John Doyle (born 17 January 1946) is a

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coach and former player who was a forward. He won a single

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for the Australia men's national association football team in 1970 and coached the Australia women's national association football team during 1988.

Career

Born in Ireland, Doyle played club football for various teams in the Sydney area. He made one official international appearance for Australia's male team, as a substitute in a 1–0 friendly win over

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on 10 November 1970. The match was part of a world tour under new coach Rale Rasic. On the tour Doyle took part in a further six matches, scoring two goals, in games which were not considered full international fixtures. Doyle was put in charge of Australia's women's team two months before their appearance at the

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(a pilot

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) in China. He resigned after the team performed poorly at the 1989 OFC Women's Championship. In addition to his soccer career, Doyle worked as a

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maths teacher.

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* 1946 births Living people Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Australian men's soccer players Australia men's international soccer players Irish emigrants to Australia Men's association football forwards Australia women's national soccer team managers 20th-century Australian sportsmen 20th-century Irish sportsmen {{Australia-footy-forward-stub