Michael Gibson (soccer)

Michael Gibson (born 1 March 1963) is an Australian soccer player who represented the Australia national soccer team on 7 (1 A-International and 6 B-Internationals) occasions.

Michael Gibson
Personal information
Full nameMichael Gibson
Date of birth (1963-03-01) 1 March 1963 (age 61)
Place of birthAustralia
Position(s)Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1984–1985Penrith City46(0)
1986–1989St George Saints90(1)
1991Blacktown City Demons
1991–1993Newcastle Breakers42(0)
1994–1996Sydney Olympic77(0)
1997Bonnyrigg White Eagles24(0)
1997–1998Marconi Stallions5(0)
1998Penrith City SC
1998–1999Sydney United15(0)
1999Penrith City SC
1999–2001Parramatta Power13(0)
2002Schofields Scorpions
2002–2003Canterbury-Marrickville0(0)
2004Schofields Scorpions13(0)
International career
1985Australia B1(0)
1988Australia1(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:03, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 June 2011

Club career

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Over the course of his career Gibson turned out for St George Saints, Blacktown City Demons, Newcastle Breakers, Sydney Olympic, Bonnyrigg White Eagles, Marconi Stallions, Sydney United, Penrith City SC, Parramatta Power, Schofields Scorpions and Canterbury-Marrickville. Overall, he played 288 times in the Australian National Soccer League (NSL).[1]

International career

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Gibson represented his nation on 7 occasions between 1985 and 1989 (1 A-International and 6 B-Internationals).[2][3] His sole A International appearance for Australia was on 9 March 1988 in an Olympic Games qualification match against Taiwan at Hindmarsh Stadium in Adela* National Soccer League Premiership: 1996-97ide. Australia won the match 3–2.[4]

Honours

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Blacktown City Demons

Sydney United

References

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  1. ^ "Aussie Footballers - Mike Gibson". OzFootball. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. ^ Howe, Andrew (14 May 2014). "Official Media Guide of Australia at the 2014 FIFA World Cup" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 16 April 2020 – via OzFootball.
  3. ^ Howe, Andrew (12 October 2006). "The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps And Captains" (PDF). Football Federation Australia – via OzFootball.
  4. ^ "Socceroo 1988 Matches". OzFootball. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  5. ^ Stock, Greg. "New South Wales Premier League Champions". ozfootball.net. OzFootball. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  6. ^ Crew, Stats. "1998-99 Sydney United Pumas Statistics". www.statscrew.com. Stats Crew. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
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