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Steve Sumner is a former New Zealand footballer who played for the national team from 1977 to 1988. He was born on 2 April 1955 in England, United Kingdom. He is the first New Zealander to play in the English Football League. Sumner began his career with the Christchurch United club in New Zealand before moving to England in 1977 to play for Preston North End. He went on to play for Bolton Wanderers, Brighton & Hove Albion, and West Bromwich Albion before returning to New Zealand in 1988. Sumner made his debut for the New Zealand national team in 1977 and went on to make a total of 43 appearances for the All Whites, scoring 11 goals. He was part of the 1982 FIFA World Cup squad and was named New Zealand Player of the Year in 1983. Sumner retired from professional football in 1988 and went on to become a coach. He was the head coach of the New Zealand national team from 1995 to 1998 and was the head coach of the New Zealand U-23 team from 1999 to 2002. As of 2021, Steve Sumner's net worth is estimated to be around $1 million.

Popular As Steven Paul Sumner
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Age 62 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 2 April 1955
Birthday 2 April
Birthplace Preston, England
Date of death 8 February 2017,
Died Place New Zealand
Nationality United Kingdom

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2017

After retiring Sumner maintained his involvement in football, being employed by TVNZ as a media personality. More significantly he sat on the Executive Board of the Wellington Phoenix bringing much needed professional playing experience to the table. In August 2015, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, from which he died on 8 February 2017, aged 61.

2013

An active and attacking midfielder, Sumner scored a national record six goals during New Zealand's 13–0 defeat of Fiji during the 1982 World Cup qualifying campaign. He was also one of New Zealand's only two scorers in the 1982 World Cup Finals tournament in Spain (along with Steve Wooddin), in New Zealand's 5–2 loss to Scotland. He was the first player of the FIFA Oceania zone to score in a World Cup.

1991

In 1991, he was inducted into the New Zealand Soccer Media Association Hall of Fame and was then awarded FIFA's top award, the FIFA Order of Merit, before the opening of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, along with Johan Cruyff and former South African president Thabo Mbeki.

1976

His international career spanned from 1976 to 1988, including a record 105 appearances for New Zealand (beating the record previously held by Brian Turner), 58 of which were A-internationals.

1973

Sumner began his football as an apprentice at Blackpool before moving to New Zealand in 1973 to play for Christchurch United, winning the National League in his first year. Sumner went on to win 6 Chatham Cups and 5 league titles. He is the only player to have won six Chatham Cup winners medals.

1955

Steven Paul Sumner ONZM (2 April 1955 – 8 February 2017) was an English-born, New Zealand football player, who was captain of the national team during the country's first successful campaign to qualify for the World Cup, in 1982.

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