Rupesh Puna (born 19 April 1981) is a retired professional

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who represented

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at international level.

Playing career

Puna has played for

Caversham AFC Caversham is an association football club based in Dunedin, New Zealand. They compete in the ODT FootballSouth Premier League. They are named for the suburb of Caversham to the southwest of Dunedin's city centre, best known for its former int ...

Otago United Southern United, previously known as Otago United, is an amateur football club based in Dunedin, New Zealand. Founded in 2004, they play their home games at the Logan Park and Forsyth Barr Stadium. It is the southernmost football club playing ...

and currently plays for

Waitakere United Waitakere United was a football club based in Waitakere City, New Zealand. They were one of the franchises in the ISPS Handa Premiership. They played their home games at Fred Taylor Park in Kumeū and The Trusts Arena. History Waitakere Uni ...

in the

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. Puna made his full

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debut in a 0–3 loss to

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on 12 October 2003 and ended his international playing career with 2 A-international caps to his credit, his final cap an appearance in a 2–4 loss to

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on 2 June 2004.

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* 1981 births Living people New Zealand men's association footballers New Zealand men's international footballers 2004 OFC Nations Cup players New Zealand sportspeople of Indian descent Men's association football defenders Caversham AFC players 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen