Rachel Howard (footballer)

Rachel Howard
Personal information
Full name Rachel Howard
Date of birth (1977-11-30) 30 November 1977 (age 46)
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2008 New Zealand 14 (0)

Rachel Howard (born 30 November 1977) is an association football goalkeeper who represented New Zealand at international level.[1]

Howard made her Football Ferns debut in a 0–5 loss to the United States on 28 May 1998, and represented New Zealand at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup finals in China,[2] where they lost to Brazil 0–5, Denmark (0-2) and China (0-2). Howard was one of only 3 squad members to not get any playing time in the Tournament.[3]

Howard was also included in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics where they drew with Japan (2-2) before losing to Norway(0-1) and Brazil (0-4).[4] Again, Howard failed to get playing time at the tournament with Jenny Bindon being first choice goalkeeper.

References

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  1. ^ "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  2. ^ "New Zealand Squad List, 2007 Women's World Cup". FIFA. Archived from the original on 13 July 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
  3. ^ "Tournament Statistics – New Zealand". FIFA. Archived from the original on 13 July 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2008.
  4. ^ "Olympic Football Squads Named". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
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