Che Bunce
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Che Bunce | ||
Date of birth | 29 August 1975 | ||
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Waikato | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992–1994 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
1994–1995 | Napier City Rovers | ? | (?) |
1996���1997 | Melville United | ? | (?) |
1997 | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | (0) |
1997–1999 | Breiðablik | 40 | (1) |
1999–2002 | Football Kingz | 43 | (2) |
2001 | →Breiðablik | 9 | (1) |
2003 | Drogheda United | ? | (1) |
2003–2004 | Randers FC | 19 | (2) |
2004–2006 | Waikato | ? | (3) |
2006–2007 | New Zealand Knights | 19 | (1) |
2007 | Coventry City | 0 | (0) |
2007 | Navua | ? | (0) |
2008 | Waikato | 5 | (0) |
2008 | Melville United | ? | (?) |
2008–2009 | Hawke's Bay United | 10 | (2) |
2009 | Melville United | 18 | (12) |
2009–2011 | Waikato | ? | (?) |
National team‡ | |||
1998–2007 | New Zealand | 29 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 April 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:20, 12 May 2013 (GMT) |
Che Bunce (born 29 August 1975 in Auckland) is a New Zealand footballer was a player-coach for Waikato FC in the NZFC. He is a lawyer by trade.[1]
Club career[]
In April 2006 he signed for New Zealand Knights where he was captain for the A-League 2006-07 season.[2]
Bunce was on trial at Scottish Premier League side Dundee United in late January 2007,[3] and despite being expected to join the Terrors, joined Coventry City instead. Bunce failed to make an appearance for City and was told in April 2007 that he was free to leave the Ricoh Arena at the end of the season.[4]
International career[]
Bunce played for the New Zealand U-23 and made 29 appearances for the New Zealand national football team, the All Whites from 1998, scoring 2 goals.,[5][6]
His last appearance was on 24 March 2007 when the All Whites endured an embarrassing 4–0 loss to Costa Rica.
References[]
- ^ "Che Bunce - Harkness Henry Specialist lawyers based in Hamilton". www.harknesshenry.co.nz. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ New Zealand Knights F.C., retrieved 12 December 2006
- ^ "NZ Knights defender Bunce on way to Dundee Utd". tribalfootball.com. 23 January 2007. Archived from the original on 8 October 2007.
- ^ "Coventry trio told they can leave". BBC Sport website. 13 April 2007.
- ^ "A-International Appearances – Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. 1 June 2008. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
- ^ "A-International Scorers – Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. 1 June 2008. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
External links[]
- Che Bunce Interview
- No kidding, Bunce still has it
- Kiwi finds a niche in Iceland league
- Che Bunce – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Che Bunce at Soccerbase
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Association footballers from Auckland
- New Zealand association footballers
- New Zealand international footballers
- Navua F.C. players
- A-League players
- National Soccer League (Australia) players
- Drogheda United F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- Breiðablik UBK players
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Football Kingz F.C. players
- New Zealand Knights FC players
- Randers FC players
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- Hawke's Bay United FC players
- Waikato FC players
- Napier City Rovers FC players
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- 1998 OFC Nations Cup players
- 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2000 OFC Nations Cup players
- 2004 OFC Nations Cup players
- New Zealand expatriate association footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Iceland
- Expatriate footballers in Denmark
- Expatriate footballers in Fiji
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Iceland
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Fiji
- Association football central defenders