New Zealand footballer (born 1970)
Chris Jackson (born 18 July 1970) is a former association football player who representedNew Zealand. He last played forDapto Dandaloo Fury FC.
Jackson was born inNapier, and began his senior career withNapier City Rovers, the team he joined while still a student atNapier Boys' High School. He subsequently moved to Australia to joinMelbourne Knights in theNational Soccer League in 1992. Jackson joined theFootball Kingz when the New Zealand franchise were accepted into theA-League in 1999 captaining the first ever professional game in New Zealand soccer history.[1]
International career
[edit]Jackson made his fullAll Whites debut in the Kings Cup Thailand in January 1990 against North Korea.[2] He was included in the New Zealand side for the1999 Confederations Cup finals tournament[3] and again when New Zealand qualified for the2003 Confederations Cup. Jackson ended his international having played 72 times and scored 12 goals for New Zealand, including 60 A-international caps in which he scored 10 times. He captained the All Whites 10 times.[4][5] His final international appearance was as a substitute in a 0–5 loss toFrance on 22 June 2003 as New Zealand bowed out of the Confederations Cup in the group stages.[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year[6]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|
| New Zealand | 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 2 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 1 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 3 |
| 2000 | 8 | 1 |
| 2001 | 7 | 3 |
| 2002 | 6 | 0 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 60 | 10 |
|---|
- Scores and results list New Zealand's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jackson goal.
List of international goals scored by Chris Jackson| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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| 1 | 22 June 1995 | Estadio Nacional,Santiago, Chile |  Paraguay | 2–3 | 2–3 | Friendly | [7] |
| 2 | 28 June 1995 | Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera,Rivera, Uruguay |  Uruguay | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly | [8] |
| 3 | 7 June 1997 | Govind Park,Ba, Fiji |  Fiji | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | [9] |
| 4 | 16 June 1996 | Rajamangala Stadium,Bangkok, Thailand |  Thailand | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly | [10] |
| 5 | 2–2 |
| 6 | 1 July 1999 | Shah Alam Stadium,Shah Alam, Malaysia |  Malaysia | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly | [11] |
| 7 | 19 June 2000 | Stade Pater,Papeete, Tahiti |  Tahiti | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2000 OFC Nations Cup | [12] |
| 8 | 11 June 2001 | North Harbour Stadium,North Shore, New Zealand |  Solomon Islands | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | [13] |
| 9 | 4–0 |
| 10 | 13 June 2001 | North Harbour Stadium, North Shore, New Zealand |  Vanuatu | 3–0 | 7–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | [14] |
- New Zealand Player of the Year:1992 and 1995[15]
- New Zealand Young Player of the Year: 1988[15]
- 2010 Illawarra player of the year
