Linda Vagana
Linda Tuumuliga Vagana MNZM (born 23 July 1971 in Auckland, New Zealand) is an international netball coach and former representative player from New Zealand. Vagana played as a circle defender, and was a member of the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, from 1993 (joining the squad at the end of 1992) up until 2002, earning 61 caps. She was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours, for services to netball.[1] Domestically, she played for the Northern Force in the National Bank Cup from 1998 to 2005.
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| Born |
23 July 1971 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||
| Netball career | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position(s): GK, GD | ||||||||||||||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | ||||||||||||
| 1993–2002 | New Zealand | 61 | ||||||||||||
| Coaching career | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team(s) | |||||||||||||
| 2004–present | Samoa | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated: 22 October 2010 | ||||||||||||||
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Vagana currently coaches the Samoa national netball team, and is the General Manager of Duffy Books in Homes.[2][3] She is the cousin of rugby league players Nigel Vagana and Joe Vagana.
References
- Ash, Julie (2 June 2003). "Queen's Birthday Honours: Former Silver Fern stars honoured for service". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- Walshe, Cathy (9 August 2010). "Samoa tests frustrating for Vagana". The Press. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- Dickison, Michael (21 August 2010). "Author's campaign to boost reading marks 15th birthday". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 14 December 2010.