| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Vest | ||
| Date of birth | 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Playing position | (former Striker) / Manager | ||
| 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) |
| National team | |||
| 1972-1973 | New Zealand | 17 | (6) |
| Teams managed | |||
| ? | Rugby Town | ||
| ? | Rochdale United | ||
| 1974 | Western Australian Director of Coaching | ||
| 1974-1975 | New Brighton[1] | ||
| 1978-1981 | Newcastle KB United | ||
| 1982-1983 | West Adelaide SC | ||
| 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 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Alan Vest (born 1943) is a New Zealand football (soccer) manager who also represented New Zealand as a player in the 1970s.
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[2] and ended his international playing career with 17 A-international caps and 6 goals to his credit,[3][4] his final cap being in a 0-0 draw with Iran on 12 August 1973.[2]
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.[5]
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