Vaughan Coveny

Vaughan Coveny (born 13 December 1971) is a retired football player who frequently represented New Zealand in international matches. Coveny's senior club career spanned 20 years, with his most notable stint being at South Melbourne during their National Soccer League era. He was primarily a striker although he also played as a winger. After retiring from playing, he pursued a coaching career.

Vaughan Coveny
Personal information
Full name Vaughan Barry Coveny
Date of birth (1971-12-13) 13 December 1971
Place of birth Wellington, New Zealand
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Newlands United
Porirua Viard
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990 Waterside Karori 17 (4)
1991–1992 Miramar Rangers ? (?)
1992–1993 Melbourne Knights 22 (4)
1993–1995 Wollongong Wolves 24 (12)
1995–2004 South Melbourne FC 240 (83)
2004 Essendon Royals 5 (2)
2005–2006 South Melbourne FC 36 (14)
2005–2006 → Newcastle Jets (loan) 10 (4)
2006–2007 Newcastle Jets 21 (5)
2007–2009 Wellington Phoenix 27 (1)
2009 South Melbourne FC 14 (4)
2011 Essendon United FC 4 (5)
Total 418 (135)
National team‡
New Zealand U-23
1992–2006 New Zealand 64 (29)
Teams managed
2010–2011 South Melbourne
2011–2014 Melbourne Victory Youth (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 July 2009
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 February 2007

Club career

Coveny began his NSL career at the Melbourne Knights, then moved to Wollongong City, but the majority of his career was spent at South Melbourne in the NSL, and later on, Victorian Premier League. He also spent some time in the A-League, playing for the Newcastle Jets and Wellington Phoenix. On Anzac Day 2009 Coveny scored his 100th goal for South Melbourne FC away at John Ilhan Memorial Reserve against Hume City FC.[1] He retired at the end of the 2009 season.

International career

Coveny made his full New Zealand debut in a 0–0 draw with Fiji on 19 September 1992. He was included in the New Zealand side for both the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup finals tournament,[2] and the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup finals tournament.[3] He ended his international playing career with 64 A-international caps to his credit, his final cap gained in a 1–1 draw with Estonia on 31 May 2006.[4]

Coveny became New Zealand's highest goal scorer on 27 May 2006, when he scored twice in the "All Whites" 3–1 victory over Georgia, bringing his total A-international goal tally to 29.[5][6] and his total including unofficial games to 30 in 71 games, surpassing Jock Newall's long standing record of 28 from only 17 games.[7][8] Coveny record was officially overtaken by Chris Wood on 21 March 2022 when Wood's scored his 30th goal.[9][10] In January 2009, Coveny announced his retirement from international football.[8] He was also the games record holder for the All Whites, until Ivan Vicelich passed him in 2009. He is currently ranked third in appearances for the All Whites, behind Simon Elliott and Vicelich.

International career statistics

[11]

New Zealand
YearAppsGoals
199230
199340
199400
199581
199640
199785
199864
1999101
200000
200159
200210
200351
200456
200510
200642
Total6429

International goals
List of international goals scored by Vaughan Coveny
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 20 June 1995 Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso, Coquimbo, Chile  Turkey 1–0 1–2 Friendly
2 25 January 1997 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia  South Korea 1–0 1–3
3 11 June 1997 North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand  Papua New Guinea 1–0 7–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 2–0
5 6–0
6 18 June 1997  Fiji 2–0 5–0
7 28 September 1998 Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia  Vanuatu 2–0 8–1 1998 OFC Nations Cup
8 3–0
9 5–0
10 6–0
11 29 June 1999 National Stadium, Singapore  Singapore 1–0 1–0 Friendly
12 6 June 2001 North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand  Tahiti 1–0 5–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
13 3–0
14 4–0
15 11 June 2001  Solomon Islands 1–0 5–1
16 3–0
17 13 June 2001  Vanuatu 1–0 7–0
18 2–0
19 5–0
20 24 June 2001 Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia  Australia 1 (pen.)–2 1–4
21 9 June 2003 University of Richmond Stadium, Richmond, United States  United States 1–1 1–2 Friendly
22 2 June 2004 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia  Vanuatu 1–1 2–4 2004 OFC Nations Cup
23 2–3
24 4 June 2004 Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide, Australia  Tahiti 1–0 10–0
25 4–0
26 5–0
27 6 June 2004 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia  Fiji 2–0 2–0
28 25 May 2006 Stadion Altenkirchen, Altenkirchen, Germany  Georgia 1–0 3–1 Friendly
29 3–1

Managerial career

After retiring, Coveny was announced as South Melbourne's manager for the Victorian Premier League 2010 season.[12] After the team failed to make the finals, his contract was not renewed.

Honours

New Zealand Young Player of the Year: 1992[13]

References
  1. "Australian Player Database". OzFootball. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
  2. "1999 Confederation Cup Squad". NZ Football. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
  3. "Vaughan Coveny". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
  4. "A-International Appearances – Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
  5. "The Dozen Club". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  6. "Coveny becomes All Whites greatest scorer". Archived from the original on 4 June 2010.
  7. "2004". www.ultimatenzsoccer.com.
  8. "Vaughan Coveny calls time on career". Archived from the original on 4 February 2009.
  9. Rollo, Phillip. "Chris Wood becomes All Whites' all-time leading scorer with brace against Fiji". Stuff. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  10. Burgess, Michael. "Football: Chris Wood makes history as All Whites dominate Fiji". NZ Herald. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  11. Vaughan Coveny at National-Football-Teams.com
  12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. "Honours List". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
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