Jonathan Tehau (born 9 January 1988) is a Tahitian footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for A.S. Central Sport.[2] He is the brother of twins Lorenzo Tehau and Alvin Tehau and cousin of Teaonui Tehau, all playing for Tahiti national team.[3] He made 26 appearances for the Tahiti national team scoring five goals.
 Tehau with Tahiti at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jonathan Tehau[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1988[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tahiti | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Central Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | AS Tamarii | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | AS Tefana | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | AS Dragon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2018 | AS Tefana | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | → AS Dragon (loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Central Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2017 | Tahiti | 26 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
International career
edit2012 OFC Nations Cup
editTehau was selected in the 23-man Tahiti by head coach Eddy Etaeta for the 2012 OFC Nations Cup. He featured heavily in the tournament playing mainly at centre back, he scored his first international goal against Samoa in the first group A game of the tournament, he later scored another goal in that game which eventually finished 10–1 to Tahiti and scored two more goals against Vanuatu in the final game of group A and against Solomon Islands in the semi-finals of the tournament. He also played in the final of the tournament against New Caledonia. The game finished 1–0 to Tahiti with the only goal of the game being scored by Steevy Chong Hue, thus recording the first ever victory in the OFC Nations Cup for Tahiti.[4]
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
editTehau was again included in the 23-man Tahiti squad for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup along with his brothers Alvin Tehau, Lorenzo Tehau and cousin Teaonui Tehau. On 17 June 2013 in Tahiti's first game of the tournament against Nigeria, Jonathan Tehau scored Tahiti's first ever goal at a Confederations Cup in the 54th minute, a back post header from a corner delivered by Marama Vahirua, reducing the deficit to 3–1 and sending the Tahiti bench into raptures.[5] Tehau also scored an own goal 15 minutes after he scored in that game that eventually finished 6–1 to Nigeria, making him the first person to score at both ends in Confederations Cup history.[6] He played in Tahiti's remaining two games in the tournament against Spain and Uruguay.[7]
Career statistics
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tahiti | 2011 | 8 | 0 |
| 2012 | 12 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 5 | |
- Scores and results list Tahiti's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tehau goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 1 June 2012 | Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands | 2–0 | 10–1 | 2012 OFC Nations Cup | |
| 2 | 7–1 | |||||
| 3 | 5 June 2012 | Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2012 OFC Nations Cup | |
| 4 | 8 June 2012 | Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2012 OFC Nations Cup | |
| 5 | 17 June 2013 | Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil | 1–3 | 1–6 | 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup |
Honours
editTahiti
- OFC Nations Cup: 2012[10]
- Pacific Games: 3rd place 2011[11]
References
edit- ^ a b "Squad lists for the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). 7 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ "Football Ligue 1: Pluie de buts pour cette 1ère journée!". Sports Tahiti (in French). 14 September 2014. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Tahiti's Tehau boys leading the way". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ^ "Tahiti 1-0 New Caledonia, Tahitians win first ever title". Archived from the original on 16 June 2012.
- ^ "Nigeria runs over lively Tahiti". ESPN. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ "Tahiti goalscoring hero Jonathan Tehau dreams of Barcelona". Gulf News. 18 June 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "Tehau makes dreams come true". FIFA. Retrieved 18 June 2013.[dead link]
- ^ "Jonathan Tehau Profile". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 28 April 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ^ "J. TEHAU-Summary". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ^ "2012 OFC Nations Cup-Tahiti Squad". Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Football at the 2011 Pacific Games-Tahiti Squad". Retrieved 31 October 2024.
External links
edit- Jonathan Tehau at National-Football-Teams.com