Shaun Peter Murphy (born 5 November 1970) is an Australian former soccer player. His club career included stints with Notts County (1992–1997), West Bromwich Albion (1997–1999), Sheffield United (1999–2003) and Crystal Palace (2001–02) in England, before returning to Australia for one season to captain Perth Glory (2003–04).[1][2][3][4]
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| Full name | Shaun Peter Murphy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | Australian Institute of Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blacktown City Demons | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Heidelberg United | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Perth Italia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1997 | Notts County | 109 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1999 | West Bromwich Albion | 71 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Sorrento | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2003 | Sheffield United | 158 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Perth Glory | 28 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Australia U-20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Australia U-23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Australia | 18 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 July 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 July 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
He was a member of the Australian national team and scored a winner against Brazil for Australia in the 2001 Confederations Cup third place play-off match.[5] He also represented Australia at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
International career
editInternational goals
edit- Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.[6]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 28 June 2000 | Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Papeete, Tahiti |  New Zealand |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2000 OFC Nations Cup |
| 2. | 30 May 2001 | Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea |  Mexico |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup |
| 3. | 9 June 2001 | Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan, Japan |  Brazil |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup |
Honours
editAustralia
- FIFA Confederations Cup: 3rd place, 2001[7]
- OFC Nations Cup: 2000[8]
References
edit- ^ Quartermaine, Braden (7 September 2003). "Glory's new star gets leader's role". The Sunday Times. p. 4.
- ^ Cockerill, Michael (9 November 1999). "Turning out for the Socceroos will cap Murphy's career nicely". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 36. Retrieved 1 March 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Cockerill, Michael (6 November 2001). "Murphy's law – it's better late than never". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 46. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ Cockerill, Michael (17 January 2003). "Murphy's case for Socceroo defence". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 34.
- ^ "Australia defeat Brazil in Confederations Cup". The Telegraph. 9 June 2001. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ^ "Murphy, Shaun". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Oceania Nations Cup 2000". Retrieved 14 October 2024.
External links
edit- OzFootball profile
- Shaun Murphy at Soccerbase
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