James Bannatyne (born 30 June 1975) is a former New Zealand association football

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. He last played for

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in the

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. Bannatyne is currently the assistant coach for

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in Auckland. He represented

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at international level, generally as backup to

Glen Moss Glen Robert Moss (born 19 January 1983) is a retired New Zealand goalkeeper who played for New Zealand at international level. A foundational member of both the New Zealand Knights and Wellington Phoenix, Moss has competed in 14 seasons of the ...

and

Mark Paston Mark Nelson Paston (born 13 December 1976) is a New Zealand former Goalkeeper (association football), football goalkeeper who most recently played for the Wellington Phoenix FC, Wellington Phoenix in the A-League before announcing his retireme ...

. He has also played for the

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in the now-defunct Australian

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. Bannatyne made his full

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debut in a 2–0 win over

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on 18 June 2001. He was included in the New Zealand squad for the

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in South Africa, along with fellow non-professionals Aaron Scott and Andrew Barron. On 10 May 2010, Bannatyne was named in New Zealand's final 23-man squad to compete at the

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. He retired from international football after returning from the World Cup. His brother,

Stu Bannatyne Stu Bannatyne (born 20 April 1971) is a New Zealand sailor who has competed in eight Volvo Ocean Races. He has won four of those eight. Born in Christchurch, Bannatyne won the Volvo Ocean Race (then known as the Whitbread Round the World Race) ...

, is a round-the-world sailor.

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* 1975 births Living people Sportspeople from Lower Hutt Association football goalkeepers New Zealand association footballers New Zealand international footballers National Soccer League (Australia) players Football Kingz F.C. players Canterbury United players Team Wellington players People educated at Hutt Valley High School 2002 OFC Nations Cup players 2008 OFC Nations Cup players 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2010 FIFA World Cup players {{NewZealand-footy-bio-stub

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