# Che Bunce

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{{short description|New Zealand footballer}}
{{use New Zealand English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Che Bunce
| fullname = Che Bunce
| image = 
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1975|8|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [Auckland](/source/Auckland), New Zealand
| height = {{convert|1.91|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| currentclub = [Waikato](/source/Waikato_FC)
| clubnumber =
| position = [Centre back](/source/Defender_(football))
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1992–1994
| years2 = 1994–1995
| years3 = 1996–1997
| years4 = 1997
| years5 = 1997–1999
| years6 = 1999–2002
| years7 = 2001
| years8 = 2003
| years9 = 2003–2004
| years10 = 2004–2006
| years11 = 2006–2007
| years12 = 2007
| years13 = 2007
| years14 = 2008
| years15 = 2008
| years16 = 2008–2009
| years17 = 2009
| years18 = 2009–2011
| clubs1 = [Sheffield United](/source/Sheffield_United_F.C.)
| clubs2 = [Napier City Rovers](/source/Napier_City_Rovers)
| clubs3 = [Melville United](/source/Melville_United)
| clubs4 = [Crewe Alexandra](/source/Crewe_Alexandra_F.C.)
| clubs5 = [Breiðablik](/source/Brei%C3%B0ablik_men's_football)
| clubs6 = [Football Kingz](/source/Football_Kingz)
| clubs7 = →[Breiðablik](/source/Brei%C3%B0ablik_men's_football)
| clubs8 = [Drogheda United](/source/Drogheda_United)
| clubs9 = [Randers FC](/source/Randers_FC)
| clubs10 = [Waikato](/source/Waikato_FC)
| clubs11 = [New Zealand Knights](/source/New_Zealand_Knights)
| clubs12 = [Coventry City](/source/Coventry_City_F.C.)
| clubs13 = [Navua](/source/Navua_F.C.)
| clubs14 = [Waikato](/source/Waikato_FC)
| clubs15 = [Melville United](/source/Melville_United)
| clubs16 = [Hawke's Bay United](/source/Hawke's_Bay_United)
| clubs17 = [Melville United](/source/Melville_United)
| clubs18 = [Waikato](/source/Waikato_FC)
| caps1 = 0
| caps2 =?
| caps3 =?
| caps4 = 0
| caps5 = 40
| caps6 = 43
| caps7 = 9
| caps8 = ?
| caps9 = 19
| caps10 = ?
| caps11 = 19
| caps12 = 0
| caps13 = ?
| caps14 = 5
| caps15 = ?
| caps16 = 10
| caps17 = 18
| caps18 = ?
| goals1 = 0
| goals2 =?
| goals3 =?
| goals4 = 0
| goals5 = 1
| goals6 = 2
| goals7 = 1
| goals8 = 1
| goals9 = 2
| goals10 = 3
| goals11 = 1
| goals12 = 0
| goals13 = 0
| goals14 = 0
| goals15 = ?
| goals16 = 2
| goals17 = 12
| goals18 = ?
| nationalyears1 = 1998–2007
| nationalteam1 = [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand_men's_national_football_team)
| nationalcaps1 = 29
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| club-update = 10 April 2009
| nationalteam-update = 11:20, 12 May 2013 (GMT)
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|NZ}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's [Association football](/source/Association_football)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[OFC Nations Cup](/source/OFC_Nations_Cup)}}
{{Medal|W|[1998 Australia](/source/1998_OFC_Nations_Cup)|}}
{{Medal|RU|[2000 Tahiti](/source/2000_OFC_Nations_Cup)|}}
{{Medal|3rd|[2004 Australia](/source/2004_OFC_Nations_Cup)|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[AFC–OFC Challenge Cup](/source/AFC%E2%80%93OFC_Challenge_Cup)}}
{{Medal|RU|[2003 Iran](/source/2003_AFC%E2%80%93OFC_Challenge_Cup)|}}
}}

