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Reggie Davani
Papua New Guinean footballer

Reggie Davani

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Papua New Guinean footballer
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Age
44 years
Stats
Height:
180 cm
Sports Teams
Sunshine George Cross FC
Queensland Lions FC
Ipswich Knights Soccer Club
Taringa Rovers Soccer Football Club
North Shore United
Bay Olympic
Auckland City FC
Kossa F.C.
Hume City FC
Logan United FC
Olympic FC
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Biography

Reginald "Reggie" Davani (born 5 February 1980) is a former Papua New Guinea footballer, who is currently acting Senior Men's coach at Western Pride FC.

He is Papua New Guinea's all-time record international goal scorer with 15 goals.

Club career

Davani was a product of the then Brisbane Lions (now Queensland Lions Soccer Club) youth team, before graduating to the senior side. In 1999, he moved to Ipswich Knights, scoring 15 goals in 23 matches, and Taringa Rovers. He then spent several seasons in the New Zealand football leagues, most notably at Auckland City. Davani then transferred to Solomon Islands side Kossa FC, with whom he won a runners-up medal in the 2007–08 OFC Champions League, before moving to Coburg United in Australia's Victorian Premier League for the remainder of the 2008 season. After his release from Logan United, in June 2010 Davani joined Brisbane Olympic. Just before the commencement of the 2011 season, Davani joined Victorian club Sunshine George Cross.

International career

Davani made his debut for the Papua New Guinea national football team in 1998 at the Melanesian Cup in Santo Vanuatu, against the Solomon Islands. He played in four World Cup qualification games in 2004, in which he scored 6 goals. He currently holds the record for the most International goals for Papua New Guinea (15). His younger brother Alex Davani, also plays for the national team. Davani is a dual International, having represented Australia in futsal and was a member of the 2008 Australian Futsal World Cup squad.

Coaching career

Davani was Papua New Guinea Assistant coach between 2014 and 2017. During this time Papua New Guinea finished runners up in the OFC Nations Cup.

Davani returned to Ipswich in 2018 to become the Senior Men's Assistant coach and U20 Men's coach at Western Pride FC. Davani became the acting-Senior Men's coach after the departure of Graham Harvey.

Honours

University Inter
  • Port Moresby Premier League: 2001, 2003
Auckland City
  • New Zealand Football Championship: 2005, 2006
  • Oceania Club Championship: 2005
Bay Olympic
  • New Zealand Nth Premier League: 2006
Kossa FC
  • Australian Futsal National (Queensland Men's): 2001

Personal Honours

2005 Finalist – Papua New Guinean Sportsman of the Year
2004 Finalist – Oceania Player of the Year
2004 Players Player of the Year – Bay Olympic NZ
2001 Port Moresby Soccer Association Striker of the Year
1999 OFC Futsal All-Star Team
1998 Alitalia Young Rising Star Award – Australian Futsal National League
All Time Top Scorer – PNG National Team (15 Goals)

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