Troy Halpin

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

Troy Halpin
Personal information
Full name Troy Michael Halpin
Date of birth (1973-08-17) 17 August 1973
Place of birth Newcastle, Australia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Barnsley SC
West Wallsend FC
Adamstown Rosebuds FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1991 Newcastle Austral 40 (18)
1991–1994 Newcastle Breakers 32 (10)
1994 Wollongong Wolves 4 (0)
1995–1998 Newcastle Breakers 55 (10)
1998 Stirling Lions 23 (9)
1998–2000 Perth Glory 68 (6)
2000–2004 Sydney Olympic 93 (4)
2004–2005 Johor FA 18 (4)
2005–2006 Sydney United 20 (5)
2007–2009 Toronto Awaba Stags FC 34 (9)
2010–2012 Edgeworth Eagles FC 25 (6)
International career
1993 Australia U-21 6 (1)
1998–2003 Australia[1] 12 (3)
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

Career

He is one of the great talents Australian football has produced in the last two decades and was one of the most skillful players plying their trade in the now-defunct National Soccer League. Halpin represented many NSL clubs and won the NSL championship 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 the NSW competition and wore the No 10 shirt. 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. This was seen by many as a waste as he is rated as on of Australia's finest footballing talents.

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
  1. Playerhistory Profile
  2. US Soccer Review: Latest articles about Troy Halpin
  3. Coaching Clinics - Toronto Awaba FC
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