Andrew Packer (born 16 June 1980 in

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) is a former Australian

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Biography

He attended St. Josephs Nudgee College in Brisbane. He was a member of

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's Grand Final winning side in 2005–06. In 2006, he was signed in his native state by Queensland Roar. Packer announced his retirement from football at age 29 and joined the

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A-League statistics

¹ – includes

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final series statistics
² – includes

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statistics;

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statistics are included in season commencing after group stages (i.e. ACL and A-League seasons etc.)

Honours

Sydney Olympic NSL 2001–02, 2002–2003. With

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: * NSL: 2003–04 With

: * A-League Championship: 2005–06 * Oceania Club Championship: 2004–05

References

External links

Queensland Roar profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Packer, Andrew 1980 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Australian expatriate men's soccer players A-League Men players League of Ireland players Brisbane Strikers FC players Carlton SC players Cork City F.C. players Perth Glory FC players Sydney FC players Sydney Olympic FC players Brisbane Roar FC players Soccer players from Ipswich, Queensland Men's association football defenders Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland Australian expatriate sportspeople in Ireland Australia men's youth international soccer players People educated at St Joseph's College, Nudgee 21st-century Australian sportsmen