William Hunter is an
association football
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player who represented
New Zealand
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at international level.
Hunter made his full
All Whites debut in a 5–0 win over
Fiji
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on 17 September 1968
and ended his international playing career with six A-international caps to his credit,
his final cap an appearance in a 0–2 loss to
Israel
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on 1 October 1969.
Hunter played two games (one for Auckland and one for New Zealand) in 1967 against the Manchester United team that toured New Zealand that year. The Manchester United team included the “holy trinity” of players - George Best, Bobby Charlton and Denis Law.
Hunter has 3 sons, Todd, Matthew and Daniel. Matthew and Daniel also represented New Zealand, playing soccer for the NZ Combined Services and the NZ Universities teams respectively.
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
New Zealand men's association footballers
New Zealand men's international footballers
Men's association football players not categorized by position
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