Michael Utting

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| name = Michael Utting

| image =

| fullname = Michael Glenn Utting

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1970|5|26}}

| birth_place = Wellington, New Zealand

| height = {{height|m=1.82}}

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = Levin AFC

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| youthclubs1 = Rongotai College

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| youthclubs2 = Onslow Wellington

| years1 = 1992

| clubs1 = Miramar Rangers

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| years2 = 1993

| clubs2 = Sunshine George Cross

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| years3 = 1993–1994

| clubs3 = South Melbourne FC

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| years4 = 1994–1996

| clubs4 = Miramar Rangers

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| years5 = 1997–1999

| clubs5 = Wits

| caps5 = 15

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1999–2000

| clubs6 = Football Kingz

| caps6 = 14

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2000–2002

| clubs7 = Supersport United

| caps7 = 62

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2002–2004

| clubs8 = Football Kingz

| caps8 = 34

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2004–2005

| clubs9 = Waikato FC

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| years10 = 2005–2006

| clubs10 = YoungHeart Manawatu

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| nationalyears1 = 1993–2003

| nationalteam1 = New Zealand

| nationalcaps1 = 14

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| years11 = 2006–2007

| years12 = 2007–2008

| clubs11 = Waitakere United

| clubs12 = YoungHeart Manawatu

| caps11 = 16

| caps12 = 9

| goals11 = 0

| goals12 = 0

| pcupdate = 16 April 2008

| ntupdate = 16 April 2008

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Michael Glenn Utting (born 26 May 1970, in Wellington) is a former New Zealand football player who played as a goalkeeper.

Early years

Utting grew up in Ngaio, Wellington, the youngest of four children. His father is a civil engineer, his mother a nurse; they separated when he was 10. He went to Ngaio School and then Nelson College from 1984 to 1986.Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition He played cricket and volleyball, but football was always his number one passion. By the time he reached the final year of high school, Utting was keeping for both the Nelson College first-XI and national league side Miramar Rangers.

Club career

A much-travelled player, Utting served clubs in his native New Zealand, as well as in Australia and South Africa.

During his New Zealand years, he also played for winter clubs Gisborne City AFC and Waitakere City FC.

International career

Utting has played for the New Zealand national football team, the All Whites. Since making his debut for the All Whites in 1991, he had rarely been a substitute goalkeeper, until 1999, when his career was marred by alcoholism.

He was included in the New Zealand side for the 1999 Confederations Cup finals tournament in Mexico where he was an unused substitute.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=101/edition=4356/teams/team=43978.html |title=Federations Cup Mexico 1999 – New Zealand squad |publisher=FIFA |accessdate=10 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090508062608/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D101/edition%3D4356/teams/team%3D43978.html |archivedate=8 May 2009 }} He fared better in 2003 as he was recalled for the 2003 Confederations Cup finals tournament in France, playing in all three group games before New Zealand were eliminated.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=101/edition=6489/teams/team=43978.html |title=Federations Cup France 2003 – New Zealand squad |publisher=FIFA |accessdate=10 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090424204154/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D101/edition%3D6489/teams/team%3D43978.html |archivedate=24 April 2009 }}

One for the Road – Utting's alcoholism

He had been into trouble with alcoholism, and his problem became public in 1999. He was axed in 1999, and again in 2002 after a botched initial attempt to quit the booze (a problem he had since 1992).[http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/?id=28748&c=w Utting recalled] He was recalled again in 2003, but by then, he had taken up a contract to play in Brunei.{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=86&objectid=10424503&pnum=2 |title=Soccer: The greatest save of his life |author=Brown, Michael |date=18 February 2007 |work=Herald on Sunday |accessdate=25 October 2011}}

References

External links

[https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10424503 Michael Utting Interview]
{{FIFA player|95783}}
[http://www.waitakereunited.co.nz/football/06profile/pdf/Michael%20Utting.pdf Player profile] – Waitakere Utd
[https://web.archive.org/web/20081014055704/http://www.youngheart.co.nz/88.html Player profile] – Youngheart Manawatu
[http://www.nzfc.co.nz/index.php?id=94 2007/2008 season stats] – NZFC
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