Clint Gosling (born 1 May 1960) is a former

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who represented

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at international level. Raised in Auckland, Gosling played his junior football at Lynndale AFC, which later merged with Avondale United to become

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, and represented Auckland and New Zealand at various junior age group levels. His senior career began with

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and Mount Wellington before he moved to Australia to join

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Newcastle Rosebud and later

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in the Australian

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Gosling made his full

début in a 1–1 draw with

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on 20 October 1984. He played a total of 66 times for his country including unofficial matches, 39 or which were A-internationals. Gosling gained his final cap in a 0–3 loss to

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on 6 June 1993. Following his playing career, Gosling remained at

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as goalkeeping coach until being dismissed by the club in November 2011. He continues as goalkeeping coach on a part-time basis for the New Zealand national teams at all levels.

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* 1960 births Living people New Zealand association footballers New Zealand men's international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers National Soccer League (Australia) players Sydney Olympic FC players Newcastle Jets FC managers Parramatta FC players New Zealand association football managers {{NewZealand-footy-bio-stub