Reggie Davani
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{{Infobox football biography
|name = Reginald Davani
|image =
|caption =
|fullname = Reginald Davani
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|2|5}}
|birth_place = Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
|height = {{height|m=1.80|precision=0}}{{cite web|url=http://www.aucklandcityfc.com/pdf_files/hawkesbay_prog_151105.pdf |title=Profile – Auckland City FC |accessdate=15 May 2008 |publisher=Auckland City |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023123740/http://www.aucklandcityfc.com/pdf_files/hawkesbay_prog_151105.pdf |archivedate=23 October 2007 }}
|currentclub = Western Pride FC (assistant manager)
|position = Attacking midfielder, Midfielder, Striker
|youthyears1 = 1996–1997 |youthclubs1 = Brisbane Lions
|years1 = 1996–1997
|clubs1 = Queensland Lions
|caps1 = 48
|goals1 = 35
|years2 = 1998
|clubs2 = Ipswich Knights
|caps2 = 23
|goals2 = 15
|years3 = 1999–2000
|clubs3 = Queensland Lions |caps3 = 35
|goals3 = 12
|years4 = 2001
|clubs4 = Taringa Rovers |caps4 = 12
|goals4 = 4
|years5 = 2001–2002
|clubs5 = University Inter |caps5 = 40
|goals5 = 28
|years6 = 2003
|clubs6 = Metro FC |caps6 = 13
|goals6 = 12
|years7 = 2003–2006
|clubs7 = North Shore United |caps7 = 58
|goals7 = 39
|years8 = 2004–2006
|clubs8 = → Bay Olympic (loan) |caps8 = 40
|goals8 = 6
|years9 = 2007–2008
|clubs9 = Auckland City
|caps9 = 14
|goals9 = 8
|years10 = 2008
|clubs10 = Kossa FC |caps10 = 8
|goals10 = 0
|years11 = 2009
|clubs11 = Hume City |caps11 = 11
|goals11 = 5
|years12 = 2009–2010
|clubs12 = Logan United
|caps12 = 14
|goals12= 4
|years13 = 2010–2011
|clubs13 = Brisbane Olympic |caps13 = 15
|goals13 = 5
|years14 = 2011
|clubs14 = Sunshine George Cross |caps14 =
|goals14 =
|years15 = 2012–2015
|clubs15 = Morobe Kumuls
|caps15 =
|goals15 =
|nationalyears1 = 1998–2012
|nationalteam1 = Papua New Guinea
|nationalcaps1 = 17
|nationalgoals1 = 13
|manageryears1 = 2014–2017 |managerclubs1 = Papua New Guinea (assistant manager)
|manageryears2 = 2018– |managerclubs2 = Western Pride FC (assistant manager)
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Reginald Davani (born 5 February 1980) is a former Papua New Guinea footballer, who is currently acting as senior men's coach at Western Pride FC.{{Citation|last=Football Queensland|title=NPL RD 15 {{!}} Reggie Davani - Western Pride Assistant Coach|date=2018-05-26|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ixXY5X8fyA|accessdate=2018-06-07|archive-date=15 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515214553/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ixXY5X8fyA|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.qt.com.au/news/coach-leaving-professional-goal-too-good-to-turn-d/3434445/|title=SHOCK EXIT: Top footy coach lured to Hong Kong league|last=Lems|first=David|work=Queensland Times|access-date=2018-06-07|language=en|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142740/https://www.qt.com.au/news/coach-leaving-professional-goal-too-good-to-turn-d/3434445/|url-status=live}}
He is Papua New Guinea's all-time record international goal scorer with 13 goals.
Club career
Davani was a product of the then Brisbane Lions (now Queensland Lions Soccer Club) youth team, before graduating to the senior side. In 1999, he moved to Ipswich Knights, scoring 15 goals in 23 matches, and Taringa Rovers. He then spent several seasons in the New Zealand football leagues, most notably at Auckland City. Davani then transferred to Solomon Islands side Kossa FC, with whom he won a runners-up medal in the 2007–08 OFC Champions League, before moving to Coburg United in Australia's Victorian Premier League for the remainder of the 2008 season. After his release from Logan United, in June 2010 Davani joined Brisbane Olympic. Just before the commencement of the 2011 season, Davani joined Victorian club Sunshine George Cross.
