Ernie Tapai
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| Ernie Tapai | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ernest Tapai | |
| Date of birth | February 14, 1967 | |
| Place of birth | Australia | |
| Playing position | midfielder or wingback | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | retired | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1985-1989 1989-1990 1990-1992 1992-1993 1993-1994 1994-1996 1996-1997 1997-1998 1999-2000 2001 |
Footscray JUST Sunshine George Cross FC Adelaide City Stoke City GD Estoril-Praia Gippsland Falcons Collingwood Warriors Perth Glory Home United Clementi Khalsa |
100 (10) 15 (0) 35 (6) 0 (0) 13 (1) 48 (8) 24 (1) 15 (2) ? (?) ? (?) |
| National team | ||
| 1990-1998 |  Australia |
37 (6) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2007 | Corio FC | |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Ernie Tapai (born February 14, 1967) is a former Australian football (soccer) player.
[edit] Club career
Playing as a midfielder, Tapai debuted with Footscray JUST at age 18 in the NSL. In 1992, Tapai moved to overseas to Stoke City in England. He got more game time in Portugal with Estoril, where he scored his only goal against Benfica, but moved back to play in the NSL again. He finished off his career in Singapore with Home United and Clementi Khalsa.
[edit] International career
Tapai played 52 games (37 'A' games) for the Australia national football team between 1986 and 1998. He was part of the Socceroos squad that claimed 2nd place at the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup.
