Barbara Cox (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 May 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | New Zealand | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1987 | New Zealand | 34 | (0) |
Barbara Douglas Cox MBE (born 10 May 1947) is a former association football player who represented New Zealand.
Cox captained the New Zealand women's team in their first ever international as they beat Hong Kong 2–0 on 25 August 1975[1] at the inaugural AFC Women's Asian Cup.[2][3] She finished her international career with 34 caps to her credit.[4]
In the 1996 New Year Honours, Cox was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to soccer.[5]
Cox has a 1998 Master's degree from the University of Auckland titled Multiple bodies : sportswomen, soccer and sexuality and a PhD completed in 2010 titled Issues of power in a history of women's football in New Zealand: A Foucauldian genealogy, under the supervision of Toni Bruce.[6][7]
In 2013, Cox became a founding committee member of the independent group Friends of Football[8]
Cox's daughters Michele Cox and Tara Cox also represented New Zealand.[4]
