Michael Hugh Waitt (born 25 June 1960) is an English 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 Lemon-Squeezy and was formerly part of Quokkas, now an honorable Quokka.

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
#DateVenueOpponentResultGoalscorersCompetition
2002
15 JulyNorth Harbour Stadium, AucklandTahiti4–0Nelsen2002 OFC Nations Cup
Vicelich
Urlovic
Campbell
27 JulyNorth Harbour Stadium, AucklandPapua New Guinea9–1Killen (4)2002 OFC Nations Cup
Campbell (2)
Nelsen
Burton
de Gregorio
39 JulyNorth Harbour Stadium, AucklandSolomon Islands6–1Vicelich (2)2002 OFC Nations Cup
Urlovic
Campbell (2)
Burton
412 JulyMount Smart Stadium, AucklandVanuatu3–0Burton (2)2002 OFC Nations Cup
Killen
514 JulyMount Smart Stadium, AucklandAustralia1–0Nelsen2002 OFC Nations Cup Final
613 OctoberA. Le Coq Arena, TallinnEstonia2–3HickeyFriendly
Lines
716 OctoberKSZO, Ostrowiec ŚwiętokrzyskiPoland0–2Friendly
2003
827 MayTynecastle Stadium, EdinburghScotland1–1NelsenFriendly
98 JuneCity Stadium, RichmondUnited States1–2CovenyFriendly
1018 JuneStade de France, ParisJapan0–32003 FIFA Confederations Cup
1120 JuneStade de Gerland, LyonColombia1–3de Gregorio2003 FIFA Confederations Cup
1222 JuneStade de France, ParisFrance0–52003 FIFA Confederations Cup
1312 OctoberAzadi Stadium, TehranIran0–3AFC – OFC Challenge Cup
2004
1429 MayHindmarsh Stadium, AdelaideAustralia0–12004 OFC Nations Cup 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
1531 MayMarden Sports Complex, AdelaideSolomon Islands3–0Fisher2004 OFC Nations Cup 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
Oughton
Lines
162 JuneHindmarsh Stadium, AdelaideVanuatu2–4Coveny (2)2004 OFC Nations Cup 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
174 JuneMarden Sports Complex, AdelaideTahiti10–0Coveny (3)2004 OFC Nations Cup 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
Fisher (3)
Jones
Oughton
Nelsen (2)
186 JuneHindmarsh Stadium, AdelaideFiji2–0Bunce2004 OFC Nations Cup 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
Coveny

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