Gareth Rowe

{{short description|New Zealand footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Gareth Rowe | image = | caption = | fullname = Gareth Rowe | height = | position = Defender | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|01|17|df=yes}} | birth_place = New Zealand | death_date = | death_place = | currentclub = Canterbury United | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1999 | years2 = 2009–2010 | years3 = | years4 = | years5 = | clubs1 = Geylang United | clubs2 = Canterbury United | clubs3 = | clubs4 = | clubs5 = | caps1 = ? | caps2 = 14 | caps3 = | caps4 = | caps5 = | goals1 = ? | goals2 = 1 | goals3 = | goals4 = | goals5 = | totalcaps = | totalgoals = | nationalyears1 = 1997 | nationalteam1 = New Zealand U-20 | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | nationalyears2 = 1997–2000 | nationalteam2 = New Zealand | nationalcaps2 = 7 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = | club-update = 30 April 2010 | nationalteam-update = }}

'''Gareth Rowe''' (born 17 January 1977) is a football (soccer) player who plays for Canterbury United and has represented New Zealand at international level.<ref name="aapp">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm |title=A-International Appearances - Overall |author= |publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website |date= |access-date=13 Aug 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501185855/http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm |archive-date=2009-05-01 }}</ref>

==Club career== Rowe is recognised as one of the best defenders in New Zealand domestic football. When the decision was made in 2003 to play New Zealand's national league as a summer competition he declined to take part but decided for the 09-10 season, potentially the last one for summer football, to play for Canterbury United.

==International career== Rowe represented New Zealand at under 20 level<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nz-u20-intres.html|title=New Zealand - U-20 International Matches|author=|date=|website=RSSSF|accessdate=13 Aug 2009}}</ref> before making his full All Whites debut as a substitute in a 7-0 win over Papua New Guinea on 11 June 1997<ref name="alup">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1559.htm|title=A-International Lineups|author=|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|date=|accessdate=13 Aug 2009}}</ref> and ended his international playing career with seven A-international caps to his credit,<ref name="aapp" /><ref name="agoal">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1842.htm |title=A-International Scorers - Overall |author= |publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website |date= |access-date=13 Aug 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616123344/http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1842.htm |archive-date=2009-06-16 }}</ref> his last cap an appearance in a 2-0 win over Malaysia on 19 August 2000.<ref name="alup" />

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==External links== * [http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/2833227/Gareth-Rowe-lifts-self-imposed-summer-football-boycott Gareth Rowe interview] *{{FIFA player|157046|Gareth Rowe}}

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