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.

Biography

Vest 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

Player

New Zealand

Manager

'Sarawak FA

Perth Glory FC

References

  1. ^ "White Rajah of football Vest gets the moniker as under him Sarawak won major titles". The Star. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  2. ^ Hilton, Tony; Smith, Barry (1991). An Association with Soccer: The NZFA Celebrates Its First 100 Years. New Zealand Football. p. 90. ISBN 978-0473012915.
  3. ^ a b "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
  4. ^ "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
  5. ^ "A-International Scorers - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
  6. ^ "Vest, Alan". Australian Player Database. OzFootball. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
  7. ^ "Oceania Cup 1973". Retrieved 14 October 2024.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Vest
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