Gary Byrne (born 19 July 1954) is an Australian former

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player who played for

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during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Playing career

A significant member of Australia's

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and

1982 World Cup The 1982 FIFA World Cup was the 12th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Spain between 13 June and 11 July 1982. The tournament was won by Italy, who defeated West Germany 3–1 i ...

campaigns and a vital part of Marconi Stallions successful early NSL years, where he won a national championship medal in 1979.

Honours

Byrne was made a member of the

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in 2009.

References

1954 births Living people Soccer players from Sydney Australia men's international soccer players National Soccer League (Australia) players Marconi Stallions FC players Men's association football midfielders Australian men's soccer players {{Australia-footybio-stub