Raf de Gregorio

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| name = Raf de Gregorio

| image =

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| fullname = Raffaele de Gregorio

| height = {{height|m=1.76}}

| position = Midfielder

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|05|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Wellington, New Zealand

| death_date =

| currentclub = YoungHeart Manawatu

| clubnumber = 16

| youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 =

| youthyears2 = |youthclubs2 =

| years1 = 1997–1998 |caps1 = |goals1 = |clubs1 = Western Suburbs FC

| years2 = 1998 |caps2 = 7 |goals2 = 0 |clubs2 = Bohemians

| years3 = 1998–2000 |caps3 = 22 |goals3 = 1 |clubs3 = FC Dordrecht

| years4 = 2001–2002 |caps4 = 8 |goals4 = 0 |clubs4 = Clyde

| years5 = 2002–2003 |caps5 = 21 |goals5 = 1 |clubs5 = Football Kingz

| years6 = 2003 |caps6 = 8 |goals6 = 2 |clubs6 = FC Jokerit

| years7 = 2004 |caps7 = 11 |goals7 = 0 |clubs7 = HJK Helsinki

| years8 = 2004–2005 |caps8 = 9 |goals8 = 4 |clubs8 = Team Wellington

| years9 = 2005 |caps9 = 16 |goals9 = 1 |clubs9 = HJK Helsinki

| years10 = 2005–2008 |caps10 = 31 |goals10 = 5 |clubs10 = Team Wellington

| years11 = 2008– |caps11 = 23 |goals11 = 0 |clubs11 = YoungHeart Manawatu

| years12 = |caps12 = |goals12 = |clubs12 =

| totalcaps = 156 |totalgoals = 14

| nationalyears1 = 2000–2007 |nationalcaps1 = 23 |nationalgoals1 = 2 |nationalteam1 =New Zealand

| manageryears1 =

| managerclubs1 =

| club-update = 29 April 2010

| nationalteam-update = 2 February 2007

}}

Raf de Gregorio (born 20 May 1977 in Wellington) is a New Zealand former professional association football player.

Club career

De Gregorio began his senior club career with Wellington United in 1997 before spending time in Europe with Bohemians, FC Dordrecht and Clyde. He returned to New Zealand in 2003 where he was a regular with the Football Kingz. A short spell with Finnish side FC Jokerit followed, before once again returning to New Zealand with Team Wellington. In 2005 de Gregorio again returned to Europe for a short spell with HJK Helsinki, but later rejoined Team Wellington.{{cite web|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/D/DE.html|title=Australian Player Database|publisher=OzFootball|accessdate=2008-09-19}}

International career

He has also played for the New Zealand national football team, the All Whites, collecting 23 caps (scoring 2 goals) since making his debut in 2000 against China.{{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|archive-date=1 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501185855/http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm|url-status=dead}}{{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|archive-date=12 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912204651/http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1842.htm|url-status=dead}}

De Gregorio was included in the New Zealand 2003 Confederations Cup squad.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nz-intres-det00.html|title=New Zealand International Matches - Details 2000-2006|website=RSSSF|accessdate=2008-09-19}} He scored New Zealand's only goal of the tournament in a 1–3 loss against Colombia.{{Cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/nz-teams/93741056/confederations-cup-flashback-2003-wonder-goal-a-special-moment-for-raf-de-gregorio|title=Confederations Cup flashback: 2003 wonder goal a special moment for Raf de Gregorio|website=Stuff|date=15 June 2017 |access-date=2018-09-03}}

References

External links

{{FIFA player|190672}}
{{NFT player|pid=4744}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20110724161341/http://www.vi.nl.kpnis.nl/Spelers/Speler.htm?dbid=12483&typeofpage=84137 Dutch league stats] - Voetbal International

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Category:New Zealand people of Italian descent

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