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Kenny Cresswell

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Years
  
Team

Height
  
1.75 m

Role
  
Football player


Name
  
Kenny Cresswell

1978–1987
  
New Zealand

Playing position
  
Midfielder

Full name
  
Kenneth Grant Cresswell

Date of birth
  
(1958-06-04) 4 June 1958 (age 57)

Place of birth
  
Invercargill, New Zealand

Kenneth "Kenny" Grant Cresswell (born 4 June 1958 in New Zealand) is an association football player who represented New Zealand internationally, appearing in all 3 matches of New Zealand's first FIFA World Cup finals appearance.

Career

Cresswell made his full All Whites debut in a 2-0 win over Singapore on 1 October 1978. He played in all 3 matches at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain, where they lost to Scotland, USSR and Brazil. Cresswell ended his international playing career having played 64 times for New Zealand, of which 33 were official full internationals in which he scored 2 goals. His final cap was a substitute appearance in a 12-0 win over Western Samoa on 11 November 1987.

References

Kenny Cresswell Wikipedia