Alistair Edwards
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| Alistair Edwards | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alistair Edwards | |
| Date of birth | June 21, 1968 | |
| Place of birth | Whyalla, Australia | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Retired | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Kwinana | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1988 1998 1989-1990 1989-1990 1990 1991-1992 1993 1994 1994-1996 1996 1997-1998 1998-2003 |
Australian Institute of Sport Rangers Sydney Olympic Brighton & Hove Albion (on loan) Singapore (Malaysian League team) Johor Singapore (Malaysian League team) Selangor Millwall Sydney Olympic Sarawak Perth Glory |
- (-) 0 (0) 28 (4) 1 (0) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) 4 (0) 14 (2) ? (?) 93 (24) |
| National team | ||
| 1991-1997 | Australia | 22 (5) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Alistair Edwards (born 21 June 1968, in Kwinana, Australia) is a former professional soccer player from Australia. He was a Socceroo between 1991-1997, scoring 5 goals in 22 appearances, and also represented Australia at under-20 level in 1987. A prominent forward, he made a name for himself with National Soccer League clubs Sydney Olympic and Perth Glory. He was also a favourite with Malaysian League teams Sarawak, Selangor, Singapore and Johor in the 1990s.
Born in South Australia to Scottish parents, Edwards' family moved to Kwinana when he was a child, where he joined the local junior team before represented Western Australia in a team that won the 1986 Australian under-18 title. He made a couple of appearances for the state senior side at the age of 17, before attending the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. He then had a spell with Rangers in Scotland, before joining Sydney Olympic and scoring the winning goal in the 1989 NSL grand final. After two successful spells in Asia and short stints with English clubs Brighton & Hove Albion and Millwall, he briefly rejoined Sydney Olympic before linking up with Perth Glory for whom he played 93 times and scored 24 goals. In all, he made 173 appearances in the national competition.
Since retiring as a player, Edwards has become a soccer coach and expert commentator for A-League games covered by Perth radio station 90.5fm. He has coached the Australian under-19 women's team.
