{{short description|New Zealand footballer}} {{EngvarB|date=June 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Keith Braithwaite | image = | caption = | fullname = Keith Braithwaite | height = | position = Midfielder | birth_date = | birth_place =England | death_date = | death_place = | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = | youthyears2 = |youthclubs2 = | years1 = |caps1 = |goals1 = |clubs1 = Christchurch United | years2 = |caps2 = |goals2 = |clubs2 = | totalcaps = |totalgoals = | nationalyears1 = 1988 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 |nationalteam1 = New Zealand | manageryears1 = 2009 – | managerclubs1 = Canterbury United | club-update = | nationalteam-update = }} '''Keith Braithwaite''' is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.<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 |accessdate=7 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007054503/http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm |archivedate= 7 October 2008 }}</ref>
Braithwaite played for Christchurch United Football Club from 1982 to 1992. During his time with the club, Braithwaite became their all time longest serving captain, as well as the club's top goal scorer. In 1987, he set a National League record of scoring six goals in a single game against Manawatu.<ref>50 YEARS UNITED 1970-2020, Raising the bar for New Zealand football. Lammers, Coen. 2020, Christchurch, Christchurch United F.C., pg. 177 - 180</ref>
Braithwaite made a solitary official international appearance for New Zealand in a 3–2 win over Saudi Arabia on 23 June 1988.<ref name=alup>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1563.htm|title=A-International Lineups 1980-1989|author=|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|date=|accessdate=7 November 2009}}</ref>
== Honours == ;Individual *Mainland Football Male Team Coach of the Year: 2009<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sporty.co.nz/asset/downloadasset?id=a2c2a1f4-aa0b-40c1-8c42-07921cd0a035 |title=ANNUAL REPORT 2009 |access-date=13 March 2025}}</ref> *Mainland Football Women's Team Coach of the Year: 2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sporty.co.nz/asset/downloadasset?id=10e1e1da-8bc9-4419-b6ef-26ff46fb9ca6 |title=ANNUAL REPORT 2016 |access-date=14 March 2025}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{NFT|37227}} * {{WorldFootball.net|keith-braithwaite}}
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