16 Facts About Duncan Oughton

Duncan Oughton was born on 14 June 1977 and is a retired New Zealand association football player.

Duncan Oughton was an assistant coach for Toronto FC until 31 October 2014, when the team let Ryan Nelsen and five of his assistant coaches go.

Duncan Oughton attended the University of Otago in New Zealand, before moving to the United States to play college soccer at Cal State Fullerton from 1997 to 2000.

Duncan Oughton immediately found playing time with the Crew, playing 20 games as a rookie, including 12 starts.

Duncan Oughton maintained a starting role for the Crew for the majority of his early career, in part due to his ability to play numerous positions in the midfield and defence.

Duncan Oughton missed the entire 2005 season with a knee injury and was released in May 2006.

However, Duncan Oughton's playing time with the Crew became more sporadic; he made just nine first team appearances in 2006 and only five in 2008.

In 2009, Duncan Oughton scored a bicycle kick goal against USL 1st Division Rochester Rhinos in a US Open Cup match the Crew lost in penalties, with Duncan Oughton's being saved.

Duncan Oughton became a free agent in Major League Soccer when he was not selected in the Re-Entry draft.

On 3 February 2011, Duncan Oughton announced his retirement from playing and was hired as the assistant technical director for Columbus.

Duncan Oughton has represented the New Zealand national team, on numerous occasions.

Duncan Oughton received his first cap in 2002 in a win over Tahiti in the Oceania Nations Cup and went on to make 25 appearances and score 2 goals in A-internationals.

Duncan Oughton was a member of New Zealand's 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup squad, and had a second taste of the big tournament atmosphere when he was named as part of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup squad to travel to South Africa.

Duncan Oughton served as analyst on regional television broadcasts of the club on Ohio News Network and later Fox Sports Ohio.

In March 2013, Duncan Oughton was a candidate to replace Ricki Herbert as head coach of the Wellington Phoenix.

Duncan Oughton holds a "B" license by the United States Soccer Federation.