Kevin O'Neill (soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 November 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Cessnock, New South Wales | ||
| Position(s) | Utility player[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1943 | Kurri Kurri | ||
| 1944 | West Wallsend | ||
| 1945–1958 | Cessnock | ||
| 1959–1960 | Prague | ||
| 1961–1963 | Lake Macquarie | ||
| International career | |||
| 1950–1958 | Australia | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kevin O'Neill OAM (born 14 November 1925) is an Australian soccer player who played the majority of his career for Cessnock at club level and for Australia in international football.[2][3][1][4]
In 2000, O'Neill was inducted into the Soccer Australia Hall of Fame.[5] In May 2021, at the age of 95, O'Neill was noted for being the oldest living former player of the Australia national football team.[6] He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2024 King's Birthday Honours.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Micallef, Philip (11 May 2021). "Socceroos Greats - Where are they now: Kevin O'Neill". The World Game. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Kevin O'Neill". Football Australia. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Kevin O'Neill". Cessnock City Council. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ Howe, Andrew (12 October 2006). "The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps and Captains" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 11 May 2021 – via OzFootball.
- ^ "Soccer Australia 2000 Hall of Fame Inductees". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 July 2000. p. 31. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Socceroos Greats – Where are they now: Kevin O'Neill". SBS. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Mr Kevin O'Neill". Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
Categories:
- 1925 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from New South Wales
- Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
- Sportsmen from New South Wales
- Australian men's soccer players
- People from Cessnock, New South Wales
- Men's association football utility players
- Australia men's international soccer players
- Sydney FC Prague players
- Lake Macquarie City FC players
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen