Steve Sumner

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Steve Sumner
Personal information
Full name Steve Sumner
Date of birth April 2, 1956 (1956-04-02) (age 52)
Place of birth    England
Playing position Central Midfielder
Club information
Current club Retired
Youth clubs
Blackpool F.C.
Preston North End
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1973-1980
1981
1982
1983-1986
1987
1988-1989
Christchurch United
Newcastle United
West Adelaide SC
Manurewa
Gisborne City
Christchurch United
   
National team
1976-1988 New Zealand 105 (27)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Steve Sumner (born April 2, 1956) is an ex-patriate England born, New Zealand soccer player, who was captain of the national team during the country's only successful campaign to qualify for the World Cup, in 1982. His international career spanned from 1976 to 1988, including a record 105 internationals (beating the record previously held by Brian Turner).

Sumner was an active and attacking midfielder, and scored a national record six goals during New Zealand's 13-0 defeat of Fiji during the 1982 World Cup qualifying campaign. He was also one of New Zealand's only two scorers in the 1982 World Cup Finals tournament in Spain (along with Steve Wooddin), in New Zealand's 5-2 loss to Scotland. He was the first player of the FIFA Oceania zone to score in a world cup.

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