Rebecca Tegg
New Zealand footballer
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Rebecca Tegg (born 18 December 1985) is an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Rebecca Tegg | ||
| Date of birth | 18 December 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Melbourne Victory | 10 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007– | New Zealand | 10 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 January 2009 | |||
Tegg made her full Football Ferns debut in a 0–3 loss to Australia on 19 July 2007, 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).
Tegg 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).[3]
Tegg formally played for Melbourne Victory in the Australian W-League.
Tegg has a master's degree from Auckland University of Technology, with a thesis examining a soccer intervention for children.[4]
