Brian Alfred Turner (born 31 July 1949 in England), was a New Zealandfootball player, who was a prominent squad member during the country's first successful campaign to qualify for the FIFA World Cup, in 1982. He was assistant coach[2] for the New Zealand national team that played in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Turner has served on the coaching staffs of Wellington Phoenix FC, Auckland Manukau United, Onehunga Sports, and Fencibles AFC 2013.
Club career
Turner was born in England and moved to New Zealand at an early age. He began his senior playing career in New Zealand with Ponsonby and Eden before returning to England in 1968 where he joined Chelsea FC for a season, but failed to make a 1st team appearance. He then moved to Portsmouth FC for a short stint and ultimately to Brentford FC where he spent 2 and a half seasons. Turner returned to New Zealand in 1972 where he spent 8 seasons with Mt Wellington. In 1981 Turner moved to Australia, playing first with Blacktown City then Wollongong Wolves[3] before once again returning to his adopted country to play for Gisborne City, Papatoetoe and Mt Wellington again.[4]
International career
He made his A-International debut in a 3–5 loss against trans-Tasman rival Australia on 5 November 1967 in the 1967 South Vietnam Independence Cup[5] and went on to earn 59 A-international caps in which he scored a credible 21 goals.[6][7] His international career spanned a then national record 102 appearances in the All White strip including unofficial matches.[8]
Turner was an integral member of the New Zealand side that qualified for the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain, playing in all but 3 qualifying matches. However, his only appearance at the finals was as a late substitute in the 0–4 loss to Brazil. It was to be his last game for his adopted country, Turner announcing his international retirement after their elimination following group stage losses against Scotland, USSR and Brazil.[8]
Turner continued to play domestically in New Zealand through his thirties before continuing his football involvement in coaching roles.[8] Brian's achievements earned him three Player of the Year titles, and in 1995 he was inducted into the New Zealand Soccer Hall of Fame[9]
Administration career
In 2013, Turner founded the independent group Friends of Football[10]
Brian Turner at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
February 01, 2023
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For other people named Brian Turner see Brian Turner disambiguation Brian Alfred Turner born 31 July 1949 in England was a New Zealand football player who was a prominent squad member during the country s first successful campaign to qualify for the FIFA World Cup in 1982 He was assistant coach 2 for the New Zealand national team that played in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Brian TurnerPersonal informationFull nameBrian Alfred Turner 1 Date of birth 1949 07 31 31 July 1949 age 73 Place of birthEast Ham England 1 Position s Midfielder StrikerSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1966Ponsonby2 3 1967Eden15 10 1968 1969Chelsea0 0 1969 1970Portsmouth4 0 1970 1972Brentford92 7 1972 1980Mount Wellington155 62 1981Blacktown City11 2 1981Wollongong Wolves7 0 1982Gisborne City19 1 1983Papatoetoe21 4 1984 1985Mount Wellington40 1986 1988Bay OlympicInternational career1967 1982New Zealand59 21 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Clubs coached 2 Club career 3 International career 4 Administration career 5 Honours 5 1 Individual 5 2 Club 6 References 7 External linksClubs coached EditTurner has served on the coaching staffs of Wellington Phoenix FC Auckland Manukau United Onehunga Sports and Fencibles AFC 2013 Club career EditTurner was born in England and moved to New Zealand at an early age He began his senior playing career in New Zealand with Ponsonby and Eden before returning to England in 1968 where he joined Chelsea FC for a season but failed to make a 1st team appearance He then moved to Portsmouth FC for a short stint and ultimately to Brentford FC where he spent 2 and a half seasons Turner returned to New Zealand in 1972 where he spent 8 seasons with Mt Wellington In 1981 Turner moved to Australia playing first with Blacktown City then Wollongong Wolves 3 before once again returning to his adopted country to play for Gisborne City Papatoetoe and Mt Wellington again 4 International career EditHe made his A International debut in a 3 5 loss against trans Tasman rival Australia on 5 November 1967 in the 1967 South Vietnam Independence Cup 5 and went on to earn 59 A international caps in which he scored a credible 21 goals 6 7 His international career spanned a then national record 102 appearances in the All White strip including unofficial matches 8 Turner was an integral member of the New Zealand side that qualified for the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain playing in all but 3 qualifying matches However his only appearance at the finals was as a late substitute in the 0 4 loss to Brazil It was to be his last game for his adopted country Turner announcing his international retirement after their elimination following group stage losses against Scotland USSR and Brazil 8 Turner continued to play domestically in New Zealand through his thirties before continuing his football involvement in coaching roles 8 Brian s achievements earned him three Player of the Year titles and in 1995 he was inducted into the New Zealand Soccer Hall of Fame 9 Administration career EditIn 2013 Turner founded the independent group Friends of Football 10 Honours EditIndividual Edit New Zealand Player of the Year 1974 1979 1980 NZSMA Hall of Fame 1995 Friends of Football Medal of Excellence 2015 11 Club Edit Mt Wellington National League 1972 1974 1979 1980 Chatham Cup 1973 1980Brentford Football League Fourth Division third place promotion 1971 72 12 References Edit a b Brian Turner Barry Hugman s Footballers Retrieved 17 October 2015 World Cup squad announced Archived 30 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine New Zealand Football Retrieved 31 December 2014 Australian Player Database OzFootball Retrieved 3 September 2008 New Zealand Players Careers RSSSF Retrieved 16 February 2009 Stephen Craig 12 June 2020 Bombs and boots when New Zealand played football in a war zone RNZ A International Appearances Overall The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website Archived from the original on 7 October 2008 Retrieved 25 July 2008 A International Scorers Overall The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website Archived from the original on 13 February 2012 Retrieved 25 July 2008 a b c NZ 1982 World Cup New Zealand Football Archived from the original on 23 July 2008 Retrieved 7 August 2008 Honours List The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website Retrieved 25 July 2008 Friends of Football Committee Archived 1 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine Friends of Football Retrieved 31 December 2014 Medal of Excellence Friends of Football Website 14 November 2015 Archived from the original on 1 July 2017 Retrieved 23 November 2015 White Eric ed 1989 100 Years of Brentford Brentford FC p 391 ISBN 0951526200 External links EditBrian Turner FIFA competition record archived New Zealand 1982 World Cup squad at the Wayback Machine archived 23 July 2008 Brian Turner at Post War English amp Scottish Football League A Z Player s Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brian Turner footballer born 1949 amp oldid 1115279313, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
