Mark Byrnes
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark John Byrnes | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre Back, Utility | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Gold Coast United | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Concord High School | |||
| Sydney Olympic | |||
| 1998–1999 | NSWIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2000 | Parramatta Power | 22 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | Austria Salzburg | 7 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Vicenza Calcio | 0 | (0) |
| 2002 | Sydney Olympic | 8 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Perth Glory | 44 | (2) |
| 2004 | FC Hämeenlinna | 11 | (2) |
| 2005–2007 | Melbourne Victory | 11 | (2) |
| 2007 | Richmond SC | 15 | (1) |
| 2008– | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 83 | (6) |
| 2009 | → Gold Coast United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1999 | Australia U-17 | ||
| 2001 | Australia U-20 | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 October 2013. | |||
Mark John Byrnes (born 8 February 1982) is an Australian footballer who plays for APIA Leichhardt Tigers in the New South Wales Premier League.
Club career
After a short stint with SV Salzburg in Austria, he won two NSL championship medals in a row with Perth Glory.
Due to the demise of the National Soccer League after the 2003/2004 season, in July of that year he signed with Finnish club, FC Hämeenlinna.[1] He returned to Australia to form part of Melbourne Victory's A-League 2005-06 squad,[2] but found his chances limited by the emergence of younger defenders Adrian Leijer and Daniel Piorkowski.[3][4][5] He was part of Melbourne's A-League championship winning side in 2006-2007. However at the end of the season, on 1 March 2007, he was released by the club.[6]
In 2007, he was announced as a short term signing for Victorian Premier League side Richmond Eagles for three matches.[7] In 2008, Byrnes went on trial with English lower league football clubs Port Vale and Luton Town. He impressed during an overseas pre-season tour to the extent that he would have been offered a contract had he not suffered a minor injury during the last tour match.[8][9]
On 23 September 2009 he was signed by Gold Coast United as a four-week injury replacement for Daniel Piorkowski.[10]
International career
He was captain of the Australian Under-17 team which reached the final of the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
Honours
With Australia:
- FIFA U-17 World Championship: 1999 (Runners-Up)
With Perth Glory:
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NSL Championship: 2002-03, 2003–04
References
- ↑ (Finnish) FC Hämeenlinna kohtaa MyPan
- ↑ Schwarzer's cup pledge
- ↑ Selection poser for Victory
- ↑ Merrick undecided about Victory team
- ↑ Form replaces rotation policy for Victory
- ↑ Victory cool on Byrnes the second to go
- ↑ New signings in Foxtel Cup
- ↑ Blackwell widens search for Leon replacement
- ↑ Ellis: Leon sale has left us lacking cover
- ↑ Bleiberg signs injury cover for Piorkowski