Tony Jamieson
Former international footballer for the Cook Islands
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Tony Lloyd Jamieson (born 16 March 1974) is a former international footballer[1] for the Cook Islands, having played in four FIFA World Cup qualifying campaigns.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tony Lloyd Jamieson | ||
| Date of birth | 16 March 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1981–2000 | North Wellington | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Tupapa Maraerenga | 5 | |
| 2001–2005 | Wellington United | 12 | |
| 2005–2007 | Wairarapa United | 1 | |
| 2007–2008 | Wellington Olympic | 4 | |
| 2008–2010 | Stop Out | ||
| 2010–2011 | Island Bay United | ||
| 2011–2013 | Tupapa Maraerenga | 9 | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2000–2011 | Cook Islands | 22 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 July 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 November 2011 | |||
Playing career
Club
Jamieson started his career as a junior player in Wellington, New Zealand, playing for North Wellington AFC in 1981, aged seven.
Nikao Sokkattack and Rarotonga F.C.
At the age of 26 he became a player for the Cook Islands, his mother's birth country. He played in the Cooks for one-year and coached Tupapa Maraerenga F.C.[3] before returning to Wellington to play for Wellington Diamond United.[4]
North Wellington Diamond United
He played there for five years, until the age of 31.
Nadi FC
In 2005, he joined Nadi F.C. in the Inter-district Cup Tournament (IDC).[citation needed]
He received man of the match awards in the two biggest internationals of his career: against Australia in 2000 and against New Zealand in 2004. Cook Islands lost 17–0[5] and 2–0, respectively.[citation needed]
International
Jamieson made his international debut for the Cook Islands in 2000.[6] In 2010, Jamieson became infamous after sitting with the ball for over minute during a 2–0 defeat to Fiji.[7]
Managerial career
In November 2011, Jamieson was appointed as technical director of the Cook Islands Football Association.[8] In 2013 he formed Football Cook Islands, a group of passionate, long-term football supporters, players, qualified coaches and club officials, concerned about the way football is currently being managed by the national association CIFA.[9] He was subsequently suspended by CIFA[10] and banned from all football-related activities by the Oceania Football Confederation for five years for ethical breaches.[11][12]
Career statistics
International
| Cook Islands | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 22 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 26 November 2011[13]