Jimmy Rooney

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Personal information
Jimmy Rooney
Full name	James Rooney
Date of birth	December 10, 1945 (1945-12-10) (age 62)
Place of birth	Dundee, Scotland
Playing position	left midfielder
Club information
Current club	retired
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1964-1965 1965-1966 1966-1967 1968-1969 1970-1971 1972-1976 1977-1978 1979	Lochee Harp Peterborough United Montrose F.C. Lions Prague APIA Leichhardt Club Marconi Fitzroy Alexander	7 (2)
National team²
1971-1980	Australia	99 (6)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 August 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 7 August 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

James "Jimmy" Rooney (born December 10, 1945 in Dundee, Scotland)^[1] is a former football (soccer) player. He was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany.

Rooney was a left sided midfielder who played first team football with Lochee Harp, Peterborough United and Montrose F.C. in the United Kingdom, before emigrating to Melbourne, Australia in the late 1960s. He was an instant success there with Lions before transferring to Sydney to join the Prague club in 1970, and later playing at APIA Leichhardt, in the New South Wales First Division. In 1977, with APIA not joining the newly formed National Soccer League, Rooney joined Marconi Fairfield for two seasons, before moving back to Victoria where he played with Fitzroy Alexander and Croydon City

He made his Australian debut against the England in 1971, going on play 99 times for his country in a career spanning a decade. He was Australia's first choice midfielder in the 1974 World Cup campaign, earning himself many admirers for his hard tackling and ball distribution. The Jimmy Rooney Medal, awarded from 1992 onwards to the man of the match in the Victorian Premier League Grand Final, was named in his honour.

He has recently settled to a managerial role of Victorian senior team, Eastern Lions, and also hosts a junior training program. He is also currently the head coach of the first eleven soccer team at St. Kevin's College, Melbourne, Australia.

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Preceded by No Award Presented	NSL Player of the Year 1977	Succeeded by Ken Boden

v • d • e Australia squad - 1974 FIFA World Cup

1 Reilly • 2 Utjesenovic • 3 Wilson • 4 Schäfer • 5 Curran • 6 Richards • 7 Rooney • 8 Mackay • 9 Warren • 10 Manuel • 11 Abonyi • 12 Alston • 13 Ollerton • 14 Tolson • 15 Williams • 16 Rudic • 17 Harding • 18 Watkiss • 19 Campbell • 20 Buljevic • 21 Milisavljevic • 22 Maher • Coach: Rašić