John David Coyne (born 18 July 1951) is a former professional

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who played as a striker. Active as a professional in England, the United States and Australia, Coyne made over 150 career appearances. Born in England, he played international football for

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Early and personal life

Born in

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...

, England, he is the father of footballers

Jamie Coyne Jamie Coyne (born 2 January 1982) is an Australian former Association football, football (soccer) player. He is the younger brother of Chris Coyne and son of former National Soccer League, NSL player John Coyne (footballer), John Coyne. Club ...

and

Chris Coyne Christopher John Coyne (born 20 December 1978) is an Australian former soccer player and coach who is currently head of Perth Glory Youth NPL in National Premier Leagues Western Australia (NPLWA). In a 17-year career as a player, Coyne appeared ...

Club career

Coyne played in England for

Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they adop ...

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They were founded in 1908 as Hartle ...

Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, ...

(scoring twice in three

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games) and

Stockport County Stockport County Football Club are a professional association football, football club in Stockport, England, who compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, they wer ...

, making a combined total of 74 appearances in

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

. Coyne also spent three seasons in the NASL, playing with the

Boston Minutemen The Boston Minutemen were an American professional soccer team based out of Boston that played in the North American Soccer League (NASL). They played from 1974 to 1976. Their home fields included Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Schaefer Stadium ...

, the

Dallas Tornado The Dallas Tornado was a soccer team based in Dallas, Texas that played in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1967 to 1981. Of the twelve teams that comprised the U.S. in 1967, the Tornado franchise played the longest–15 seasons. ...

, the

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and the

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. Coyne ended his career in Australia, playing with Brisbane City,

APIA Leichhardt APIA Leichhardt Football Club, also known simply as APIA (Associazione Poli-sportiva Italo Australiana), is a semi-professional soccer club based in the suburb of Leichhardt, New South Wales, Leichhardt in Sydney, Australia. The club was formed ...

and Forrestfield United.

International career

Coyne made his full international debut for

against

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in Taipei in November 1979. He played the last of his four internationals in August 1980 against

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in Sydney. He also played four B-internationals for Australia in 1979 and 1980.

Coaching career

Coyne is currently an assistant coach at

Perth SC Perth Soccer Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in West Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1987 as the result of a merger between three local sides, though its pre-merger history is regarded to be that of Perth ...

in the

Football West Premier League The National Premier Leagues Western Australia is a regional Australian semi-professional soccer league comprising teams from Western Australia. The league name is often abbreviated to NPL Western Australia or NPL WA. As a subdivision of the N ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Coyne, John 1951 births Living people Footballers from Liverpool Association football forwards English footballers Australian soccer players Australia international soccer players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players Boston Minutemen players Dallas Tornado players Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) players Wigan Athletic F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Connecticut Bicentennials players Brisbane City FC players APIA Leichhardt FC players Forrestfield United SC players English Football League players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players National Soccer League (Australia) players English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States English expatriate footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate soccer players in Canada English emigrants to Australia Northern Premier League players