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Alan Vest
New Zealand football player and manager (1939–2025) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alan Vest (5 September 1939 – 30 October 2025) was a professional football player and manager. Born in England, he made 17 appearances for the New Zealand national team, scoring six goals.
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Career
Vest scored on his full international debut for the New Zealand national team in a 4–1 win over New Caledonia on 17 September 1972[2] and ended his international playing career with 17 A-international caps and 6 goals to his credit,[3][4] his final cap for the All Whites being in a 0–0 draw with Iran on 12 August 1973.[2]
Vest first coached Rugby Town in the 1960s and then Rochdale United. It is in Australia where Vest has made his mark with the Yorkshireman coaching NSL teams when they were at their peak in the 1970s. After stints in New Zealand and in Perth as a director of coaching at the Football Federation of Western Australia. Vest spent time in Asia with Sarawak and Geylang United before returning to Australia.[5]
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Death
Vest was from Barnsley, England. He resided in Perth, Australia in later life.
He died on 30 October 2025, at the age of 86.[6]
Honours
Player
New Zealand
Manager
Sarawak FA
Perth Glory
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