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Keith Braithwaite
Keith Braithwaite is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level. Braithwaite played for Christchurch United Football Club from 1982 - 1992. During his time with the club, Braithwaite became their all time longest serving captain, as well as the club's top goal scorer. In 1987, he set a National League record of scoring six goals in a single game against Manawatu.50 YEARS UNITED 1970-2020, Raising the bar for New Zealand football. Lammers, Coen. 2020, Christchurch, Christchurch United F.C., pg. 177 - 180 Braithwaite made a solitary official international appearance for New Zealand in a 3–2 win over Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ... on 23 June 1988. References External links * * Year of birth mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundaries, with mobility and passing ability, they are often referred to as deep-lying midfielders, play-makers, box-to-box midfielders, or holding midfielders. There are also attacking midfielders with limited defensive assignments. The size of midfield units on a team and their assigned roles depend on what formation is used; the unit of these players on the pitch is commonly referred to as the midfield. Its name derives from the fact that midfield units typically make up the in-between units to the defensive units and forward units of a formation. Managers frequently assign one or more midfielders to disrupt the opposing team's attacks, while others may be tasked with creating goals, or have equal responsibilities between attack and defence. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |