Mick Waitt
Introduction '''Michael Hugh Waitt''' (born 25 June 1960) is an English association football player and coach, who managed the New Zealand national football team. Waitt played in the Football League for Notts County and Lincoln City FC. He took charge of the New Zealand national side June 2002.New Zealand won eleven, drew two and lost ten of his 23 games in charge. He now works for Quokkas.
Playing career ===New Zealand===In 1990, while playing in Hong Kong for Lai Sun, Waitt visited his sister in Wellington. Whilst in New Zealand he was contacted by his erstwhile manager Keith Buckley who was coaching Napier City Rovers. Buckley invited Waitt to play for the club and he did so, spending the 1990 season with the club, scoring 8 goals in 14 National Soccer League appearances. He returned to the UK, joining Spalding United in December 1990, Nuneaton Borough in January 1991 and Grantham two months later. He moved on to join Gedling Town and then Ilkeston Town before emigrating permanently to New Zealand in January 1992.He departed the New Zealand post following the expiry of his contract. '''New Zealand Results under Mick Waitt 2002–2004''' #  Date  Venue  Opponent  Result  Goalscorers  Competition'''2002'''15 JulyNorth Harbour Stadium, Auckland4–0 Nelsen2002 OFC Nations Cup Vicelich Urlovic Campbell27 JulyNorth Harbour Stadium, Auckland9–1 Killen (4)2002 OFC Nations Cup Campbell (2) Nelsen Burton de Gregorio39 JulyNorth Harbour Stadium, Auckland6–1 Vicelich (2)2002 OFC Nations Cup Urlovic Campbell (2) Burton412 JulyMount Smart Stadium, Auckland3–0 Burton (2)2002 OFC Nations Cup Killen5 14 July Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland 1–0 Nelsen 2002 OFC Nations Cup Final613 OctoberA. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn2–3 HickeyFriendly Lines7 16 October KSZO, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski 0–2  Friendly'''2003'''8 27 May Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh 1–1 Nelsen Friendly9 8 June City Stadium, Richmond 1–2 Coveny Friendly10 18 June Stade de France, Paris 0–3  2003 FIFA Confederations Cup11 20 June Stade de Gerland, Lyon 1–3 de Gregorio 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup12 22 June Stade de France, Paris 0–5  2003 FIFA Confederations Cup13 12 October Azadi Stadium, Tehran 0–3  AFC – OFC Challenge Cup'''2004'''14 29 May Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 0–1  2004 OFC Nations Cup  2006 FIFA World Cup qualification1531 MayMarden Sports Complex, Adelaide3–0 Fisher2004 OFC Nations Cup  2006 FIFA World Cup qualification Oughton Lines16 2 June Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide 2–4 Coveny (2) 2004 OFC Nations Cup  2006 FIFA World Cup qualification174 JuneMarden Sports Complex, Adelaide10–0 Coveny (3)2004 OFC Nations Cup  2006 FIFA World Cup qualification Fisher (3) Jones Oughton Nelsen (2)186 JuneHindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide2–0 Bunce2004 OFC Nations Cup  2006 FIFA World Cup qualification Coveny
References
External links * Lincoln City F.C. Official Archive Profile