Declan John Edge (born 18 September 1965 in
Malacca Town
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,
Malaysia
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) is a former professional
footballer
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who is the current manager of Swedish club
Torslanda IK
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History
Torslanda IK was founded in 1944 by Anders Tullock, Bengt Tullock and Erik Danielsson. In the 1950s the sports club created sections for football, table tennis, han ...
. Born in Malaysia to English parents, Edge represented the
New Zealand national football team
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in the 1980s and 1990s.
Edge is considered one of the premier developers of footballing talent in New Zealand, acting as technical director for the
Olé Football Academy and developing players such as
Ryan Thomas
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and
Tyler Boyd.
Playing career
International career
Edge made his full
All Whites
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debut as a substitute in a 5–0 win over
Fiji on 3 June 1985
and ended his international playing career with 26 A-international caps and 1 goal to his credit,
his final cap an appearance in a 0–2 loss to
England
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on 8 June 1991.
Coaching career
*
Tauranga City FC Assistant Coach
*
Melville United
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History
The club was formed in 1996 from the merger of Melville AFC (founded 1972) and Waikato United (founded 1988). T ...
Assistant Coach
*
Waikato FC
*
Western Suburbs
*
Ole Football Academy
Personal
Declan's nephew
Jesse Edge
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is a former New Zealand youth international.
References
External links
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1965 births
Living people
New Zealand association footballers
New Zealand international footballers
National Soccer League (Australia) players
Adelaide City FC players
Notts County F.C. players
Association football forwards
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