Peninsula ties for famous soccer players
Three of five soccer players inducted into the Central Coast Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, July 27, have ties to the Peninsula.
Central Coast Football celebrated its 50th anniversary with a dinner and presentation held at the Mingara Recreation Club.
Nearly 370 guests saw five players become the inaugural inductees into the newly-formed Central Coast Football Hall of Fame.
The five were Damien Brown, Andrew Clark, Renaye Iserief, Andrew French and Dale Eggleton.
Andrew Clark played for Umina from under-6s to under-11s while Andrew French played for Umina from under-8s to under-11s, Umina United First Grade from 1992 to 2011 and Umina United Reserve Grade from 2012 to 2013.
Dale Eggleton is the current Southern and Ettalong United first grade coach.
Guests at the dinner included Gosford mayor Cr Lawrie McKinna, Football NSW chairman Greg O'Rourke and representatives from the Central Coast Mariners including chairman and group general manager Peter Turnbull, director and owner Michael Charlesworth, head coach Graham Arnold and one of the club's most popular players, Patrick Zwaanswijk.
Media release, 31 Jul 2013
Alistair Kennedy, Central Coast Football