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Aaron Clapham

アーロン・クラッパム　/　あーろん・くらっぱむ

Association football player from New Zealand

January 15, 1987 (age 39)　・　Christchurch, New Zealand

association football player

My Take

Aaron Clapham is the kind of footballer I instinctively root for: a Christchurch native who spent the bulk of his senior career with hometown Canterbury United rather than drifting from club to club. His time at the University of Louisville suggests a player willing to test himself abroad before coming home, and his pivot into coaching feels like a natural extension of that loyalty. At 172 cm he was never going to overpower anyone, so he must have relied on smarts and grit. I find one-club loyalty genuinely moving, and I suspect he will pour that same devotion into developing the next generation.

Overview

Aaron Daniel Clapham (born 15 January 1987) is a former New Zealand footballer and current Football coach. Clapham spent most of his senior footballing career with ISPS Handa Premiership club Canterbury United FC.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Aaron Clapham
Name (Japanese): アーロン・クラッパム
Reading: あーろん・くらっぱむ
Born: January 15, 1987 (age 39)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Rabbit
Origin: Christchurch, New Zealand
Blood type: Private
Height: 172 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Louisville

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%83%91%E3%83%A0

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