Co. Ltd. Beginning as a sales representative, he became promotions manager of the company. Football Burgess won the inaugural New Zealand Footballer of the Year award in 1965. He played regularly for the New Zealand national under-23 football team from 1965 to 1967, scoring one goal in his seven appearances, and played one game for the New Zealand national football team in an unofficial match against a touring Manchester United side in 1967. Burgess later served on the New Zealand Soccer council for over thirty years. In 2013, he became a founding committee member of the independent group Friends of Football. References External links People educated at Auckland Grammar School New Zealand cricketers New Zealand One Day International captains New Zealand One Day International cricketers New Zealand association footballers New Zealand Test cricket captains New Zealand Test cricketers Auckland cricketers 1944 births Living people Association footballers not categorized by position North Island cricketers