John Doyle (soccer, born 1946)

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John Doyle
Personal information
Date of birth (1946-01-17) 17 January 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth Ireland
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1969–1972 South Sydney Croatia
1973 Pan Hellenic
1974–1975 South Sydney Croatia
1976–1978 APIA Leichhardt
1979 Canterbury-Marrickville Olympic
International career‡
1970 Australia 1 (0)
Managerial career
1988–1989 Australia (women)
1997 Sydney United
2004–2005 Sydney Olympic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:19, 25 January 2014 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:19, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

John Doyle (born 17 January 1946) is an Irish Australian soccer coach and former player who was a forward. He won a single cap for the Australia men's national association football team in 1970 and coached the Australia women's national association football team during 1988.

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Career

Born in Ireland, Doyle played club football for various teams in the Sydney area. [1] He made one official international appearance for Australia's male team, as a substitute in a 1–0 friendly win over Israel on 10 November 1970. [2] The match was part of a world tour under new coach Rale Rasic. On the tour Doyle took part in a further six matches, scoring two goals, in games which were not considered full international fixtures. [3]

Doyle was put in charge of Australia's women's team two months before their appearance at the 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament (a pilot World Cup) in China. [4] He resigned after the team performed poorly at the 1989 OFC Women's Championship. [5]

In addition to his soccer career, Doyle worked as a high school maths teacher. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Persoglia, Tony; Stock, Greg. "Doyle, John". Ozfootball.net. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  2. ↑ Esamie, Thomas; Cazal, Jean-Michel; Stock, Greg. "Socceroo Internationals for 1970". Ozfootball.net. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  3. ↑ Esamie, Thomas; Kruger, Andre; Stock, Greg. "Socceroo B Matches for 1970". Ozfootball.net. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Cockerill, Michael (25 May 1988). "Mandi Gets A Kick Out Of China Trip". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  5. ↑ Cooke, Graham (15 June 1989). "Senior duties for Darby". The Canberra Times. p. 18. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "AESFA Coaches". Australian Elite Soccer-Football Academy. Archived from the original on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.


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