Shaun Murphy (soccer)
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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][3][4]
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Full name | Shaun Peter Murphy | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1970-11-05) 5 November 1970 (age 53) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (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) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
1989 | Australia U-20 | ||||||||||||||||
1992 | Australia U-23 | ||||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | Australia | 18 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 July 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 July 2007 |
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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.[5] He also represented Australia at the 1992 Summer Olympics.