International career
Davani made his debut for the Papua New Guinea national football team in 1998 at the Melanesian Cup in Santo Vanuatu, against the Solomon Islands. He played in four World Cup qualification games in 2004, in which he scored 6 goals. He currently holds the record for the most International goals for Papua New Guinea (13). His younger brother Alex Davani, also plays for the national team. Davani is a dual International, having represented Australia in futsal and was a member of the 2008 Australian Futsal World Cup squad.
= International goals =
{{Expand list|date=August 2020}}
:Scores and results list Papua New Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Papua New Guinea goal.
class="wikitable sortable" |
scope=col | No.
!scope=col | Date !scope=col | Venue !scope=col | Opponent !scope=col | Score !scope=col | Result !scope=col | Competition !scope=col class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
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align="center" | 1
|{{dts|12 March 2002}} |National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa |{{fb|New Caledonia}} | align="center" |4–1 | align="center" |4–1 |rowspan=5|2002 OFC Nations Cup qualification | |
align="center" | 2
|{{dts|14 March 2002}} |National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa |{{fb|Tonga}} | align="center" |3–0 | align="center" |5–0 | |
align="center" | 3
|rowspan=3|{{dts|18 March 2002}} |rowspan=3|National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa |rowspan=3|{{fb|American Samoa}} | align="center" |1–0 | align="center" rowspan=3|7–0 | |
align="center" | 4
| align="center" | 2–0 | |
align="center" | 5
| align="center" | 4–0 | |
align="center" | 6
|{{dts|9 July 2002}} |North Harbour Stadium, Albany, New Zealand |{{fb|Tahiti}} | align="center" |1–1 | align="center" |1–3 | |
align="center" | 7
|{{dts|12 May 2004}} |National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa |{{fb|Fiji}} | align="center" |1–1 | align="center" |2–4 | rowspan=6|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
align="center" | 8
|rowspan=4|{{dts|17 May 2004}} |rowspan=4|National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa |rowspan=4|{{fb|American Samoa}} | align="center" |1–0 | align="center" rowspan=4|10–0 | |
align="center" | 9
| align="center" | 2–0 | |
align="center" | 10
| align="center" | 7–0 | |
align="center" | 11
| align="center" | 10–0 | |
align="center" | 12
|{{dts|19 May 2004}} |National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa |{{fb|Samoa}} | align="center" |1–0 | align="center" |4–1 | |
align="center" | 13
|{{dts|13 July 2007}} |Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands |{{fb|Solomon Islands}} | align="center" |1–2 | align="center" |1–2 | Friendly | |
Coaching career
Davani was Papua New Guinea Assistant coach between 2014 and 2017. During this time Papua New Guinea finished runners up in the OFC Nations Cup.{{Citation|last=OFCfootball|title=2016 OFC NATIONS CUP FINAL {{!}} New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea|date=2016-06-11|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Eowa6h1GI8|accessdate=2018-06-07|archive-date=26 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170726033940/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Eowa6h1GI8|url-status=live}}
Davani returned to Ipswich in 2018 to become the Senior Men's Assistant coach and U20 Men's coach at Western Pride FC. Davani became the acting-Senior Men's coach after the departure of Graham Harvey.
Honours
= Club =
;University Inter
- Port Moresby Premier League: 2001, 2003
- New Zealand Nth Premier League: 2006
- Australian Futsal National (Queensland Men's): 2001
= Individual =
2005 Finalist – Papua New Guinean Sportsman of the Year
2004 Finalist – Oceania Player of the Year
2004 Players Player of the Year – Bay Olympic NZ
2001 Port Moresby Soccer Association Striker of the Year
1999 OFC Futsal All-Star Team
1998 Alitalia Young Rising Star Award – Australian Futsal National League
All Time Top Scorer – PNG National Team (15 Goals)
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{NFT player|pid=5095}}
- {{FIFA player|213343}}
{{Papua New Guinea squad 2002 OFC Nations Cup}}
{{Papua New Guinea squad 2012 OFC Nations Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Davani, Reggie}}
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