Troy Halpin

Troy Halpin
Personal information
Full name	Troy Michael Halpin
Date of birth	17 August 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Newcastle, Australia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Retired
Number	10
Youth career
	Barnsley SC
	West Wallsend FC
	Adamstown Rosebuds FC
Senior career*
Years	Team
1989–1991	Newcastle Austral
1991–1994	Newcastle Breakers
1994	Wollongong Wolves
1995–1998	Newcastle Breakers
1998	Stirling Lions
1998–2000	Perth Glory
2000–2004	Sydney Olympic
2004–2005	Johor FA
2005–2006	Sydney United
2007–2009	Toronto Awaba Stags FC
2010–2012	Edgeworth Eagles FC
International career
1993	Australia U-21
1998–2003	Australia
Managerial career
2004–2009	Kings School
2007–2009	Toronto Awaba Stags FC
2014–	St Pius X Chatswood
2017–	Barker College
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Troy Michael Halpin (born 17 August 1973^[2] in Newcastle, Australia) is an Australian footballer and Sports/Football Development coach at Barker College and St Pius X Chatswood.

Career

Halpin represented many NSL clubs and won championships with Sydney Olympic and Perth Glory. He also played with Newcastle United and at Perth Glory with his brother Scott Halpin. He has also played with Sydney United and Marconi in NSW competitions. Halpin was most famous for his outstanding technical ability with the ball and vision in the mid-field. He was capped 12 times, and scored 3 goals, for the Socceroos.

Coaching career

He was previously employed by the Kings School in a role as Director of Football. Halpin then held the role of player/coach in the Northern NSW NBN State Football League with the Toronto Awaba Stags FC before moving to Edgeworth Eagles FC where he continued playing whilst also overseeing youth development for the club in the 2010 season.^[3] Halpin was also previously on the coaching staff at Mongo Football which is a Football Academy on Sydney's North Shore and is based at Macquarie University. Currently, Halpin is a Sports/Football Coaching co-ordinator at Barker College and St Pius X Chatswood.

References

External links

Oz Football stats

[1] Playerhistory Profile

[2] US Soccer Review: Latest articles about Troy Halpin^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] Coaching Clinics - Toronto Awaba FC^{[permanent dead link]}

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