Phil Dando

Phil Dando
Personal information
Full namePhilip Dando
Date of birth8 June 1952
Place of birthLiverpool, England
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1969-1972Liverpool0(0)
1970-1971→ Barrow AFC (loan)9(0)
1971Bury (loan)0(0)
1972-1977Christchurch United?(0)
1977Brisbane Lions23(0)
1978-1982Newcastle KB United113(0)
1983-1988Nelson United?(0)
National team
1973-1975New Zealand2(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Philip Dando (born 8 June 1952 in Liverpool), is a former association football goalkeeper who represented New Zealand at international level.[1]

Club career

Dando signed for his hometown club Liverpool in September 1969, but found himself behind Scottish international Tommy Lawrence and the emerging Ray Clemence in the pecking order at Anfield. His only taste of English League football came during a loan-spell at Barrow A.F.C. in their penultimate season in the Football League. He played nine times from his debut in November 1970. In March 1971, Dando went on loan to Bury, spending the entire spell in the reserves. He returned to Anfield, before being released at the end of the 1971-72 season. He decided to try his luck elsewhere.

In 1972, he embarked on a successful career Down Under for the likes of New Zealand's Christchurch United and Nelson United, as well as several seasons in Australia's professional NSL for Brisbane Lions and Newcastle KB.[2]

International career

Dando played two official A-international matches for New Zealand,[1] making his debut in a 0-0 draw with Iran on 12 August 1973, his second appearance some two years later in a 1-1 draw with Macao on 5 November 1975.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  2. "Australian Player Database". OzFootball. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  3. "A-International Lineups 1960-1979". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 9 November 2009.

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