Mark Elrick
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Mark Elrick is a retired New Zealand
soccer player who last played as a striker for Hawke's Bay United
. He is mostly being used as a substitute, due to his age.
He has played for several teams in his native country and came out of retirement in November 2006 to join struggling Hawke's Bay. He had been player-coach at Onehunga Sports
in Auckland for the last two years. A spectator at Hawke's Bay's 2-1 loss to Waitakere United
Elrick approached Jonathan Gould
after the match and asked if the Park Island club would be interested in his services. An agreement was immediately reached on the spot. Also, he works occasionally as a football commentator for SKY TV
.
Elrick scored a hat-trick in the final of the 1999 New Zealand National Soccer League, a match which Central United
won 3-1 over Dunedin Technical
.
He has played 40 times for the New Zealand national soccer team
, the All Whites, including 30 A-internationals in which he scored 4 goals.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
soccer player who last played as a striker for Hawke's Bay United
Hawke's Bay United
Hawke's Bay United is an association football club based in Napier, New Zealand. HB United play in the ASB Premiership - a semi-professional franchise based league, which runs independently of the winter club season. Local winter clubs provide the player pool for each franchise...
. He is mostly being used as a substitute, due to his age.
He has played for several teams in his native country and came out of retirement in November 2006 to join struggling Hawke's Bay. He had been player-coach at Onehunga Sports
Onehunga Sports
Onehunga Sports is a semi-professional football club in Onehunga, New Zealand. They compete in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier.-Club history:...
in Auckland for the last two years. A spectator at Hawke's Bay's 2-1 loss to Waitakere United
Waitakere United
Waitakere United is a football club based in Waitakere City, New Zealand. They are one of the franchises in the ASB Premiership. They play their home games at Fred Taylor Park in Kumeu.-History:...
Elrick approached Jonathan Gould
Jonathan Gould
Jonathan Alan Gould is a former Scottish international footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently the Goalkeeping Coach at Perth Glory of the Australian A-League.-Playing:...
after the match and asked if the Park Island club would be interested in his services. An agreement was immediately reached on the spot. Also, he works occasionally as a football commentator for SKY TV
SKY Network Television
Sky Network Television Limited , , is a New Zealand pay television service. On 30 June 2011, Sky had 829,421 subscribers, which comprises:*808,617 digital subscribers*20,840 other subscribers...
.
Elrick scored a hat-trick in the final of the 1999 New Zealand National Soccer League, a match which Central United
Central United
Central United Football Club is a semi-professional Association football club based in Sandringham, Auckland, New Zealand...
won 3-1 over Dunedin Technical
Dunedin Technical
Dunedin Technical - known locally as "Tech" - is a semi-professional association football club in Dunedin, New Zealand. They compete in the ODT FootballSouth Premier League.-Club history:...
.
He has played 40 times for the New Zealand national soccer team
New Zealand national soccer team
The New Zealand national football team, nicknamed the All Whites, is the national association football team of New Zealand and is governed by New Zealand Football . The team plays in an all-white strip rather than the traditional New Zealand sporting black due to a former FIFA regulation that...
, the All Whites, including 30 A-internationals in which he scored 4 goals.
