Ian Hunter (born 10 August 1961) is an Australian former

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er.

Playing career

Club career

Hunter made his

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debut for

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in 1980. In 1981, he transferred to Marconi before a stint at Penrith City. He returned to Blacktown City in 1991.

International career

In 1978, he toured with the Australian Schoolboy team that played in the

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. Hunter played for the Australian under-20 team in 1978 in

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qualifying matches against Papua New Guinea and New Zealand as well as in a friendly match against

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. In 1979 Hunter toured with an Australian under-20 team that played matches against a number of club and national youth teams. He played in wins against

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and a draw against

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. Hunter made his full international debut for

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at the

1980 OFC Nations Cup The 1980 OFC Nations Cup was held in Nouméa, New Caledonia. The eight participating teams were Australia, Fiji, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Tahiti. Australia defeated Tahiti 4-2 in the fi ...

against

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at the age of 18 years and 200 days. Hunter came on as a substitute at half time in the match before scoring three goals in an 11-2 win for Australia. In four matches at the tournament, including three B international matches, Hunter scored five goals tying with

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as leading goalscorer. In 1981, he played four matches as captain of the Australia under-20 team that made the quarter finals of the

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held in Australia. He scored a goal in Australia's opening match of the tournament against Argentina, a match Australia won 2-1.

Coaching career

Hunter coached Springwood in the New South Wales Second Division in 2008.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hunter, Ian 1961 births Living people Association football forwards Australian soccer players Australia international soccer players 1980 Oceania Cup players