Vaughan Coveny
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| Vaughan Coveny | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | December 13, 1971 | |
| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| Position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Newcastle United Jets | |
| Number | 9 | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 1991-1993 1993-1995 1995-2005 2005-06 2006 2006-present |
Melbourne Knights Wollongong Wolves South Melbourne Newcastle United Jets (loan) South Melbourne Newcastle United Jets |
? (?) 24 (12) 229 (84) 10 (4) 11 (6) |
| National team** | ||
| 1992-present | New Zealand | 71 (30) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Vaughan Coveny was born 13 December 1971 in Wellington, New Zealand. He is a successful soccer player who frequently represented his country from the 1990s onwards. Vaughan is primarily a striker although he has also played as a winger. Coveny became New Zealand's greatest ever goalscorer on May 27, 2006, when he scored twice in the All Whites 3-1 victory over Georgia[1].
He is currently playing for Newcastle United Jets, for whom he had played for a brief period on loan in the 2005/06 A-League season. He has also previously played for Melbourne Knights and Wollongong City in the National Soccer League, but the majority of his career was spent at South Melbourne in the NSL, and later on, Victorian Premier League.
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| Newcastle United Jets - Current Squad |
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1 Necevski | 2 Eagleton | 3 North | 4 Deans | 5 Rodriguez | 6 Durante | 7 Faria | 8 Thompson | 9 Coveny | 10 Carle | 11 Elrich | 12 Okon | 13 D'Apuzzo | 14 Wheelhouse | 15 Musialik | 16 Haliti | 17 Ozbey | 18 J. Griffiths | 19 Bridge | 20 Kennedy | 22 Old | Manager: van Egmond |
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