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Harry Kewell
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{{Football player infobox
| playername = ''Harry Kewell''
| image =
| fullname = Harold Kewell
| height = 5'11" / 1.80m
| dateofbirth = September 22, 1978
| cityofbirth =
Smithfield, New South Wales Smithfield
| countryofbirth =
Australia
| currentclub =
Liverpool F.C. Liverpool
| clubnumber = 7
| position =
Midfielder
| youthyears = 1994-1995
| youthclubs =
Westfields Sports High School Westfields Sports High
| years = 1995-2003
2003-Present
| clubs =
Leeds United F.C. Leeds UnitedLiverpool F.C. Liverpool
| caps(goals) = 181 (45)
77 (11)
| nationalyears = 1996-2005
| nationalteam =
Australia national football team Australia
| nationalcaps(goals) = 20 (6)
| pcupdate = March 31, 2006
| ntupdate = March 31, 2006
}}
'''Harry Kewell''' (born
September 22,
1978 in
Smithfield, New South Wales Smithfield,
Sydney), is an
Australian
football (soccer) football (soccer) player regarded by many as Australia's all-time best. He currently plays for
Liverpool F.C. and was part of the Australian squad at the
2000 Summer Olympics in
Sydney. He was also a part of the
Australia national football team Australian Team to qualify for the {{wc|2006}}, to be held in Germany.
History
He joined the English
FA Premier League Premiership football club
Leeds United F.C. Leeds United on trial at 16 from
New South Wales Academy. He made his Leeds debut as a 17-year-old on
30 March 1996 in a 1-0 home defeat by
Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough. He made his
Australia national football team Australia debut in April 1996 in 3-0 defeat by
Chile national football team Chile. The first goal he scored for Leeds came some time later, in October
1997, in a 3-1
League Cup victory over
Stoke City F.C. Stoke City.
In November 1997 Kewell was selected to play for Australia in the country's upcoming World Cup qualifying match against Iran. At the Azadi Stadium in Tehran, in front of an estimated crowd of 120,000, Kewell scored his first ever goal for his country and gave Australia a 1-0 lead. But Iran eventually drew level and the game resulted in a 1-1 draw. This set up a tense return game in
Melbourne Melbourne.
A record crowd of 85,000 - at the Melbourne Cricket Ground - witnessed the second leg of this World Cup qualifier against Iran as well as Kewell's second goal for his country. The Socceroos eventually streched their lead to two goals. But Iran fought back and scored two vital away goals to finish the game 2-2 and qualify for the world cup.
Playing mostly in a left midfield role and in attack, Kewell became one of Leeds's young stars in a troop of highly promising youngsters, eventually forming a striking partnership with fellow Australian
Mark Viduka. The high point of this period was when they helped Leeds to the semi-final of the
UEFA Champions League in 2000-01. However, the club began to suffer financial difficulties and, by 2002-03, having sold many of their best players, Kewell and Viduka's efforts in front of goal merely prevented Leeds side from being relegated from the Premiership.
Kewell moved to Liverpool for the start of the 2003-04 season, reportedly snubbing an offer from
Manchester United F.C. Manchester United. The transfer was highly controversial, with claims that Liverpool paid Kewell's manager a substantial fee to ensure that he ended up at
Anfield. (It is alleged that, of the £5 million that Liverpool paid for Kewell, £2 million went to his non-FIFA registered agent.) Kewell sued
Gary Lineker in 2005 for defamation around such claims made by Lineker, but after the jury failed to agree a verdict, the two parties settled out of court.
On May 25, 2005 Kewell became only the second Australian (behind
Craig Johnston) to win the
UEFA Champions League, playing in
Liverpool F.C. Liverpool's narrow win over
A.C. Milan in penalties, thus winning the coveted cup. Kewell was controversially selected by
Rafael BenÃtez BenÃtez ahead of the defensive midfielder
Dietmar Hamann Hamann, with the aim being to attack AC Milan from the start. The gamble failed, and a limping Kewell was substituted early in the first half with a torn groin muscle, causing some sections of the Liverpool support to boo him, as Kewell had a reputation of not being willing to try hard for the sake of the club. Since October 2004, Kewell had to play through a number of injuries, often only playing a handful of games before the injuries forced him back on the sidelines.
