David John Bright (born 29 November 1949 in England) is a former

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who represented

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gaining 8 A-international caps from 1979 to 1982. Born in England, Bright emigrated to New Zealand in 1974 and made his first appearance for the All Whites in 1979 in a friendly against

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and his first official match on 29 June 1979 in a 6–0 win over

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. He was a member of the All Whites squad at the

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in Spain, where they lost to

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and

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. Bright retired from international football after the World Cup, but returned to New Zealand to continue to play

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for Manurewa and, later, Papatoetoe, before turning his hand to coaching. His son

Kris Bright Kris Bright (born 5 September 1986) is a retired New Zealand footballer who is the current Sporting Director of New Zealand club Auckland City. Career Born in South Auckland, New Zealand, the son of New Zealand 1982 World Cup representative Da ...

also represented New Zealand at international level.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bright, Dave 1949 births Living people 1982 FIFA World Cup players English footballers English emigrants to New Zealand Association football defenders Naturalised citizens of New Zealand New Zealand association footballers New Zealand international footballers Manurewa AFC players Papatoetoe AFC players Sittingbourne F.C. players New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in England