Michael Beauchamp

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Michael Beauchamp
Personal information
Date of birth March 8, 1981
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.91m
Nickname Meggsy
Position Centre back
Club information
Current club 1. FC Nürnberg
Number 3
Professional clubs*
Years Club Apps (goals)
2000–02
2002–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–present		 Marconi Stallions
Parramatta Power
Sydney Olympic
Central Coast Mariners
1. FC Nürnberg		 25 (0)
57 (0)
?? (?)
22 (0)
3 (0)
National team**
2006 - Australia 5 (0)

* Professional club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of November 13, 2006.
** National team caps and goals correct
as of November 13, 2006.

Michael Beauchamp (born March 8, 1981 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player. He currently plays for German Bundesliga team 1. FC Nürnberg, and was a member of the Australian 2006 World Cup squad.

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[edit] Career

Beauchamp grew up in Wakeley in Sydney's south-west,[1] and attended Westfields Sports High School until year 8, aged 13.[2] After leaving the widely accepted system of progression in Australian youth football, Beauchamp started his career as a part-time professional at age 20 with the Marconi Stallions. Beauchamp appeared just once for the Stallions in his first season, fighting for a spot ahead of Australian representative Mark Babic. In 2001–02, Beauchamp became a regular in the team, making 24 appearances, including 19 starts as Marconi finished ninth in the league.[3] Upon signing with Parramatta Power for 2002–03 and beyond, Beauchamp was able to quit his vinyl-laying job to play football full-time,[4] and became a permanent member of the Parramatta starting line-up. Beauchamp played 33 matches for Parramatta in 2002–03, with the Power finishing the regular season third before coming fourth in the finals series "round-robin". Beauchamp made a further 24 appearances in 2003–04, including the last NSL Grand Final after the western Sydney club finished second in the league.[5] The collapse of the NSL forced Beauchamp to move back to the New South Wales Premier League, where he played for Sydney Olympic FC during the 2004–05 season before signing with A-League club Central Coast Mariners.

Beauchamp was a key player for the Mariners in the inaugural A-League season, starting 22 times in central defence. The Mariners finished third and progressed to the Grand Final, with Beauchamp playing the full 90 minutes in the decider.[6] Beauchamp received numerous accolades from the press and fans for his impressive season, chosen as "Player of the Year" by Australian football magazine FourFourTwo,[7] and was the most popular selection in the A-League "Fans' Team of the Year",[8] although he was ineligible for the Johnny Warren Medal after receiving a red card in a round 11 clash with Sydney FC.[9] Beauchamp also collected the inaugural "Mariners Medal" after being voted as the most outstanding Central Coast player by his teammates.[10] At the end of the season Beauchamp travelled to Germany to trial with 1. FC Nürnberg alongside Mariners teammate Dean Heffernan, with both players signing one-year loan contracts with the Bundesliga club.[11] Beauchamp began training with Nürnberg shortly after the end of the World Cup, and scored a goal in his first match for the club, a 3-2 win over FSV Erlangen-Bruck.[12] Beauchamp made his first Bundesliga start for Nürnberg on November 4, 2006 in a 2-1 loss away to Hertha Berlin.[13]

[edit] International Career

Beauchamp was called up into the Australian national under-23 squad (the "Olyroos") in January 2004 for the 2004 Summer Olympics qualifying tournament under Frank Farina. He made his international debut as a substitute, playing the final 34 minutes of Australia's 9-0 victory over Papua New Guinea.[14] That appearance became Beauchamp's only game for the Olyroos, as he missed selection for the Olympic Games themselves, where the team made the quarter finals before being eliminated by Iraq.

