Troy Halpin

Troy Michael Halpin (born 17 August 1973^[2]) is an Australian footballer and football development coach.

Troy Halpin

Personal information
Full name	Troy Michael Halpin
Date of birth	(1973-08-17) 17 August 1973 (age 51)
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)
International career
1993	Australia U-21	6	(1)
1998–2003	Australia[1]	12	(3)
Managerial career
2007–2009	Toronto Awaba Stags FC
Medal record Representing  Australia Men's Association football OFC Nations Cup Runner-up 1998 Australia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Halpin represented many NSL clubs and won the NSL championship with Sydney Olympic and Perth Glory. 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 the NSW competition and wore the No 10 shirt. He was capped 12 times, and scored 3 goals, for the Socceroos.

Coaching career

Halpin 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][4]

Honours

Australia

• OFC Nations Cup: runner-up 1998^[5]