Duncan Cummings (born 20 March 1958 in

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) is an Australian former

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player and coach.

Club career

Cummings joined Melbourne Hungaria Soccer Club as a 12-year-old in 1970. After six seasons with Melbourne he transferred to

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for a fee of 8,500 plus proceeds from a match between the two clubs. He played at South Melbourne until 1981.

International career

Cummings made his international debut for

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as a 17-year-old in 1975, becoming the youngest player to represent Australia. After scoring on debut against

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he played only more full international match, against

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in 1976.

References

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