Duncan Cummings (born 20 March 1958 in Manchester, England) is an Australian former association football player and coach.

Club career

Cummings joined Melbourne Hungaria Soccer Club as a 12-year-old in 1970. After six seasons with Melbourne he transferred to South Melbourne for a fee of A$8,500 plus proceeds from a match between the two clubs.[1] He played at South Melbourne until 1981 when he retired at the age of 23.[2][3]

International career

Despite being born in England, Cummings made his international debut for Australia as a 17-year-old in 1975, becoming the youngest player to represent Australia. After scoring on his international debut against China he played only more full international match, against Hong Kong in 1976.[4][5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ Schwab, Laurie (28 January 1976). "Cummings transfer today". The Age. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Cummings, Duncan". Australian Player Database. ozfootball.net. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  3. ^ "History - Notable Players". South Melbourne Football Club. Archived from the original on 21 April 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  4. ^ "YOUNGEST PLAYERS – A internationals" (PDF). Official Media Guide of Australia at the Afc Asian Cup Qatar 2011™. Football Federation Australia. p. 77. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  5. ^ Mossop, Brian (17 June 1975). "Schoolboy star for Soccer tour". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  6. ^ The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia.
  7. ^ "Teenager scores vital goal". The Age. 7 August 1975. Retrieved 29 March 2010. [dead link‍]


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_Cummings
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