Murray Barnes (16 January 1954 – 31 December 2011) was an Australian

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player. Barnes played for the Australia men's national soccer team, Australian team for six years, captaining the team nine times.

Playing career

Club career

Barnes played for a number of junior soccer clubs including Northern Tigers FC, Northern Tigers and Kissing Point in New South Wales. He also spent a year with the youth team of English club Leeds United F.C., Leeds United. During his senior club career Barnes played for Sydney City Soccer Club, Sydney Hakoah (later known as Sydney City Soccer Club) in the New South Wales State League and in the National Soccer League.

International career

He played 32 full international games for the national side scoring six goals. He was captain (sports), captain of the Socceroos for nine matches between 1978 and 1981 including 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC), World Cup qualifiers against New Zealand national football team, New Zealand, Fiji national football team, Fiji, Chinese Taipei national football team, Chinese Taipei and Indonesia national football team, Indonesia.

Death

Murray died on 31 December 2011, at the age of 57.

Honours

Barnes received the Football Hall of Fame (Australia), Australian Football (Soccer) Hall of Fame#Award of Distinction, Award of Distinction. When Football Federation Australia created the ''Socceroo Club'' made up of former national team members in 2008, Barnes was announced as a founding member.

References

External links

OzFootball profile
1954 births Australia men's international soccer players National Soccer League (Australia) players Hakoah Sydney City East FC players 2011 deaths Leeds United F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Soccer players from Sydney Australian men's soccer players 20th-century Australian sportsmen Expatriate men's footballers in England {{Australia-footy-midfielder-stub