Shaun Murphy (soccer)

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Shaun Murphy

Personal information
Full name	Shaun Peter Murphy
Date of birth	(1970-11-05) 5 November 1970 (age 51)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	185 cm (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)
National team‡
1989	Australia U-20
1992	Australia U-23
2000–2001	Australia	18	(3)
Honours Men's association football Representing  Australia FIFA Confederations Cup 2001 Japan–South Korea
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 July 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 July 2007

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]

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.^[3] He also represented Australia at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

International career[]

International goals[]

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.^[4]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
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

References[]

External links[]

• OzFootball profile
• Shaun Murphy at Soccerbase

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