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Leo Bertos

Date of birth: 20/12/1981
Place of birth: Wellington
Position: Midfield/Defence
Current club: Wellington Phoenix
Previous clubs: Perth Glory (AUS), Woksop Town (ENG), Scarbourough (ENG), York City (ENG), Chester City (ENG), Rochdale (ENG), Barnsely (ENG), Wellington Olympic

‘A’ internationals: 50
‘A’ international debut: 12 Oct, 2003 vs Iran

Other National Teams: NZ U-23

FIFA Tournaments: FIFA 2009 Condederations Cup, FIFA World Cup 2010

 

Biography

Northland born and raised, Abby Erceg first started playing for Whangarei Rovers as a five year old. A qualified personal trainer, Erceg enjoys tennis and free running in her limited spare time.

One of the youngest players to reach 50 caps, Erceg did so at great pace setting a record for 37 consecutive starting appearances from her debut in late 2006 until injury in 2009 ruled her out of a friendly in Japan. Remarkably, the only other ‘A’ international Erceg has missed since her debut was a World Cup qualifier in 2010 for which she was rested.

Of Maori (Ngapuhi) heritage, Erceg’s favourite opponents to play are New Zealand’s Trans-Tasman rivals Australia while her most memorable moment , alongside playing at the 2008 Olympic Games, is scoring New Zealand’s first ever goal at an U-20 World Cup (against hosts Russia in 2006).

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