Gary Byrne

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Gary Byrne
Personal information
Date of birth (1954-07-19) 19 July 1954 (age 69)
Place of birth Hemel Hempstead, UK
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Camden Tigers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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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]

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References

  1. "Football honours generations of Socceroos". SportsAustralia.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  2. "Gary Byrne". Hall of Fame. Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.