Raf de Gregorio

Raf de Gregorio (born 20 May 1977 in Wellington) is a New Zealand former professional association football player.

Raf de Gregorio
Personal information
Full name Raffaele de Gregorio
Date of birth (1977-05-20) 20 May 1977
Place of birth Wellington, New Zealand
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 YoungHeart Manawatu
Number 16
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Western Suburbs FC
1998 Bohemians 7 (0)
1998–2000 FC Dordrecht 22 (1)
2001–2002 Clyde 8 (0)
2002–2003 Football Kingz 21 (1)
2003 FC Jokerit 8 (2)
2004 HJK Helsinki 11 (0)
2004–2005 Team Wellington 9 (4)
2005 HJK Helsinki 16 (1)
2005–2008 Team Wellington 31 (5)
2008– YoungHeart Manawatu 23 (0)
International career‡
2000–2007 New Zealand 23 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2010
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 February 2007

Club career

De Gregorio began his senior club career with Wellington United in 1997 before spending time in Europe with Bohemians, FC Dordrecht and Clyde. He returned to New Zealand in 2003 where he was a regular with the Football Kingz. A short spell with Finnish side FC Jokerit followed, before once again returning to New Zealand with Team Wellington. In 2005 de Gregorio again returned to Europe for a short spell with HJK Helsinki, but later rejoined Team Wellington.[1]

International career

He has also played for the New Zealand national football team, the All Whites, collecting 23 caps (scoring 2 goals) since making his debut in 2000 against China.[2][3] De Gregorio was included in the New Zealand 2003 Confederations Cup squad.[4] He scored New Zealand's only goal of the tournament in a 1–3 loss against Colombia.[5]

References
  1. "Australian Player Database". OzFootball. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
  2. "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
  3. "A-International Scorers - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
  4. "New Zealand International Matches - Details 2000-2006". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
  5. "Confederations Cup flashback: 2003 wonder goal a special moment for Raf de Gregorio". Stuff. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
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