Grant John Turner (7 October 1958 – 28 February 2023) was a New Zealand association football player who represented the New Zealand national team 42 times in A-internationals from 1980 to 1988, scoring 15 goals. Turner was a member of the first successful All Whites campaign to qualify for the World Cup, in 1982 in Spain, where they played three group games against Scotland, USSR and Brazil, but he did not play in the finals due to an injury sustained soon after arrival in Spain. Career Turner made his international debut for New Zealand in a 4–0 win over Mexico, acknowledged as the start of New Zealand's 1982 World Cup campaign. Turner scored in New Zealand's 2–0 win over Australia in one of their most important trans-tasman wins in All Whites history, that put New Zealand through to the second round of qualification. Turner retired from international football in 1988 after getting concussed in a match against Israel at Eden Park. He continued to play club football until 2002. Personal life Turner revealed in 2021 he was facing a battle with cancer. He died in Tauranga on 28 February 2023 at the age of 64. References External links 1958 births 2023 deaths New Zealand association footballers 1982 FIFA World Cup players New Zealand international footballers Gisborne City AFC players South Melbourne FC players Stop Out players Miramar Rangers AFC players Wellington United players Association football midfielders Expatriate sportspeople in Australia