Kevin O'Neill (soccer)

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Kevin O'Neill
OAM
Personal information
Date of birth (1925-11-14) 14 November 1925 (age 98)
Place of birth Cessnock, New South Wales
Position(s) Utility player [1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1943 Kurri Kurri
1944 West Wallsend
1945–1958 Cessnock
1959–1960 Prague
1961–1963 Lake Macquarie
International career
1950–1958 Australia 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kevin O'Neill OAM (born 14 November 1925) is an Australian soccer player who played the majority of his career for Cessnock at club level and for Australia in international football. [2] [3] [1] [4]

In 2000, O'Neill was inducted into the Soccer Australia Hall of Fame. [5] In May 2021, at the age of 95, O'Neill was noted for being the oldest living former player of the Australia national football team. [6] He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2024 King's Birthday Honours. [7]

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References

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  3. "Kevin O'Neill". Cessnock City Council. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  4. Howe, Andrew (12 October 2006). "The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps and Captains" (PDF). Football Federation Australia . Retrieved 11 May 2021 via OzFootball.
  5. "Soccer Australia 2000 Hall of Fame Inductees". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 July 2000. p. 31. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  6. "Socceroos Greats – Where are they now: Kevin O'Neill". SBS. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  7. "Mr Kevin O'Neill". Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved 10 June 2024.