John Hill (soccer)
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John Hill (born January 7, 1950) was a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand in the early 1980s.
John's first professional club was Glentoran in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He then played for Gisborne City from 1980 until 1982.
He represented the All Whites in the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain, where they lost all 3 Group games to Scotland, USSR and Brazil.
New Zealand squad - 1982 FIFA World Cup | ||
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1 Wilson | 2 Dods | 3 Herbert | 4 Turner | 5 Bright | 6 Almond | 7 Rufer | 8 Cole | 9 Wooddin | 10 Sumner | 11 Malcolmson | 12 Mackay | 13 Cresswell | 14 Elrick | 15 Hill | 16 Adam | 17 Boath | 18 Simonsen | 19 McClure | 20 Turner | 21 Pickering | 22 van Hattum | Coach: Adshead |