Player Profile

Chris Coyne

Date of Birth

20 Dec 1978

Place of Birth

Brisbane, Queensland

Height

185

Current Club

Colchester United (England)

Previous Clubs

1995–1996 Perth SC (WA Premier League); 1996–2000 West Ham United 1 (0); 1998 Brentford (loan) 7 (0); 1999 Southend United (loan) 1 (0); 2000–2001 Dundee 20 (0); 2001–2008 Luton Town 221 (14); 2008– 2009 Colchester United 32 (1)

Junior Clubs

Perth SC (WA)

Major Honours Achieved

1995 FIFA Under 17 World Championship (Ecuador)

Qantas Socceroos

Playing Position

Central Defender

Appearances

Debut Match

v Iraq (L0-1), World Cup qualifier, Dubai (UAE), June 2008

Last Match

v Bahrain (W2-0), World Cup qualifier, Sydney (AUS), June 2009

Qantas Under 23s

Playing Position

Defender

Appearances

Debut Match

v South Korea (L0-1), Friendly, Morwell (AUS), January 1999

Last Match

v Netherlands (L1-2), Friendly, Sittard (NED), March 2000

Qantas Joeys

Playing Position

Defender

Appearances

Debut Match

v Fiji (W4-0), World Cup qualifying, Vanuatu, May 1995

Last Match

v Brazil (L0-3), World Cup Q/F, Porto Viejo (ECU), August 1995

Biography

Qantas Socceroos

Has followed in the footsteps of his father John, when he made his national team debut during the 2010 World Cup qualifiers in 2008 against Iraq. It had certainly been a long wait after a decade of slugging it out in England, where he played with West Ham, Luton Town and his current club Colchester United. Tough, no-nonense defender, who can play anywhere in the backline. A powerful header of the ball, he is also dangerous at set pieces in attack.

Socceroos call to Brisbane fans

Lucas Neill, Chris Coyne and Luke Wilkshire looking forward to playing in front of big Brisbane crowd

2010 World Cup: Bahrain v Socceroos

Images from the Socceroos World Cup qualifier against Bahrain

Verbeek remains cagey about starting XI

Neill's partner remains a mystery

Stars call on fans to be 12th man in Brisbane

Player Reactions to loss against Iraq

Verbeek hints at Coyne selection shock