Raf de Gregorio(born 20 May 1977 inWellington) is aNew Zealandformer professionalassociation footballplayer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raffaele de Gregorio | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Wellington,New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft9+1⁄2in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | YoungHeart Manawatu | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Western Suburbs FC | ||
| 1998 | Bohemians | 7 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | FC Dordrecht | 22 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Clyde | 8 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Football Kingz | 21 | (1) |
| 2003 | FC Jokerit | 8 | (2) |
| 2004 | HJK Helsinki | 11 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Team Wellington | 9 | (4) |
| 2005 | HJK Helsinki | 16 | (1) |
| 2005–2008 | Team Wellington | 31 | (5) |
| 2008– | YoungHeart Manawatu | 23 | (0) |
| Total | 156 | (14) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2000–2007 | New Zealand | 23 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 February 2007 | |||
Club career
editDe Gregorio began his senior club career withWellington Unitedin 1997 before spending time in Europe withBohemians,FC DordrechtandClyde.He returned to New Zealand in 2003 where he was a regular with theFootball Kingz.A short spell with Finnish sideFC Jokeritfollowed, before once again returning to New Zealand withTeam Wellington.In 2005 de Gregorio again returned to Europe for a short spell withHJK Helsinki,but later rejoinedTeam Wellington.[1]
International career
editHe has also played for theNew Zealand national football team,theAll Whites,collecting 23 caps (scoring 2 goals) since making his debut in 2000 againstChina.[2][3] De Gregorio was included in the New Zealand2003 Confederations Cupsquad.[4]He scored New Zealand's only goal of the tournament in a 1–3 loss againstColombia.[5]
References
edit- ^"Australian Player Database".OzFootball.Retrieved19 September2008.
- ^"A-International Appearances - Overall".The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived fromthe originalon 1 May 2009.Retrieved25 July2008.
- ^"A-International Scorers - Overall".The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived fromthe originalon 12 September 2009.Retrieved25 July2008.
- ^"New Zealand International Matches - Details 2000-2006".RSSSF.Retrieved19 September2008.
- ^"Confederations Cup flashback: 2003 wonder goal a special moment for Raf de Gregorio".Stuff.15 June 2017.Retrieved3 September2018.
External links
edit- Raf de Gregorio–FIFAcompetition record (archived)
- Raf de Gregorioat National-Football-Teams.com
- Dutch league stats- Voetbal International