Kenny Cresswell Explained

Kenny Cresswell
Fullname:Kenneth Grant Cresswell
Height:1.75m (05.74feet)
Position:Midfielder
Birth Date:4 June 1958
Birth Place:Invercargill, New Zealand
Clubs2:Gisborne City
Nationalyears1:1978–1987
Nationalteam1:New Zealand
Nationalcaps1:33
Nationalgoals1:2

Kenneth "Kenny" Grant Cresswell (born 4 June 1958 in New Zealand) is an association football player who represented New Zealand internationally, appearing in all 3 matches of New Zealand's first FIFA World Cup finals appearance.[1]

Career

Cresswell made his full All Whites debut in a 2–0 win over Singapore on 1 October 1978.[2] He played in all 3 matches at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain,[3] where they lost to Scotland, USSR and Brazil. Cresswell ended his international playing career having played 64 times for New Zealand, of which 33 were official full internationals[4] in which he scored 2 goals.[5] His final cap was a substitute appearance in a 12–0 win over Western Samoa on 11 November 1987.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nzsoccer.com/page/1982_world_cup_team.html NZ 1982 World Cup
  2. Web site: A-International Lineups. The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. 12 February 2009.
  3. https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=59/teams/team=43978.html 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain - New Zealand squad
  4. 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 .
  5. 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 .