In 2005, Beauchamp got his first taste at the senior level as he was twice called into the Socceroos training camp in the Netherlands under Guus Hiddink. The first occasion was in place of injured captain Craig Moore, but Beauchamp was called up again in the lead-up to Australia's 2006 World Cup qualification tie against the Solomon Islands. Although he did not play a part in the qualification campaign, Beauchamp's impressive A-League season earnt him his first full international cap by playing the full 90 minutes in Australia's 3-1 win over Bahrain during qualifying for the 2007 Asian Cup.[15] This was followed by Beauchamp's selection as one of only two A-League players in the Australian squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Beauchamp did not make an appearance during the finals tournament, but picked up his second international cap in a warm-up game against Liechtenstein, playing 12 minutes as a substitute for Craig Moore.[16]

On 7 October 2006, Beauchamp scored the own goal that gave Australia a 1-1 draw in a friendly against Paraguay. He came on late in the game, replacing Tony Popovic (who was one of four senior Australian players retiring from international duty). In his first touch, after contact was made by Albirroja striker Oscar Cardozo, Beauchamp headed the ball into his own net.

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ A Quick Word With... Michael Beauchamp (April 16, 2006). Retrieved on July 15, 2006.
  2. ^ Cockerill, Michael (April 13, 2005). Next stop Socceroos for shy guy Beauchamp. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved on July 15, 2006.
  3. ^ 2001–2002 Season NSL Table. OzSoccer. Retrieved on July 15, 2006.
  4. ^ Cockerill, Michael (April 21, 2006). The waiting is nearly over for the anxious Mariner. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved on July 15, 2006.
  5. ^ 2004 National Soccer League Playoff Results. OzSoccer. Retrieved on July 15, 2006.
  6. ^ 2005–06 Hyundai A-League Grand Final. Retrieved on July 15, 2006.
  7. ^ Ormond, A. & Hansford, P. (May 2006), "A-League Awards", Australian FourFourTwo, no. 7, p. 77
  8. ^ Fans Team of the Year (March 14, 2006). Retrieved on July 15, 2006.
  9. ^ Central Coast Mariners FC vs Sydney FC. Retrieved on July 15, 2006.
  10. ^ Beauchamp claims Mariners medal (March 31, 2006). Retrieved on July 15, 2006.
  11. ^ Nürnberg add three (May 11, 2006). Retrieved on July 15, 2006.
  12. ^ Third test, third victory (German) (July 12, 2006). Retrieved on July 15, 2006.
  13. ^ 1 FC Nürnberg Match Report (German) (November 4, 2006). Retrieved on November 5, 2006.
  14. ^ Games of the XXVIII Olympiad – Football Qualifying Tournament. RSSSF. Retrieved on July 15, 2006.
  15. ^ Asian Nations Cup 2007 – Qualifying – Match Details. RSSSF. Retrieved on July 15, 2006.
  16. ^ Australia 3 – 1 Liechtenstein. ESPNsoccernet. Retrieved on July 15, 2006.

[edit] References


Australia Australia squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup Australia

1 Schwarzer | 2 Neill | 3 Moore | 4 Cahill | 5 Čulina | 6 Popović | 7 Emerton | 8 Skoko | 9 Viduka | 10 Kewell | 11 Lazaridis | 12 Čović | 13 Grella | 14 Chipperfield | 15 Aloisi | 16 Beauchamp | 17 Thompson | 18 Kalac | 19 Kennedy | 20 Wilkshire | 21 Sterjovski | 22 Milligan | 23 Bresciano | Coach: Hiddink
1. FC Nürnberg - Current Squad

1 Schäfer | 3 Beauchamp | 4 Gláuber | 5 Wolf | 6 Galásek | 7 Nikl | 8 Polák | 9 Sibon | 10 Banović | 11 Mintál | 16 Heffernan | 18 Klewer | 19 Kristiansen | 20 Kennedy | 21 Schroth | 22 Engelhardt | 23 Saenko | 24 Greško | 25 Pinola | 26 Weber | 28 Reinhardt | 30 Stephan | 31 Paulus | 32 Benko | 33 Vittek | 34 Huber | 35 Pagenburg | 36 Mnari
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