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Geoff Brand

Personal information

Full name

Geoff C Brand

Date of birth

14 May 1946 (age 78)

Place of birth

England

Height

1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

Position(s)

Striker

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps

(Gls)

1970–1973

Stop Out

Total

(4^{[citation needed]})

International career

1971–1973

New Zealand

(2)

Medal record

Men's association football

Representing New Zealand
OFC Nations Cup
Winner	1973 New Zealand

*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Geoff Brand (born 14 May 1946) is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.

Originally from Cambridgeshire he joined the Metropolitan Police Cadets in London on 3 May 1963. In 1966, aged 19 years, he played for the Metropolitan Police in the Metropolitan League which at that time included Arsenal, West Ham and Spurs Youth Teams. After turning down trials at West ham and Arsenal he left London, following his Kiwi fiancée Robyn, and joined the police in New Zealand until retirement in June 2001 at the rank of Inspector having served at Wellington, Lower Hutt, National H/Q's, Taumarunui, Tauranga, Auckland Central and South Auckland.

Brand scored on his full All Whites debut in a 2–4 loss to New Caledonia on 18 July 1971^[1] and ended his international playing career with 11 A-international caps and 2 goals to his credit,^[2]^[3] his final cap an appearance in a 0–4 loss to Iraq on 24 March 1973 in the 1974 World Cup Qualifying Series in Australia.^[1] He was regarded as one of the best exponents of the central strikers role in the 4.3.3 system of play of that era.^{[citation needed]}

Honours

New Zealand

OFC Nations Cup: 1973^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
^ "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
^ "A-International Scorers - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
^ "Oceania Cup 1973". Retrieved 14 October 2024.

External links

Geoff Brand – FIFA competition record (archived)

v t e New Zealand squad – 1973 Oceania Cup winners (1st title)
B. Armstrong R. Armstrong Bland Brand Curtin Ferguson Hardman Lake Latimour Marley Morris Sibley Staines Taylor Tillotson Tindall Turner Vest Coach: Truman

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