Full name Daniel John Hay Name Danny Hay Years Team Role Footballer | 1997–1999 Perth Glory Height 1.92 m 1999–2002 Leeds United | |
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Date of birth (1975-05-15) 15 May 1975 (age 40) 1998–1999 Green Bay-Titirangi United | ||
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Daniel "Danny" Hay (born 15 May 1975) is a New Zealand footballer who has represented New Zealand as a centre back and captained Waitakere United in the New Zealand Football Championship.
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- Nz u 17 coach danny hay on ofc u 17 championship
- Club career
- International career
- Managerial career
- Controversy
- References
Nz u 17 coach danny hay on ofc u 17 championship
Club career
He started the 2006–2007 season as inaugural captain for the Auckland-based New Zealand Knights, but left the club in December following a falling out with management, before playing out the season with Perth Glory.
He appeared in the English Premier League and in the UEFA Champions League, playing for Leeds United. However, he failed to reach his full potential in England due to constant injuries. In England he is probably most remembered for playing in Barcelona's 4–0 thrashing of Leeds despite them going on to reach the semi-final. He also he came on as a substitute for Jonathan Woodgate against Liverpool in a memorable 4–3 victory for Leeds in November 2000.
In New Zealand he played for Green Bay-Titirangi United, Waitakere United and Central United. He also played for Walsall in England.
International career
Hay appeared for the New Zealand national football team, the All Whites. His first goal for his country came against Fiji in the 1998 Oceania Nations Cup in a 1–0 win. In 2006, Hay was awarded the captaincy of the All Whites.
In 2007, he retired from international football to pursue a teaching career at Sacred Heart College in Auckland which also involves him training the First XI and youth development teams.
Managerial career
Hay was appointed as coach of the New Zealand under-17 national team in April 2015. He was manager of the U17s at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup where they lost to Brazil in the round of 16 having qualified from a group featuring Syria, Paraguay and finishing second-place in to France.
In February 2017, his team won the 2017 OFC U-17 Championship with a 7–0 win over New Caledonia in the final and qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Controversy
Hay, then a teacher and coach at Sacred Heart College, Auckland, courted controversy in June 2012 by criticising All White coach Ricki Herbert's tactics following a defeat in the 2012 OFC Nations Cup to the Solomon Islands. Hay was quoted as saying "It's a little bit scary that you've got one person dictating all the ideas and there's nothing fresh coming through. He's got tactically lazy and to play three at the back in Honiara was horrific in those conditions, with the type of players we had available to us."