Aaran Lines
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aaran Franklyn Lines | ||
| Date of birth | 21 December 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Lower Hutt, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
| Werder Bremen | |||
| 1993–1997 | Werder Bremen | ||
| 1997–1998 | Kickers Emden | 14 | (4) |
| 1998–1999 | VfL Osnabrück | 40 | (1) |
| 1999–2001 | Football Kingz | 30 | (2) |
| 2002 | Dresdner SC | 9 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Ruch Chorzów | 22 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Arka Gdynia | 5 | (0) |
| 2005 | Portland Timbers | 23 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 43 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| New Zealand U17 | 10 | (0) | |
| New Zealand U20 | 8 | (0) | |
| New Zealand U23 | 9 | (0) | |
| 1996–2004 | New Zealand | 31 | (4) |
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2009–2010 | Buffalo Flash (W-League) | ||
| 2011 | Western New York Flash (WPS) | ||
| 2012 | Western New York Flash (WPSL Elite) | ||
| 2013–2015 | Western New York Flash (NWSL) | ||
Aaran Franklyn Lines (born 21 December 1976 in Lower Hutt) is a retired New Zealand association football player and former head coach of the Western New York Flash. He has represented New Zealand at international level.
Lines moved to Germany at the age of 16 to join SV Werder Bremen Youth team of the German Bundesliga, following his appearance in the U-17 World Cup in Japan. Lines played 80 games with the Werder Bremen youth team, 60 games with the reserve team eventually worked his way up to the First team. In 1997, Lines moved to Vfl Osnabruck where he appeared in over 80 matches in the first and second Bundesliga. At the start of the new century, the New Zealand native headed back home to play in the newly launched A-League for the Auckland Football Kingz (now the Wellington Phoenix). Following his stint in the A-League, Lines returned to Europe where he played for Dresdener SC of the German second Bundesliga, and Ruch Chorzow and Arka Gdynia of the Polish first division. Lines then headed to America to play for the Portland Timbers of the USL, and in 2006 made the move to Rochester, NY to play for the Rhinos. Lines appeared in over 40 matches for the Rhinos in the last two years of his career, including the 2006 USL Championship match.
Lines played representative age group football for New Zealand, making ten New Zealand U17, eight New Zealand U20 and nine New Zealand U23 appearances before making his full New Zealand debut in a 1–0 win over Tahiti on 25 September 1998.
He was included in the New Zealand side for the 1999 Confederations Cup finals tournament in Mexico where he featured in all three group games, and again for the 2003 Confederations Cup finals tournament in France where he made a single appearance against Japan.
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