Rachel Howard (footballer)

Rachel Howard
Personal information
Full name Rachel Howard
Date of birth 30 November 1977 (1977-11-30) (age 34)
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
National team
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1998-2008 New Zealand 14 (0)
† Appearances (Goals).

Rachel Howard (born 30 November 1977) is a association football goalkeeper who represented New Zealand at international level.[1]

Howard made her Football Ferns debut in a 0-5 loss to the United States on 28 May 1998, and represented New Zealand at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup finals in China,[2] where they lost to Brazil 0-5, Denmark (0-2) and China (0-2). Howard was one of only 3 squad members to not get any playing time in the Tournament.[3]

Howard was also included in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Summer Olympic games where they drew with Japan (2-2) before losing to Norway(0-1) and Brazil (0-4).[4] Again, Howard failed to get playing time at the tournament with Jenny Bindon being first choice goalkeeper.

References

  1. ^ "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/FootballFerns/id38.htm. Retrieved 11 June 2009. 
  2. ^ "New Zealand Squad List, 2007 Women's World Cup". FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womensworldcup/china2007/teams/team=1883725/squadlist.html. Retrieved 2008-09-22. 
  3. ^ "Tournament Statistics - New Zealand". FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womensworldcup/china2007/teams/team=1883725/statistics.html. Retrieved 2008-09-24. 
  4. ^ "Olympic Football Squads Named". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2008-07-04. http://www.olympic.org.nz/Article.aspx?Mode=1&ID=6019. Retrieved 2008-07-04. 

External links

New Zealand squad – 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
New Zealand squad – 2008 Summer Olympics (Women's Football)