Mark Byrnes

Mark Byrnes

Personal information
Full name	Mark John Byrnes
Date of birth	8 February 1982 (1982-02-08) (age 29)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Centre Back, Utility
Club information
Current club	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	63	(6)
2009	→ Gold Coast United (loan)	1	(0)
National team‡
1999	Australia U-17
2001	Australia U-20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:36, 6 October 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:36, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

Mark John Byrnes (born 8 February 1982) is an Australian football (soccer) defender who currently plays for the 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:

• NSL Championship: 2002-03, 2003–04

References

1. ^ (Finnish) FC Hämeenlinna kohtaa MyPan
2. ^ Schwarzer's cup pledge
3. ^ Selection poser for Victory
4. ^ Merrick undecided about Victory team
5. ^ Form replaces rotation policy for Victory
6. ^ Victory cool on Byrnes the second to go
7. ^ New signings in Foxtel Cup
8. ^ Blackwell widens search for Leon replacement
9. ^ Ellis: Leon sale has left us lacking cover
10. ^ Bleiberg signs injury cover for Piorkowski

External links

• OzFootball profile

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Name	Byrnes, Mark
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Date of birth	08 February 1982
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
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