Mark Burton (soccer player)

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Mark Burton
Personnel
birthday May 18, 1974
place of birth WellingtonNew Zealand
size 180 cm
position midfield
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1994-1995 Werder Bremen II 31 0(0)
1995-1998 VfL Osnabrück 68 (11)
1998-1999 Kickers Emden 25 0(5)
1999-2000 VfB Lübeck 11 0(1)
2000-2004 Football Kingz 69 0(2)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1998-2003 New Zealand 15 0(5)
1 Only league games are given.

Mark Burton (born May 18, 1974 in Wellington ) is a former New Zealand football player who played in Germany and in his home country, as well as in the New Zealand national team.

Career

In Germany, Burton began his career with the Werder Bremen reserve team in the Regionalliga Nord , where he was active until 1995. For the 1995/1996 season he moved to VfL Osnabrück and played there until 1998 before he was transferred to Kickers Emden . After only one year in Emden, he finally moved to his last station in Germany: Burton played for VfB Lübeck for one year before moving to his home country in 2000 to join Football Kingz , where he was active until 2004.

National team

For the New Zealand national team, Burton played the OFC Nations Cup in 1998 and 2002 , and in 1998 he scored the decisive winning goal against Australia to win the title. He also played for his country in the Confederations Cup in Mexico in 1999 and in France in 2003 .

successes

  • OFC Nations Cup Winner 1998
  • Participant in the Confederations Cup in 1999 and 2003

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