Raf de Gregorio (born 20 May 1977 in

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) is a

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former professional

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player.

Club career

De Gregorio began his senior club career with

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in 1997 before spending time in Europe with

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and Clyde. He returned to New Zealand in 2003 where he was a regular with the Football Kingz. A short spell with Finnish side FC Jokerit followed, before once again returning to New Zealand with

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. In 2005 de Gregorio again returned to Europe for a short spell with

HJK Helsinki Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (), commonly known as HJK Helsinki (), or simply as HJK (), is a Finnish football club based in Helsinki. The club competes in Veikkausliiga, the top division of the Finnish football league system. Founded in 1907, the ...

, but later rejoined

International career

He has also played for the

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, the

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, collecting 23 caps (scoring 2 goals) since making his debut in 2000 against

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. De Gregorio was included in the New Zealand

2003 Confederations Cup The 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup football tournament was the sixth FIFA Confederations Cup, held in France in June 2003. France retained the title they had won in 2001, but the tournament was overshadowed by the death of Cameroon player Marc-Vivi ...

squad. He scored New Zealand's only goal of the tournament in a 1–3 loss against

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Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list New Zealand's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each de Gregorio goal.''

References

External links

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Dutch league stats
- Voetbal International {{DEFAULTSORT:de Gregorio, Raf 1977 births Living people Association footballers from Wellington City New Zealand people of Italian descent New Zealand men's association footballers New Zealand men's international footballers League of Ireland players Scottish Football League players Veikkausliiga players National Soccer League (Australia) players Bohemian F.C. players Clyde F.C. players FC Dordrecht players Football Kingz FC players FC Jokerit players Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players Team Wellington FC players Manawatu United players Wellington Olympic AFC players Men's association football midfielders 2000 OFC Nations Cup players 2002 OFC Nations Cup players OFC Nations Cup–winning players 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2004 OFC Nations Cup players Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Finland New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Ireland New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Scotland New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Finland New Zealand Football Championship players