Commins Menapi

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Commins Menapi (18 September 1977 – 18 November 2017) was a Solomon Islands football player and manager who played as a striker.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] As manager of Western United, he guided the club to their first and only Telekom S league title in the 2014–15 season.

Club career

Menapi played for YoungHeart Manawatu in New Zealand, Sydney United of the old National Soccer League in Australia and for Marist FC, a club from the Solomon Islands.

In the 2006–2007 season, he became the first player to be sent off in a New Zealand Football Championship Grand Final with a nasty studs up kick on Auckland City defender Riki van Steeden. Van Steeden's leg was broken in the incident and Waitakere United lost the final 3–2 however, he would not be suspended for the OFC Champions League final against Ba F.C. because of the OFC and New Zealand Football being two separate organisations. Commins rejoined Solomon Islands team Marist FC[8][9] after a period spent as a free agent.

International career

Menapi represented the Solomon Islands national team on 37 occasions, scoring a record 34 goals (including 7 against non-FIFA members). Menapi was arguably the most famous Solomon Islands footballer, after scoring twice for his country against Australia in a sensational 2–2 draw in the Oceania Nations Cup group match in 2004. The result was the only game in the competition that Australia did not win, and the result also ensured Solomon Islands' progression to the next phase at the expense of New Zealand. In that tournament, Menapi scored four goals in six games.[10] Since Australia's exit from the Oceania Football Confederation in 2006 to join Asian Football Confederation, he became the all-time leading goal scorer for the OFC until Chris Wood of New Zealand reached his record of 34 goals on the 13 October 2023 and until Roy Krishna of Fiji surpassed both of them to break the record on the 18 November 2023.[11]

Death

Menapi died in Honiara in November 2017 at the age of 40, in the early hours of the day, of undisclosed cause.[12]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Solomon Islands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Menapi goal.
List of international goals scored by Commins Menapi[13]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 Template:Dts Stade Pater, Papeete, Tahiti {{ Template:Yesno alias = Cook Islands flag alias = Flag of the Cook Islands.svg flag alias-1973 = Flag of the Cook Islands 1973.svg link alias-football = Cook Islands men's national football team size = name = variant = altlink = national football team

}}

2–0 5–1 2000 OFC Nations Cup
2 Template:Dts Stade Pater, Papeete, Tahiti {{ Template:Yesno alias = Vanuatu flag alias = Flag of Vanuatu.svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu Police Maritime Wing flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu Police Maritime Wing flag alias-army = Flag of Vanuatu Mobile Forces.svg link alias-army = Vanuatu Mobile Forces size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

1–1 2–1 2000 OFC Nations Cup
3 Template:Dts North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand {{ Template:Yesno alias = Cook Islands flag alias = Flag of the Cook Islands.svg flag alias-1973 = Flag of the Cook Islands 1973.svg link alias-football = Cook Islands men's national football team size = name = variant = altlink = national football team

}}

2–1 9–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 5–1
5 6–1
6 Template:Dts North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand {{ Template:Yesno alias = Vanuatu flag alias = Flag of Vanuatu.svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu Police Maritime Wing flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu Police Maritime Wing flag alias-army = Flag of Vanuatu Mobile Forces.svg link alias-army = Vanuatu Mobile Forces size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

2–1 7–2 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 6–2
8 Template:Dts North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand {{ Template:Yesno alias = French Polynesia flag alias = Flag of French Polynesia.svg flag alias-1946 = Flag of France.svg name alias-basketball = Tahiti link alias-basketball = Tahiti national basketball team name alias-beach soccer = Tahiti link alias-beach soccer = Tahiti national beach soccer team name alias-football = Tahiti link alias-football = Tahiti national football team name alias-futsal = Tahiti link alias-futsal = Tahiti national futsal team name alias-rugby union = Tahiti link alias-rugby union = Tahiti national rugby union team name alias-rugby sevens = Tahiti link alias-rugby sevens = Tahiti national rugby sevens team size = name = variant = altlink = national football team altvar = football

}}

2–1 2–3 2002 OFC Nations Cup
9 Template:Dts Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea {{ Template:Yesno alias = Papua New Guinea flag alias = Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg flag alias-1965 = Flag of Papua New Guinea (1965–1970).svg flag alias-1970 = Flag of Papua New Guinea 1970.svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Maritime Element flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Maritime Element link alias-football = Papua New Guinea national soccer team size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant =

}}

5–3 5–3 Friendly
10 5–3
11 Template:Dts ANZ National Stadium, Suva, Fiji {{ Template:Yesno alias = Vanuatu flag alias = Flag of Vanuatu.svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu Police Maritime Wing flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu Police Maritime Wing flag alias-army = Flag of Vanuatu Mobile Forces.svg link alias-army = Vanuatu Mobile Forces size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

1–2 2–2 2003 South Pacific Games
12 2–2
13 Template:Dts ANZ National Stadium, Suva, Fiji {{ Template:Yesno alias = Kiribati flag alias = Flag of Kiribati.svg size = name = altlink = national football team

