Rachel_Howard_(footballer)
Rachel Howard (footballer)
New Zealand footballer
Rachel Howard (born 30 November 1977) is an association football goalkeeper who represented New Zealand at international level.[1]
Howard made her Football Ferns debut in a 0–5 loss to the United States on 28 May 1998, and represented New Zealand at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup finals in China,[2] where they lost to Brazil 0–5, Denmark (0-2) and China (0-2). Howard was one of only 3 squad members to not get any playing time in the Tournament.[3]
Howard was also included in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics where they drew with Japan (2-2) before losing to Norway(0-1) and Brazil (0-4).[4] Again, Howard failed to get playing time at the tournament with Jenny Bindon being first choice goalkeeper.