'''Che Bunce''' (born 29 August 1975 in [Auckland](/source/Auckland)) is a New Zealand [footballer](/source/Association_football) was a player-coach for [Waikato FC](/source/Waikato_FC) in the [NZFC](/source/New_Zealand_Football_Championship). He is a lawyer by trade.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.harknesshenry.co.nz/our-people/litigation/che-bunce/|title=Che Bunce – Harkness Henry Specialist lawyers based in Hamilton|website=harknesshenry.co.nz|access-date=2018-05-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707011928/http://www.harknesshenry.co.nz/our-people/litigation/che-bunce/|archive-date=7 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Club career==
In April 2006 he signed for [New Zealand Knights](/source/New_Zealand_Knights) where he was captain for the [A-League 2006-07](/source/A-League_2006-07) season.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060820222247/http://www.nzknights.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=3781 New Zealand Knights F.C.], retrieved 12 December 2006</ref>

Bunce was on trial at [Scottish Premier League](/source/Scottish_Premier_League) side [Dundee United](/source/Dundee_United_F.C.) in late January 2007,<ref name="target">{{cite web|url=http://www.tribalfootball.com/article.php?id=26190 |title=NZ Knights defender Bunce on way to Dundee Utd |publisher=tribalfootball.com |date=23 January 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008141237/http://www.tribalfootball.com/article.php?id=26190 |archivedate=8 October 2007 }}</ref> and despite being expected to join the Terrors, joined [Coventry City](/source/Coventry_City_F.C.) instead. Bunce failed to make an appearance for City and was told in April 2007 that he was free to leave the [Ricoh Arena](/source/Ricoh_Arena) at the end of the season.<ref name="city">{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/coventry_city/6553965.stm|title=Coventry trio told they can leave|publisher=BBC Sport website|date=13 April 2007}}</ref>

==International career==
Bunce played for the [New Zealand U-23](/source/New_Zealand_men's_national_football_team) and made 29 appearances for the [New Zealand national football team](/source/New_Zealand_men's_national_football_team), the [All Whites](/source/All_Whites) from 1998, scoring 2 goals.,<ref name=aapp>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm |title=A-International Appearances – Overall |publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website |date=1 June 2008 |accessdate=25 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007054503/http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm |archivedate=7 October 2008 }}</ref><ref name="agoal">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1842.htm |title=A-International Scorers – Overall |publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website |date=1 June 2008 |accessdate=25 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213133557/http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1842.htm |archivedate=13 February 2012 }}</ref>

His last appearance was on 24 March 2007 when the All Whites endured an embarrassing 4–0 loss to [Costa Rica](/source/Costa_Rica).

== Honours ==
'''New Zeland'''
*[OFC Nations Cup](/source/OFC_Nations_Cup): [1998](/source/1998_OFC_Nations_Cup)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/98oc.html|title=Oceania Nations Cup 1998|access-date=May 3, 2026}}</ref>; Runner-up, [2000](/source/2000_OFC_Nations_Cup)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00oc.html|title=Oceania Nations Cup 2000|access-date=May 3, 2026}}</ref>; 3rd place, [2004](/source/2004_OFC_Nations_Cup)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/04oc.html|title=Oceania Nations Cup 2004|access-date=May 3, 2026}}</ref>
*[AFC–OFC Challenge Cup](/source/AFC%E2%80%93OFC_Challenge_Cup): Runner-up, [2003](/source/2003_AFC%E2%80%93OFC_Challenge_Cup) <ref>{{Cite web|title=AFC-OFC Challenge|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/asoce.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529193831/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/asoce.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 29, 2010|access-date=May 3, 2026|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/news-and-communications/people-in-the-law/lawyer-profiles/mice-conundrum-for-a-former-all-white-with-a-revolutionary-name Che Bunce Interview]
* [https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503460&objectid=10977470 No kidding, Bunce still has it]
* [https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10575 Kiwi finds a niche in Iceland league]
*{{FIFA player|70099}}
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