Peter Sharne (born 22 March 1956 in Sydney) is an
Australian former
footballer who played as a
winger.
He spent his entire career with
NSL club
Marconi. He started in 1977 until 1988. He made a total of 186 national league appearances. He also played on loan in Hong Kong for
Eastern AA in the early 1980s for about two seasons. He was a star in the Hong Kong league where he was selected to be on the League Best XI.
He was a member of
Australian national team during the
1978 World Cup
The 1978 FIFA World Cup was the 11th edition of the FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football world championship tournament among the men's senior national teams. It was held in Argentina between 1 and 25 June.
The Cup was won by ...
qualifying campaign. He made his debut as a substitute against
Iran in August 1977 in
Melbourne. He also played in the
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 ...
campaign. He earned 40 caps for Australia with 23 of them A internationals. He scored 10 goals (eight A-international goals). He won the Award of Distinction from
Australian Football Hall of Fame
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.
References
*https://archive.today/20121231042821/http://www.theworldgame.com.au/home/index.php?pid=st&cid=77040
Living people
1956 births
People educated at Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield
Australia men's international soccer players
National Soccer League (Australia) players
Soccer players from Sydney
Eastern Sports Club footballers
Marconi Stallions FC players
Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong
Men's association football wingers
Australian men's soccer players
1980 Oceania Cup players
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