Geoff Brand

Geoff Brand (born 14 May 1946) is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.

Geoff Brand
Personal information
Full name Geoff C Brand
Date of birth (1946-05-14) 14 May 1946
Place of birth England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1973 Stop Out
National team
1971–1973 New Zealand 11 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Originally from Cambridgeshire he joined the Metropolitan Police Cadets in London on 3 May 1963. In 1966, aged 19 years, he played for the Metropolitan Police in the Metropolitan League which at that time included Arsenal, West Ham and Spurs Youth Teams. After turning down trials at West ham and Arsenal he left London, following his Kiwi fiancée Robyn, and joined the police in New Zealand until retirement in June 2001 at the rank of Inspector having served at Wellington, Lower Hutt, National H/Q's, Taumarunui, Tauranga, Auckland Central and South Auckland.

Brand scored on his full All Whites debut in a 2–4 loss to New Caledonia on 18 July 1971[1] and ended his international playing career with 11 A-international caps and 2 goals to his credit,[2][3] his final cap an appearance in a 0–4 loss to Iraq on 24 March 1973 in the 1974 World Cup Qualifying Series in Australia.[1] He was regarded as one of the best exponents of the central strikers role in the 4.3.3 system of play of that era.

References
  1. "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
  2. "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
  3. "A-International Scorers - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2009.


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