History of Australia

Nickname(s):

Socceroos

Association:

FFA

Confederation:

AFC

Home stadium:

Head coach:

Pim Veerbaak

Assistant coach:

Rob Baan

Captain:

Lucas Neill

Top scorer:

Facts & History

1 Team Overview
2 History
3 Stars of the Current Squad
4 Team Legends
5 Team Honours
6 Management
7 Uniforms
8 Important Links
9 References

Team Overview

The Australian national football team is the pride of a young footballing nation trying to play the game the right way. The game has been based on the English football styles for a long time, and can only now (after the World Cup 2006) impose its own fooball personality and style on the game, and not be so reliant on the english for inspiration. Always learning ang improving and eager to impress on the world stage. Players are gradually becoming more matured, technically sound, and composed. Australia has been unable to produce players with a true footballing "brain" with any regularity, with football still struggling domestically, trying to forge a football culture into the Australian sporting public.

History

Stars of the Current Squad

Tim Cahill (Everton ENG) Mark Viduka (Newcastle United ENG) Harry Kewell (Liverpool ENG) Lucas Neill (West Ham United ENG) Marco Bresciano (Palermo ITA) THE AUSTRALIANS

Australian players at Premier League clubs ASTON VILLA Chris Herd (midfield), Shane Lowry (defender) BOLTON Aaron Mooy (midfield) BLACKBURN ROVERS Brett Emerton (midfield), Rostyn Griffiths (midfield) EVERTON Tim Cahill (midfield) FULHAM Mark Schwarzer (goalkeeper), Adrian Leijer (defender) HULL CITY Richard Garcia (striker) LIVERPOOL Dean Bouzanis (goalkeeper MIDDLESBROUGH Brad Jones (goalkeeper), Rhys Williams (defender) NEWCASTLE UNITED Mark Viduka (striker) WEST HAM UNITED Lucas Neill (defender)