Troy Michael Halpin (born 17 August 1973) is an Australian footballer and Sports/Football Development coach at Barker College and

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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

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. Halpin represented many NSL clubs and won the NSL championship with

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and

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. He also played with

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with his brother Scott Halpin. He has also played with Sydney United and Marconi in the

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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

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before moving to Edgeworth Eagles FC where he continued playing whilst also overseeing youth development for the club in the 2010 season.Coaching Clinics - Toronto Awaba FC
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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

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Halpin, Troy 1973 births Living people Australian soccer players Australia international soccer players National Soccer League (Australia) players Perth Glory FC players Sydney Olympic FC players Sydney United 58 FC players Expatriate footballers in Malaysia Australian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Wollongong Wolves FC players Australian expatriate soccer players Sportspeople from Newcastle, New South Wales Association football midfielders Stirling Macedonia FC players Newcastle Breakers FC players 1998 OFC Nations Cup players