Adrian Elrick Explained

Adrian Elrick
Fullname:Adrian Coroon Elrick
Birth Date:29 September 1949
Birth Place:Aberdeen, Scotland
Height:1.71 m
Clubnumber:10
Position:Left Back, Sweeper
Years1:1968–1985
Clubs1:North Shore United
Caps1:301
Goals1:98
Nationalyears1:1975–1984
Nationalteam1:New Zealand
Nationalcaps1:53
Nationalgoals1:1

Adrian Coroon Elrick (born 29 September 1949 in Scotland) was an association football player who represented New Zealand.

Moving from Scotland at a young age to New Zealand, Adrian became part of the Auckland football scene. He spent most of his career playing for North Shore United.

Elrick made his full All Whites debut in a 2–0 win over China on 26 July 1975.[1]

He represented the All Whites for all three matches at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain, where they lost to Scotland, USSR and Brazil.[2] Elrick was fortunate enough to grab Zico's coveted No.10 shirt at the end of the New Zealand vs. Brazil game.

Elrick ended his international playing career having pulled on the all white shirt 92 times, including 53 A-international caps in which he scored one goal,[3] [4] his final cap coming in a 0–1 loss to Bahrain on 24 April 1984.

Coaching

As part of Ian Gray's coaching staff in 2010, Elrick took over the defensive coaching duties for North Shore United.[5]

Honours

North Shore United

New Zealand

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A-International Lineups. The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. 12 February 2009.
  2. http://www.nzsoccer.com/page/1982_world_cup_team.html NZ 1982 World Cup
  3. Web site: A-International Appearances – Overall . The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website . 12 February 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081007054503/http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm . 7 October 2008 .
  4. Web site: A-International Scorers – Overall . The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website . 12 February 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090616123344/http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1842.htm . 16 June 2009 .
  5. Web site: New coach sets goals for United . Stuff.co.nz . 7 December 2010 . 12 August 2023 .
  6. Web site: New Zealand 1979 . . 12 August 2023 .
  7. Web site: Chatham Cup Flashback: 50 years ago and the first final outside of Wellington . Friends of Football . 6 July 2023 . 12 August 2023 .
  8. Web site: Socceroo Internationals for 1983 . Oz Football . 12 August 2023 .