Ross Nicholson is an association football goalkeeper

Goalkeeper (football)

In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...

 who represented New Zealand at international level.

International career

Nicholson made his full All Whites debut as a substitute in an 8-1 win over Vanuatu

Vanuatu national football team

The Vanuatu national football team is the national team of Vanuatu and is controlled by the Vanuatu Football Federation.-History:It was known as the New Hebrides national football team until the New Hebrides became Republic of Vanuatu in 1980. It finished fourth in the OFC Nations Cup in 1973,...

 at the Oceania Nations Cup in Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 on 28 September 1998. He was included in the New Zealand squad for the 1999 Confederations Cup finals tournament in Mexico

Mexico

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 where he was an unused substitute, and was first choice goalkeeper for Auckland City FC

Auckland City FC

Auckland City Football Club is a football club based in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city. The club competes in the eight-team ASB Premiership which is the highest level of domestic football in the country...

 at the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

.

Nicholson ended his international playing career with 14 A-international caps to his credit, his final cap a substitute appearance in a 0-0 draw with Estonia

Estonia national football team

The Estonia national football team represents Estonia in international association football. Team members are selected by the head coach of Estonian Football Association . Estonia play their home matches at the A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn, Estonia....

 on 31 May 2006.

Club

Central United

• New Zealand National Soccer League
  New Zealand National Soccer League
  The National Soccer League is a name given to competitions in which New Zealand's top soccer clubs play each other, at least two times, on a home and away basis . At the completion of the competition, the best-performed team is declared as the New Zealand champion...
  
  : 1999, 2001
• Chatham Cup
  Chatham Cup
  The Chatham Cup, currently known as the ASB Chatham Cup for sponsorship purposes, is New Zealand's premier knockout tournament in men's football...
  
  : 1997, 1998, 2005

Auckland City FC

• New Zealand Football Championship
  New Zealand Football Championship
  The New Zealand Football Championship is the national association football league in New Zealand. It is a professional/semi-professional status Association football sports Franchise league that is operated by New Zealand Football...
  
  : 2005/06, 2006/07, 2008/09

YoungHeart Manawatu

External links

• NZ Football Profile