In November 2005, after recovering from the injury sustained during the final, Kewell voiced out to the [http://www.liverpoolfc.tv Liverpool FC official website], saying that he had a strong desire to repay his manager Rafael Benitez for showing confidence in him by fielding him in the Champions League Final. He also thanked his wife and friends for the support given to him during his injury period. In response to the booing fans at the Champions League Final, Kewell also stated that if the fans knew the state he was in when the injury plague struck him again on the pitch after 20 minutes in the Final, perhaps people would think otherwise about him instead of the thinking of him as being a player with no desire to play for the club.
In November 2005,
Australia national football team Australia, aided by Kewell's efforts, qualified for the {{wc|2006}} taking place in
Germany. It was the first time Australia had qualified for the
Football World Cup World Cup since 1974 when it was held in what was then known as West Germany. Kewell was instrumental in the Socceroos' home leg defeat of
Uruguay national football team Uruguay, with the Uruguayans being in firm control of the match until he entered the fray.
Kewell's form for Liverpool in the 2005/2006 English Premier League season has seen significant improvement, supporting claims that his previous form problems were the result of injuries as opposed to a lack of interest. It is generally recognised that his efforts, the more impressive in the light of those questions raised in previous seasons about his desire, have begun to endear him to Liverpool's supporters.
Personal
He is married to British actress
Sheree Murphy and met her at the Majestyk club in 2000. He has two children, Taylor and Ruby. He is sponsored by
Adidas.
Statistics
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|+ '''
Club Performance'''
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="2"|
FA Premier League Premiership
!colspan="2"|
FA Cup
!colspan="2"|
League Cup
!colspan="2"|
Europe
!colspan="2"|Others
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
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!Goals
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!Goals
!App
!Goals
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!Goals
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!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3" valign=top|
Liverpool FC
|2005-06
|23||3||4||0||1||0||6||0||1||0||35||3
|-
|2004-05
|18||1||0||0||1||0||12||0||0||0||31||1
|-
|2003-04
|36||7||3||0||2||1||8||3||0||0||49||11
|-
|rowspan="8" valign=top|
Leeds United
|2002-03
|31||14||4||1||1||0||5||1||0||0||41||16
|-
|2001-02
|27||8||0||0||1||1||7||2||0||0||35||11
|-
|2000-01
|17||2||0||0||0||0||9||0||0||0||26||2
|-
|1999-00
|36||10||3||2||2||0||12||5||0||0||53||17
|-
|1998-99
|38||6||5||1||2||2||4||0||0||0||49||9
|-
|1997-98
|29||5||4||2||2||1||0||0||0||0||35||8
|-
|1996-97
|1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
|1995-96
|2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0
|-
! align=left style="background:beige"|Total
! align=left style="background:beige" colspan="1" |
! align=left style="background:beige"| 258
! align=left style="background:beige"| 56
! align=left style="background:beige"| 23
! align=left style="background:beige"| 6
! align=left style="background:beige"| 12
! align=left style="background:beige"| 5
! align=left style="background:beige"| 63
! align=left style="background:beige"| 11
! align=left style="background:beige"| 1
! align=left style="background:beige"| 0
! align=left style="background:beige"| 357
! align=left style="background:beige"| 78
|-
|}
Club Honours
=Leeds United
=
'''Winners'''
* 1996/97
FA Youth Cup
=Liverpool
=
'''Winners'''
* 2004/05
UEFA Champions League
'''Runner Up'''
* 2004/05
League Cup
* 2005/06
Intercontinental Cup and FIFA Club World Championship statistics Intercontinental Cup
International Honours
=Australia
=
'''Runner Up'''
* 1997
Confederations Cup
{{start box}}
{{succession box|title=
PFA Young Player of the Year PFA Young Player of the Year|before=
Nicolas Anelka |after=
Steven Gerrard|years=2000}}
{{succession box|title=
Oceania Footballer of the Year Oceania Player of the Year|before=
Christian Karembeu |after=
Mark Viduka|years=1999}}
{{succession box|title=
Oceania Footballer of the Year Oceania Player of the Year|before=
Mark Viduka |after=
Brett Emerton|years=2001}}
{{succession box|title=
Oceania Footballer of the Year Oceania Player of the Year|before=
Brett Emerton |after=
Tim Cahill|years=2003}}
{{end box}}
Trivia
In the 2002-3 and 2003-4 seasons, he was the leading scorer of left-footed goals in the Premiership
External links
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FootballDatabase provides Harry Kewell's profile and stats
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Statistics at soccerbase.com
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Profile at 4thegame.com
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Photos and stats at sporting heroes.net
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Profile at premierleague.com
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