}}

2–0 7–0 2003 South Pacific Games
14 3–0
15 4–0
16 5–0
17 6–0
18 Template:Dts Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori, Fiji {{ Template:Yesno alias = Tuvalu flag alias = Flag of Tuvalu.svg flag alias-1976 = Flag of Tuvalu (1976–1978).svg flag alias-1978 = Flag of Tuvalu (1978–1995).svg flag alias-oct1995 = Flag of Tuvalu (1995).svg flag alias-1995 = Flag of Tuvalu (1996–1997).svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

2–0 4–0 2003 South Pacific Games
19 4–0
20 Template:Dts Churchill Park, Lautoka, Fiji {{ Template:Yesno alias = Fiji flag alias = Flag of Fiji.svg flag alias-1871 = Flag of the Kingdom of Fiji (1871-1874).svg flag alias-1877 = Flag of Fiji (1877–1883).svg flag alias-1883 = Flag of Fiji (1883–1908).svg flag alias-1908 = Flag of Fiji (1908-1924).svg flag alias-1924 = Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg flag alias-colonial = Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Fiji.svg link alias-naval = Republic of Fiji Navy flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Fiji.svg link alias-navy = Republic of Fiji Navy link alias-military = Republic of Fiji Military Forces link alias-army = Fiji Infantry Regiment flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Fiji.svg flag alias-government = Government Ensign of Fiji.svg empty = Fiji Warriors size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

1–2 1–2 2003 South Pacific Games
21 Template:Dts Korman Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu {{ Template:Yesno alias = Vanuatu flag alias = Flag of Vanuatu.svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu Police Maritime Wing flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu Police Maritime Wing flag alias-army = Flag of Vanuatu Mobile Forces.svg link alias-army = Vanuatu Mobile Forces size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

1–1 2–1 Friendly
22 2–1
23 Template:Dts Korman Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu {{ Template:Yesno alias = Vanuatu flag alias = Flag of Vanuatu.svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu Police Maritime Wing flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu Police Maritime Wing flag alias-army = Flag of Vanuatu Mobile Forces.svg link alias-army = Vanuatu Mobile Forces size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

2–1 2–1 Friendly
24 Template:Dts Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia {{ Template:Yesno alias = French Polynesia flag alias = Flag of French Polynesia.svg flag alias-1946 = Flag of France.svg name alias-basketball = Tahiti link alias-basketball = Tahiti national basketball team name alias-beach soccer = Tahiti link alias-beach soccer = Tahiti national beach soccer team name alias-football = Tahiti link alias-football = Tahiti national football team name alias-futsal = Tahiti link alias-futsal = Tahiti national futsal team name alias-rugby union = Tahiti link alias-rugby union = Tahiti national rugby union team name alias-rugby sevens = Tahiti link alias-rugby sevens = Tahiti national rugby sevens team size = name = variant = altlink = national football team altvar = football

}}

2–0 4–0 2004 OFC Nations Cup
25 4–0
26 Template:Dts Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia {{ Template:Yesno alias = Australia flag alias = Flag of Australia (converted).svg flag alias-1901 = Flag of Australia (1901-1903).svg flag alias-1903 = Flag of Australia (1903-1908).svg flag alias-union = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg flag alias-colonial = Australian Colonial Flag.svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Australia.svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Australia.svg flag alias-naval-1913 = Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg link alias-naval = Royal Australian Navy link alias-army = Australian Army flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Australia.svg link alias-air force = Royal Australian Air Force flag alias-air force-1948 = Air Force Ensign of Australia (1948–1982).svg flag alias-air force-1922 = Air Force Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg link alias-football = Australia men's national soccer team flag alias-marines=UCP 2RAR.svg link alias-marines=2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Australia.svg link alias-navy = Royal Australian Navy flag alias-military = Ensign of the Australian Defence Force.svg link alias-military = Australian Defence Force size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant =

}}

1–0 2–2 2004 OFC Nations Cup
27 2–2
28 Template:Dts National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa {{ Template:Yesno alias = American Samoa flag alias = Flag of American Samoa.svg flag alias-1900 = Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg flag alias-1908 = US flag 46 stars.svg flag alias-1912 = US flag 48 stars.svg flag alias-1959 = US flag 49 stars.svg link alias-football = American Samoa men's national football team size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

3–0 12–1 2007 South Pacific Games
29 4–0
30 8–1
31 9–1
32 Template:Dts National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa {{ Template:Yesno alias = Tonga flag alias = Flag of Tonga.svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Tonga.svg Tongan Navy flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Tonga.svg Tongan Navy link alias-army = Tongan Land Force size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

1–0 4–0 2007 South Pacific Games
33 2–0
34 Template:Dts National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa {{ Template:Yesno alias = New Caledonia flag alias = Flags of New Caledonia.svg flag alias-FLNKS = Flag of FLNKS.svg flag alias-local = Flag of FLNKS.svg flag alias-french = Flag of France.svg flag alias-1853 = Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg flag alias-merged = New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg flag alias-football = New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg flag alias-beach soccer = New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg flag alias-futsal = New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg flag alias-basketball = Flag of FLNKS.svg flag alias-baseball = Flag of FLNKS.svg size = size flag alias = 43x12px sizebig flag alias = 60x17px name = variant = altlink = national football team altvar = football

}}

2–1 2–3 2007 South Pacific Games

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References

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