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Ricki Herbert

1961 - Today

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Ricki Lloyd Herbert (born 10 April 1961) is a New Zealand former footballer and manager. He is the current director of football at Hamilton Wanderers AFC. Herbert was formerly head coach of the New Zealand national team, stepping down after the side failed to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Herbert is the only New Zealander who participated to the World Cup as both a player, in the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain, and a manager, at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, famously leading them through the tournament unbeaten. His most recent role in international football was as the head coach of the Maldives national football team. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Ricki Herbert is the 7,234th most popular soccer player (up from 7,354th in 2024), the 136th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 134th in 2019) and the 4th most popular New Zealander Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ricki Herbert ranks 7,234 out of 21,273. Before him are José Velásquez, Toru Morikawa, Alain Casanova, Lars Eriksson, Józef Wandzik, and Bakari Koné. After him are Stuart Williams, Paulo Santos, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Kenji Wakai, Stephan Andersen, and Eddie Hapgood.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Ricki Herbert ranks 683. Before him are Maja Haderlap, İsmet Yılmaz, Jean-François De Sart, Guo Jianmei, Caroline Bliss, and Alain Casanova. After him are Thomas von Heesen, Martin Clunes, Randa Siniora, Mark Hateley, David Lovering, and Eric Van Lancker.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Ricki Herbert ranks 136 out of 303. Before him are Tim Bevan (1957), Peter Arnett (1934), Winston Peters (1945), Dakota Kai (1988), Paul MacDonald (1960), and Callan Mulvey (1975). After him are Chris Hipkins (1978), Jerry Mateparae (1954), Michael Hardie Boys (1931), Ray Sefo (1971), Chris Rankin (1983), and Tony Shelly (1937).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In New Zealand

Among soccer players born in New Zealand, Ricki Herbert ranks 4. Before him are Chris Wood (1991), Wynton Rufer (1962), and Winston Reid (1988). After him are Ivan Vicelich (1976), Archie Thompson (1978), Andrew Barron (1980), Mark Paston (1976), Michael McGlinchey (1987), Simon Elliott (1974), Ryan Nelsen (1977), and Michael Fitzgerald (1988).

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