Mark Elrick Explained

Mark Elrick
Fullname:Mark Elrick
Birth Date:1967 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Height:1.68m (05.51feet)
Position:striker
Years1:1992–1995
Years2:1996
Years3:1996–1999
Years4:1999–2000
Years5:2000–2001
Years6:2001–2002
Years7:2006–
Clubs1:North Shore United
Clubs2:Waitakere City F.C.
Clubs3:Central United
Clubs4:Football Kingz
Clubs5:Central United
Clubs6:Onehunga Sports
Clubs7:Hawke's Bay United
Caps4:6
Caps7:4
Goals4:1
Goals7:1
Nationalyears1:1995–2000
Nationalteam1:New Zealand
Nationalcaps1:30
Nationalgoals1:3

Mark Elrick (born 7 April 1967 in Auckland) is a retired New Zealand soccer player who last played as a striker for Hawke's Bay United. He is mostly being used as a substitute, due to his age.

He has played for several teams in his native country and came out of retirement in November 2006 to join struggling Hawke's Bay. He had been player-coach at Onehunga Sports in Auckland for the last two years. A spectator at Hawke's Bay's 2–1 loss to Waitakere United Elrick approached Jonathan Gould after the match and asked if the Park Island club would be interested in his services. An agreement was immediately reached on the spot. Also, he works occasionally as a football commentator for SKY TV.[1]

Elrick scored a hat-trick in the final of the 1999 New Zealand National Soccer League, a match which Central United won 3–1 over Dunedin Technical.

He has played 40 times for the New Zealand national soccer team, the All Whites, including 30 A-internationals in which he scored 3 goals.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Bidwell. Hamish. SOCCER: Veteran striker signs up. 8 January 2018. NZ Herald. 15 November 2006.
  2. Web site: A-International Appearances - Overall . The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website . 2008-07-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081007054503/http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm . 7 October 2008 .
  3. Web site: A-International Scorers - Overall . The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website . 2008-07-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090616123344/http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1842.htm . 16 June 2009 .