Cliff Sander

Australian soccer player (1931–2022)

Cliff Sander
Personal information
Full name	William Clifford Sander^[1]
Date of birth	(1931-11-04)4 November 1931
Place of birth	Ipswich, Queensland
Date of death	8 February 2022(2022-02-08) (aged 90)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1948–1958	St Helens
1958–?	Brisbane Azzurri
International career
	Australia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Clifford Sander (4 November 1931 – 8 February 2022), known as Cliff Sander, was an Australian association footballer^[2] who played as a midfielder.^[3]

Club career

Sander played for the Ipswich Tech before moving to St Helens in 1948.^[4] He won the Queensland championship with St Helens at the age of 17 and the premiership in 1956.^[5] In 1958 he signed with Brisbane Azzurri.^[4] With Brisbane Azzurri, he won the premiership in 1961.^[4]

International career

Sander made his Australia national team debut in 1950 against New Caledonia.^[4] He went on to play 21 times for the Socceroos.^[5] Eight of those matches were 'A' internationals. Sander represented Australia at the 1956 Summer Olympics.^[6]^[1]

Personal life

Sander died on 8 February 2022, at the age of 90.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Cliff Sander". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
^ "Australian Player Database -SA". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
^ Cliff Sander at WorldFootball.net
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Vale Cliff Sander". Football Australia. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Vale Cliff Sander". Football Queensland. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ "FIFA Player Statistics: Cliff Sander". FIFA. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2009.