Alan Vest

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Alan Vest
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Alan Vest in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth 1939 (age 85–86)
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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan Vest (born 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]

Managerial honours

Sarawak FA
Perth Glory FC

References

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External links

  1. http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Community/2013/08/12/White-Rajah-of-football-Vest-gets-the-moniker-as-under-him-Sarawak-won-major-titles.aspx –White Rajah of footballer
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