Harry Ngata
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Heremaia "Harry" Ngata (born 24 August 1971) is a former New Zealand association football player who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Ngata began his career with Hull City in England, and may have been the first Maori footballer to play in the English league.[1] Ngata won 1998 New Zealand Players' Player of the Year award, whilst playing with North Shore United, where he won the club's Player of the Year award twice.[2] One of the most successful parts of his career was the five years that he spent playing for the Kingz in the Australian NSL.[3] where he became very popular.[4]
International career
Ngata scored New Zealand's goal in his full All Whites debut, a 1–3 loss against Saudi Arabia on 28 April 1993. He was included in the New Zealand side for the 1999 Confederations Cup finals tournament[5] and he ended his international playing career with 28 A-international caps and 3 goals to his credit, his final cap a substitute appearance in a 7–0 win over Vanuatu on 13 June 2001.[6][7]
Post-retirement
Ngata works occasionally as a football commentator for SKY TV in New Zealand. He has worked in the role of Sports Ambassador for the SPARC organisation (Sport & Recreation New Zealand).[8]
References
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External links
- Harry Ngata Interview
- as Heremaia Ngata – FIFA competition record (archived)Template:EditAtWikidataTemplate:WikidataCheck
- as Harry Ngata – FIFA competition record (archived)Template:EditAtWikidataTemplate:WikidataCheck
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- 1971 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Whanganui
- New Zealand men's association footballers
- New Zealand men's international footballers
- League of Ireland players
- Bohemian F.C. players
- Hull City A.F.C. players
- North Shore United AFC players
- National Soccer League (Australia) players
- Football Kingz FC players
- New Zealand Māori sportspeople
- Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti people
- English Football League players
- 1998 OFC Nations Cup players
- 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2000 OFC Nations Cup players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in England
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Ireland