Chadwick Reuben Coombes (born 9 September 1983) is a New Zealand born association

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who plays as a

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for

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in the

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. Before joining Auckland City in 2004, he played for the Football Kingz in the now defunct Australian NSL.

Club career

Coombes played with the Football Kingz in the National Soccer League before it went defunct, and moved to

Auckland City FC Auckland City Football Club is a New Zealand professional football club based in the suburb of Sandringham in Auckland, New Zealand. They currently compete in the Northern League. Auckland City have established themselves as a major force in bo ...

. He has represented Auckland City in their first FIFA Club World Cup appearance in 2006, in which they failed to impress, losing every game, and failing to score a single goal, however he made history when he became one of the first Auckland City players to score in the 2009 competition in which he scored the second goal in their 2–0 win over

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club Al Ahli. Coombes signed for English

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club Fleet Town in September 2010. He made his debut for the club against

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away from home, and drew 1–1. Returning to New Zealand, Coombes re-signed with Auckland City for the 2011-12 ASB Premiership. In 2012, he signed for cross town rivals

Coombes signed for WaiBOP United for the 2014–15 ASB Premiership season Despite showing promise for the club on the pitch, he returned to

for the 2015–16 ASB Premiership season.

International career

Coombes made his international debut on 3 March 2010 after being called up to the

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for their pre-world cup friendly against

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as a replacement for

Craig Henderson Craig Charles Glendinning Henderson (born 24 June 1987) is a New Zealand footballer who last played for Indy Eleven as a midfielder. His hometown is Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt. He attended Taita College, Lower Hutt where he was Head Boy, Dux an ...

who was injured whilst training for his club. New Zealand would go on to lose the game 2–0.

Personal life

Coombes was a teacher of physical education and health at Rutherford College in

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.Coombes: What an experience
/ref> He then moved to Massey High School where he continued to teach physical education and health. He also took on the role of coaching the girls first XI. He is currently the Director of Sport at Onehunga High School in Auckland.

Club career statistics

Honours

With Auckland City * ACFC Young Player of the Year: 2004–05 * ACFC Supporters Player of the Year: 2008–09 * New Zealand Football Championship: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09 *

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: 2006, 2009,

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2006 FIFA Club World Cup The 2006 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2006 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was a football tournament held in Japan between 10 December and 17 December 2006. It was the third FIFA Club World Cu ...

: – 7th * 2009 FIFA Club World Cup: – 5th *

2011 FIFA Club World Cup The 2011 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was a football tournament that was played from 8 to 18 December 2011. It was the eighth edition of the FIFA Club Worl ...

: – 7th

References

External links

My life in sport: Chad Coombes

Coombes pushes case for World Cup place

Auckland City FC profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Coombes, Chad 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Hamilton, New Zealand Association football midfielders New Zealand association footballers New Zealand international footballers Expatriate soccer players in Australia Auckland City FC players Football Kingz F.C. players National Soccer League (Australia) players Fleet Town F.C. players New Zealand Football Championship players