Harry Kewell
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Kewell in 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Harry Kewell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left winger, attacking midfielder, second striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Smithfield Hotspurs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1993 | Club Marconi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1996 | Leeds United | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2003 | Leeds United | 181 | (45) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2008 | Liverpool | 93 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Galatasaray | 63 | (22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Melbourne Victory | 25 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Al-Gharafa | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Melbourne Heart | 16 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 381 | (90) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Australia U17 | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Australia U20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2012 | Australia | 58 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Crawley Town | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Notts County | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Oldham Athletic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Barnet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Yokohama F. Marinos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harry Kewell (born 22 September 1978) is an Australian soccer coach, manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of Yokohama F. Marinos in the J1 League.
As a player, Kewell represented Leeds United, Liverpool, Galatasaray, Melbourne Victory, Al-Gharafa and Melbourne Heart. While at Leeds he was named the PFA Young Player of the Year in 2000. Internationally, he received 58 caps, and scored 17 goals while playing for Australia. A left winger also capable of playing as an attacking midfielder or second striker, he is often regarded within the media as "Australia's finest soccer export", despite his career being blighted with injury. In 2012, Kewell was named Australia's greatest soccer player in a vote by Australian fans, players and media.
Kewell scored a goal against Croatia which took Australia through to the knockout stages of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the Australian national team's second World Cup. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Australian Professional Footballers' Association. Kewell also has a British passport through his father's heritage. Former Middlesbrough midfielder-turned pundit Robbie Mustoe named Kewell as one of the greatest players he had played against but questioned his consistency and attitude after his initial injuries. Former German international Michael Ballack has also highlighted Kewell's ability and inconsistency.
Kewell has represented Australia at the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship, the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup, where Australia finished runners-up, the 2004 OFC Nations Cup, which Australia claimed for the fourth time, the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, where Australia finished runners-up.
To date, Kewell is the only Australian man to have ever played in the UEFA Champions League final, being part of Liverpool's squad that won the 2005 UEFA Champions League final.