Gary Byrne (soccer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 19 July 1954 | ||
Place of birth | Hemel Hempstead, UK | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Camden Tigers | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1971–1981 | Marconi Stallions | ? | (?) |
1973 | Sutherland Sharks | ? | (?) |
1982–1983 | Canberra City | ? | (?) |
1984–1986 | Blacktown City | ? | (?) |
International career | |||
1975–1983 | Australia | 36 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gary Byrne (born 19 July 1954) is an Australian former soccer player who played for Australia during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Playing career
A significant member of Australia's 1978 and 1982 World Cup campaigns and a vital part of Marconi Stallions successful early NSL years, where he won a national championship medal in 1979.[1]
Honours
Byrne was made a member of the Football Federation Australia Football Hall of Fame in 2009.[2]
References
- ^ "Football honours generations of Socceroos". SportsAustralia.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ "Gary Byrne". Hall of Fame. Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.