Thomas Duncan Ormond (born 10 October 1950) is a former

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player who represented

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at international level.

Biography

Ormond was born in Harthill, Scotland, on 10 October 1950, and migrated with his family to New Zealand in 1961. He became a naturalised New Zealand citizen in 1979. Ormond scored the winner on his full All Whites debut in a 1–0 win over

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on 13 June 1979 and ended his international playing career with seven A-international caps to his credit. His debut goal was the only international goal he scored in official

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matches. He earned his final cap in a 3–0 loss to

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on 18 September 1980. Ormond comes from good football pedigree, his uncle

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, while his father Bert Ormond and brother Ian Ormond and 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 , ...

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References

1950 births Living people Scottish emigrants to New Zealand Naturalised citizens of New Zealand New Zealand men's association footballers New Zealand men's international footballers Men's association football players not categorized by position {{NewZealand-footy-bio-stub