Robert Donaldson Ormond (12 January 1931 – 15 November 2017) was a Scottish-born

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who represented

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at international level. Ormond played for

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and Dumbarton in his native Scotland, before emigrating to New Zealand in 1961. Ormond made his full All Whites debut in a 4–1 win over

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on 2 June 1962 and played his second and final official FIFA A-international two days later, also against New Caledonia, scoring in the 4–2 win. Ormond came from a successful footballing family. His brother

Willie Ormond William Esplin Ormond (23 February 1927 – 4 May 1984) was a Scottish football player and manager. As a player, Ormond was well known as one of Hibernian's Famous Five forward line, winning three league championships in the late 1940s an ...

represented

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at the

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as a player and the

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as manager, and his brother Gibby Ormond also played professional football. Ormond's sons Ian Ormond and

Duncan Ormond Thomas Duncan Ormond (born 10 October 1950) is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level. Biography Ormond was born in Harthill, Scotland, on 10 October 1950, and migrated with his family to New Z ...

, and granddaughter (Duncan's daughter)

Vicki Ormond Vicki Ormond (born 29 September 1982) is an association football player who represented New Zealand. A forward, Ormond made her full Football Ferns debut as a substitute in a 2–1 loss to Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ...

also represented New Zealand. In November 2016, Ormond was awarded the Friends of Football Medal of Excellence in recognition of his playing, coaching and media work in New Zealand football. Ormond died on 15 November 2017, aged 86.

References

1931 births 2017 deaths New Zealand men's association footballers New Zealand men's international footballers Men's association football inside forwards Falkirk F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players Dumbarton F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players Scottish men's footballers Scottish emigrants to New Zealand Scottish expatriate men's footballers Footballers from Falkirk {{NewZealand-footy-forward-stub