Duncan Oughton
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| Personnel | ||
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| Surname | Duncan Oughton | |
| birthday | June 14, 1977 | |
| place of birth | Wellington , New Zealand | |
| size | 175 cm | |
| position | Defender / midfielder | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| University of Otago | ||
| 1997-2000 | Cal State Fullerton | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 2001-2010 | Columbus crew | 136 (3) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) 2 |
| 2002-2009 | New Zealand | 25 (2) |
| Stations as a trainer | ||
| Years | station | |
| 2011-2013 | Columbus Crew (Assistant) | |
| 2013– | Toronto FC (Assistant) | |
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1 Only league games are given. As of September 27, 2010 2 As of October 27, 2009 |
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Duncan Oughton (born June 14, 1977 in Wellington ) is a former New Zealand football player . He played his entire career as a professional soccer player with the Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer .
He is currently assistant coach at Toronto FC , which also play in the MLS.
Career
Youth and college
Oughton attended the University of Otago before moving to California State University Fullerton in 1997 . In his senior year at Cal State, he scored 17 goals and set up 8 more.
Columbus crew
In 2001 he was selected as the 10th pick by the Columbus crew in the MLS SuperDraft. In his first season he was able to assert himself on the pitch, this was due to the fact that he could be used both in midfield and in defense. He was on the field a total of 20 times, 12 of them from the beginning. He missed the 2005 season due to a knee injury and was released from the crew in May 2006. But he continued to train with the team and was re-signed in August 2006.
In the years to come, Oughton was less and less on the pitch. In 2006 he played only 9 games in the MLS, in 2008 only five.
After the 2010 season, his contract was no longer renewed. Even with the MLS Re-Entry Draft 2010, where already active MLS players can find a new team, he was unable to win a new team.
On February 3, 2011, he announced his retirement from active football and became the new Assistant Technical Director at Columbus.
National team
For the New Zealand national soccer team , he completed his first international match at the 2002 Oceania Cup , in the first group match against Tahiti. In total, he played 25 times for the New Zealanders.
During 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup he was part of the squad. In 2009 he played his last game against South Africa.
Career as a coach
After retiring as an active player, Oughton became assistant coach and assistant to the technical director for the Columbus Crew. He also worked as a commentator for regional television stations Ohio News Network and Fox Sports Ohio.
During the 2013 season he moved to Toronto FC, where he is also the team's assistant coach.
He holds the Coach B license from the United States Soccer Federation .
successes
Columbus crew
- Major League Soccer MLS Cup (1): 2008
- Major League Soccer Supporters Shield (3): 2004 , 2008 , 2009
- Lamar Hunt US Open Cup (1): 2002
New Zealand
Web links
- Duncan Oughton in the database of weltfussball.de
- Duncan Oughton . Major League Soccer, archived from the original onMarch 8, 2010; accessed on June 12, 2018(English, original website no longer available).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Oughton, Duncan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wellington , New Zealand |