Dave Mulligan
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David James Mulligan (born 24 March 1982) is a New Zealand former football player and head coach.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | David James Mulligan[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1982-03-24) 24 March 1982 (age 42)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Fazakerley, Liverpool, England[3] | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[4] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder; right-back | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–2000 | Barnsley | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2003 | Barnsley | 66 | (1) |
2004–2006 | Doncaster Rovers | 77 | (4) |
2006–2008 | Scunthorpe United | 24 | (1) |
2007 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2008 | Port Vale | 13 | (1) |
2008–2010 | Wellington Phoenix | 3 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Auckland City | 22 | (9) |
2012–2013 | Waitakere United | 6 | (5) |
2013–2014 | Hawke's Bay United | 15 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Waitakere United | 11 | (2) |
Total | 243 | (24) | |
International career | |||
1999–1999 | New Zealand U-17 | 3 | (2) |
New Zealand U-20 | |||
2003–2004 | New Zealand U-23 | ||
2002–2010 | New Zealand | 28 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
2016–20?? | East Coast Bays | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in England, he began his career at Barnsley, making his first-team debut in October 2001. He became a first-team regular in the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons, before joining Doncaster Rovers in February 2004. He helped the club to the Third Division title in the 2003–04 campaign. He was signed to Scunthorpe United in June 2006 and won the League One title with the club in 2006–07. He was loaned out to Grimsby Town in November 2007 and took a free transfer to Port Vale in January 2008. He returned to New Zealand six months later to sign with A-League club Wellington Phoenix. He joined New Zealand Football Championship club Auckland City in 2010 and helped the club to two successive OFC Champions League titles, before he moved to Waitakere United in 2012, and Hawke's Bay United in 2013. He returned to Waitakere United the next year.
He earned national representation at under-17, under-20, under-23 and full international level. He was selected for two FIFA Confederations Cup competitions, and was also named in the 2010 FIFA World Cup squad. He earned 28 senior caps and scored three goals in World Cup qualification matches with Vanuatu.
He began his coaching career as head coach at East Coast Bays in October 2016.