Personal information | |||
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Full name | Keith R Nelson | ||
Date of birth | 18 February 1947 | ||
Place of birth | Scotland | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1978 | Hamilton | 88 | (116) |
1979–1984 | Mount Wellington | 127 | (65) |
National team | |||
1977–1983 | New Zealand | 20 | (16) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Keith Nelson is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.
Nelson made his full All Whites debut in a 3-0 win over New Caledonia on March 5, 1977 and ended his international playing career with 20 A-international caps and 16 goals to his credit, including 2 hat-tricks against Chinese Taipei and Fiji. He gained his final cap gained in a 2-0 win over Ghana on June 7, 1983.
Nelson won New Zealand Player of the Year in 1976 and again in 1982 despite failing to make the final 23 man squad for New Zealand's first appearance at the World Cup finals that year.