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David Green

 


 

Name:
 David Green

Nickname:
 Greeny

Date of Birth:
 18.02.1986

Birthplace:
 Auckland

Town of Residence:
 Coatesville, North Shore

Occupation:
 Student, Coach

Position:
 Defender

Shirt Number:
 2

NZ Debut:
 Against India in India at the Punjab Gold Cup 2009

NHL Team:
 Kooga North Harbour

NHL Shirt Number:
 4

Career High:

 Debut fo NZ, Winning 3 NHL's 2004, 2007 & 2009
 
Career Low:
 Breaking my foot in NHL 2005

Sacrifices you have made to play hockey:
 Alot of time from friends and family and relationships, work and money

Age you started playing at:
 8

Hours of Training per week:
 8-16 hours

Toughest Opponent:
 Netherlands (the Dutch)

Who has been most influential in your career:
 Darren Smith, Ian Bartholomew, Support from my parents, all my other coaches

Strengths:

 Tackling, Passing and the German.

Weaknesses:
 Can't tell you that...

Most admired Sportsperson:
 Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant, Blair Hopping

Hobbies outside of Hockey:
 Hanging with mates, Wakeboarding, Snowboarding, Cricket (byc), Tennis, hitting the beach, road trips

5 Words to describe  yourself:
 Chillaxed, Motivated, Outgoing, Procrastinator, Gadgets

Favourite TV Show:
 Home and Away,  TV 1 Breakfast, Game of Two Halves, Pulp Sport, Gossip Girl, Outrageous Fortune

Favourite Food:
 Pad Thai, Burger Fuel, Home made kebab on rice

Favourite Music:
 Shapeshifter, Fat freddy's, Kora, DnB and DUB Good

Likes:
 Food, partying, sports, travelling, winning, the beach and sun, a lot of things

Dislikes:
 People who don't like to train, losing, messy people

Advice for young players:
 Accept criticism, lean and listen and be the first and last to leave the turf.