Colin Latimour

{{short description|New Zealand footballer}}

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{{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2019}}

{{Infobox football biography

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| fullname = Colin Wexford Latimour{{cite news |title=Colin Latimour Death Notice - Melbourne, Victoria {{!}} The Age |url=https://tributes.theage.com.au/obituaries/95360/colin-latimour/ |access-date=5 October 2021 |work=The Age.com.au}}

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| position = Defender

| birth_date = {{birth date|1946|12|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = Rangoon, British Burma

| death_date = {{death date and age|2014|12|24|1946|12|11|df=y}}

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| youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Auckland Grammar School

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| years1 = 1967–1969 |caps1 = 23 |goals1 = |clubs1 = Ponsonby AFC

| years2 = 1970–1973 |caps2 = 68 |goals2 = 9 |clubs2 = Eastern Suburbs AFC

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| nationalyears1 = 1967–1973 |nationalcaps1 = 20 |nationalgoals1 = 1 |nationalteam1 =New Zealand

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{{MedalCompetition|OFC Nations Cup}}

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Colin Wexford Latimour (11 December 1946 – 24 December 2014) was an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1562.htm|title=A-International Line-ups - 1960-79|author=|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|date=|accessdate=22 November 2010}}

Latimour played for Auckland Grammar School first XI and was the teams vice captain.{{cite web |title=Chronicle 1965 |url=https://ags.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/263 |website=Auckland Grammar School Archives |publisher=Auckland Grammar School Chronicle |access-date=5 October 2021 |pages=70}} While playing for the school, he was selected for the Auckland under-21 side.

Latimour made his full All Whites début in a 3–5 loss to Australia on 5 November 1967 and ended his international playing career with 20 A-international caps to his credit, his final cap gained in a 0–4 loss to Iraq on 24 March 1973.{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm |title=A-International Appearances - Overall |publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website |accessdate=2008-07-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007054503/http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm |archivedate=2008-10-07 }} Latimour scored a single international goal in a 2–1 win over New Caledonia on 21 February 1973.{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1842.htm |title=A-International Scorers - Overall |publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website |accessdate=2008-07-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616123344/http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1842.htm |archivedate=2009-06-16 }}

Colin Latimour was New Zealand Soccer Player of the Year in 1967.{{citation needed|date=November 2010}}

Honours

New Zealand

  • OFC Nations Cup: 1973{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/73oc.html|title=Oceania Cup 1973|access-date=October 14, 2024}}

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