Vaughan Coveny
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Vaughan Coveny | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Vaughan Coveny | |
Date of birth | December 13, 1971 | |
Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | |
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |
Playing position | Striker | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Wellington Phoenix | |
Number | 8 | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1991-1993 1993-1995 1995-2006 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-present |
Newlands United Porirua Viard Waterside Karori Miramar Rangers Melbourne Knights Wollongong Wolves South Melbourne → Newcastle Jets (loan) Newcastle Jets Wellington Phoenix |
24 (12) 247 (88) 10 (4) 31 (9) 14 (1) |
National team2 | ||
1992-2007 |
New Zealand U-23 New Zealand |
71 (30) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Vaughan Coveny (born 13 December 1971 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a successful football player, who frequently represented his country from the 1990s onwards. Coveny currently plays for New Zealand based A-League club, the Wellington Phoenix. Coveny is primarily a striker although he has also played as a winger.
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[edit] Club career
He is currently playing for Wellington Phoenix FC, whom he joined after leaving the Newcastle United Jets who he had played with 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.
[edit] International career
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].
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