a 1-1 draw over Australia national football team on 16 August 1990 and went on to make a total of 56 official A-international appearances in which he scored eleven goals, his final cap earned in a 0-3 loss to Australia on 6 June 1993.[3][4] Altogether, including unofficial matches, Ironside played 72 matches for the All Whites.[5]
References
edit- ^ "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
- ^ "Australian Player Database". OzFootball. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
- ^ "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ "A-International Scorers - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
- ^ "All Whites - Honours". NZ Football. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
External links
edit- Robert Ironside – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Player Statistics at ozfootball.net