John Hunter (Australian footballer)

John Hunter is a Scottish-born Australian former footballer and coach.

John Hunter
Personal information
Place of birth Scotland
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1987 Stirling Macedonia (19[1])
1988–1990 Floreat Athena FC
–1991 South China AA (10[2])
1991–1995 Sarawak FA
1996 Inglewood United FC
Teams managed
– Inglewood United FC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Hall of Fame

Enshrined into the Football Hall of Fame Western Australia Hall of Merit for Players category in 2016,[3] Hunter helped Inglewood United claim the 1996 State Premier League title and coached them for two seasons.[3]

Sarawak

Roped in to Sarawak from South China in early 1991, he was nicknamed "Kerbau", which means "Buffalo", in Malay due to his build and was one of the club's first foreign footballers.[2] Steering them to their first domestic trophy, the 1992 Malaysia FA Cup, the Australian was regarded by fans as the best foreign player to have ever represented Sarawak in its history, forming a strike partnership with Shamsurin Abdul Rahman.[2]

A good reader of the game, the striker possessed a powerful header and left foot as well as his physical ability.[4]

Returning to Sarawak for the 2017 Sarawak Glory Carnival along with Alan Vest, David Evans, and Alistair Edwards,[5] he contributed to the 10-3 defeat of Selangor FA veterans in favour of Sarawak with one goal and expressed gratefulness for the opportunity.[6]

Honours

References
  1. "10 Australians who made an impact in Malaysia". FourFourTwo. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "50 SARAWAK'S GREATEST PLAYERS: JOHN "BUFFALO" HUNTER". Shootsampibisak.com. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Inglewood United SC - We Are Inglewood". Inglewoodunitedfc.com.au. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "Top 10 foreign players in M-League history". FourFourTwo. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. "John Hunter bakal ke Kuching". Sarawakcrocs.com. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. ""It was very special occasion" - John Hunter". Sarawakcrocs.com. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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