Wendi Henderson
New Zealand footballer
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Wendi Judith Henderson (born 16 July 1971) is an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wendi Judith Henderson | ||
| Date of birth | 16 July 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–2008 | New Zealand | 64 | (16) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018 | New Zealand (assistant) | ||
Henderson made her full Football Ferns debut as a substitute in a 3–0 win over Hawaii on 12 December 1987. She was for a time New Zealand's most capped female player with 64 caps and 16 goals to her credit,[1] before Hayley Moorwood surpassed this total on 19 June 2011.[2]
Henderson represented New Zealand at the Women's World Cup finals in China in 1991,[3][4] and again in 2007,[5] becoming the first New Zealand player to represent her country in two senior football world cups.[6]
In 2018, Henderson served as an assistant coach for New Zealand at the 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup.[7]
