Jacob Timpano

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Personal information
Jacob Timpano
Full name	Jacob Timpano
Date of birth	January 3, 1986 (1986-01-03) (age 22)
Place of birth	Wollongong, Australia
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Centre Back
Club information
Current club	Sydney FC
Number	17
Youth clubs
2001–2002	Fernhill Illawarra Wollongong Wolves NSWIS
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002–2004 2005–present	Wollongong Wolves Sydney FC	25 (1) 23 (0)
National team²
2003 2005 2006	Australia U-17 Australia U-20 Australia U-23	03 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 December 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 17 December 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Jacob Timpano (born January 3, 1986) in Wollongong, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for Australian A-League club Sydney FC.

1 Club career
2 International career
3 Trivia
4 Honours
5 External links

[edit] Club career

Timpano previously played for the Wollongong Wolves in the National Soccer League. He is a central Defender, and has represented Australia at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship and captained Australia in the FIFA U-17 World Championship 2003 as an Under-17 and Under-20 respectively.

In the 2005-06 A-League season, Timpano was an essential part of Sydney FC's success. In the 2006-07 A-League season, Timpano made only 2 appearances (1 start) due to persistent leg injuries. In the 2007/08 season Jacob is yet to play any games because of these same injuries.

[edit] International career

During 2006, Timpano was selected for the Australian Under 23's national football team in their campaign for the 2008 Olympics, and played in all three international matches that year against Iran, Vietnam and Uzbekistan.