Con Purser
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Conrad Purser | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Collie, Western Australia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| North Perth | |||
| International career | |||
| 1955 | Australia | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Conrad Purser (born 2 August 1931) is an Australian former association football player.
Playing career
[edit]Purser played his club football for North Perth in the Western Australian state league where he played 13 seasons, five as captain.[1]
He played twice for Australia, once in a full international match against South Africa and once against Hungarian club team Ferencváros.[2][3]
Con was the first West Australian to be selected for an Olympics Football squad, making the 1956 Melbourne team.[4] He represented WA 18 times being captain on 9 occasions. He was also State player/coach in 1957–58. He was inducted into the Hall of Champions in 1996 and included in the Century of Champions
References
[edit]- ^ "Con Purser". footballwa.net. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- ^ "Purser, Conrad". Australian Player Database. OzFootball. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- ^ Howe, Andrew (2008). The Australian National Men’s Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia.
- ^ "Con Purser". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
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