Troy Halpin
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Troy Michael Halpin | ||
Date of birth | 17 August 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Newcastle, Australia | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Barnsley SC | |||
West Wallsend FC | |||
Adamstown Rosebuds FC | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1991 | Newcastle Austral | 40 | (18) |
1991–1994 | Newcastle Breakers | 32 | (10) |
1994 | Wollongong Wolves | 4 | (0) |
1995–1998 | Newcastle Breakers | 55 | (10) |
1998 | Stirling Lions | 23 | (9) |
1998–2000 | Perth Glory | 68 | (6) |
2000–2004 | Sydney Olympic | 93 | (4) |
2004–2005 | Johor FA | 18 | (4) |
2005–2006 | Sydney United | 20 | (5) |
2007–2009 | Toronto Awaba Stags FC | 34 | (9) |
2010–2012 | Edgeworth Eagles FC | 25 | (6) |
National team | |||
1993 | Australia U-21 | 6 | (1) |
1998–2003 | Australia[1] | 12 | (3) |
Teams managed | |||
2004–2009 | Kings School | ||
2007–2009 | Toronto Awaba Stags FC | ||
2014– | |||
2017– | Barker College | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Troy Michael Halpin (born 17 August 1973[2]) is an Australian footballer and Sports/Football Development coach at Barker College and .
Career[]
Halpin represented many NSL clubs and won the NSL championship with Sydney Olympic. He also played with Newcastle United and at Perth Glory with his brother Scott Halpin. He has also played with Sydney United and Marconi in NSW competitions. Halpin was most famous for his outstanding technical ability with the ball and vision in the mid-field. He was capped 12 times, and scored 3 goals, for the Socceroos.
Coaching career[]
He was previously employed by the Kings School in a role as Director of Football. Halpin then held the role of player/coach in the Northern NSW NBN State Football League with the Toronto Awaba Stags FC before moving to Edgeworth Eagles FC where he continued playing whilst also overseeing youth development for the club in the 2010 season.[3] Halpin was also previously on the coaching staff at which is a Football Academy on Sydney's North Shore and is based at Macquarie University. Currently, Halpin is a Sports/Football Coaching co-ordinator at Barker College and .
References[]
- ^ Playerhistory Profile
- ^ US Soccer Review: Latest articles about Troy Halpin[permanent dead link]
- ^ Coaching Clinics - Toronto Awaba FC[permanent dead link]
External links[]
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Australian soccer players
- Australia international soccer players
- National Soccer League (Australia) players
- Perth Glory FC players
- Sydney Olympic FC players
- Sydney United 58 FC players
- Expatriate footballers in Malaysia
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia
- Wollongong Wolves FC players
- Australian expatriate soccer players
- Sportspeople from Newcastle, New South Wales
- Association football midfielders
- Stirling Lions SC players
- Newcastle Breakers FC players
- 1998 OFC Nations Cup players