Robert Ironside is a former association football player who represented New Zealand internationally in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Club career

His club career began with North Shore United

North Shore United

North Shore United is a semi-professional football club based in North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 2.Their home ground, Allen Hill Stadium, is located in the suburb of Devonport.-History:...

 before he moved to Australia to join Sydney Olympic in the Australian National Soccer League

National Soccer League

The National Soccer League is the former national association football competition in Australasia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977, until its demise in 2004...

. After seven seasons with Sydney, Ironside moved for two seasons to Newcastle Breakers

Newcastle United Jets

Newcastle United Jets Football Club is a professional football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. The club competes in the A-League and plays its home games at Ausgrid Stadium . The Jets have won one A-League championship, defeating arch rivals the 1–0 in the 2007–08 Grand Final...

 before finishing his playing career in South China.

International career

Ironside made his All White debut in a 1-1 draw over Australia national football team on 16 August 1990 and went on to make a total of 31 official A-international appearances in which he scored six goals, his final cap earned in a 0-3 loss to Australia on 6 June 1993. Altogether, including unofficial matches, Ironside played 56 matches for the All Whites.

External links

• Player Statistics at ozfootball.net