 Alan Vest in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 September 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Barnsley, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SFDP (Technical Director)[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1961 | Barnsley | 0 | (0) |
| 1961–1962 | King's Lynn | (1) | |
| 1962–1963 | Boston United | 19 | (8) |
| 1963–1965 | Spalding United | ||
| 1965–? | Worksop Town | ||
| Rugby Town | |||
| ?–1973 | Gisborne City | ||
| 1974–1977 | Perth Azzurri | ||
| 1978 | Newcastle KB United | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1972–1973 | New Zealand | 17 | (6) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Rugby Town | |||
| Rochdale United | |||
| 1974 | Western Australian Director of Coaching | ||
| 1974–1975 | New Brighton[2] | ||
| 1978–1981 | Newcastle KB United | ||
| 1982–1983 | West Adelaide SC | ||
| 1992–1998 | Sarawak FA | ||
| 1999–2000 | Geylang United | ||
| 2001–2005 | Perth Glory Assistant Manager | ||
| 2005–2006 | Perth Glory "Interim Manager" | ||
| 2006 | Inglewood United | ||
| 2009 | ECU Joondalup | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alan Vest (born 5 September 1939) is an English-born New Zealand former football player and manager from Barnsley, England. He currently resides in Perth, Australia.
Vest had a notable playing career, scoring on his full international debut for the All Whites in a 4–1 win over New Caledonia on 17 September 1972[3] and ended his international playing career with 17 A-international caps and 6 goals to his credit,[4][5] his final cap being in a 0–0 draw with Iran on 12 August 1973.[3]
Vest first coached Rugby Town in the 1960s and then Rochdale United. It is in Australia where Vest has made his mark with the Yorkshire-man coaching NSL teams when they were at their peak in the 1970s. After stints in New Zealand and in Perth as a director of coaching at the Football Federation of Western Australia. Vest spent time in Asia with Sarawak and Geylang United before returning to Australia.[6]
