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Cliff Sander

William Clifford Sander, known as Cliff Sander, was an Australian soccer player who played as a midfielder.

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Full name William Clifford Sander1
Date of birth (1931-11-04)4 November 1931
Place of birth Ipswich, Queensland
Date of death 8 February 2022(2022-02-08) (aged 90)
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1958 St Helens
1958–? Brisbane Azzurri
International career
Australia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Clifford Sander (4 November 1931 – 8 February 2022), known as Cliff Sander, was an Australian soccer player2 who played as a midfielder.3

Club career

Sander played for the Ipswich Tech before moving to St Helens in 1948.4 He won the Queensland championship with St Helens at the age of 17 and the premiership in 1956.5 In 1958 he signed with Brisbane Azzurri.4 With Brisbane Azzurri, he won the premiership in 1961.4

International career

Sander made his Australia national team debut in 1950 against New Caledonia.4 He went on to play 21 times for the Socceroos.5 Eight of those matches were 'A' internationals. Sander represented Australia at the 1956 Summer Olympics.61

Personal life

Sander died on 8 February 2022, at the age of 90.5

References

References

  1. "Cliff Sander". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  2. "Australian Player Database -SA". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  3. Cliff Sander at WorldFootball.net
  4. "Vale Cliff Sander". Football Australia. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  5. "Vale Cliff Sander". Football Queensland. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  6. "FIFA Player Statistics: Cliff Sander". FIFA. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
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