Marshall Soper
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marshall Soper | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle, Australia | ||
| Position(s) |
Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1982 |
A.P.I.A. Leichhardt | 49 | (26) |
| 1983–1988 |
Sydney Olympic | 127 | (48) |
| 1988 |
Wollongong City | 9 | (10) |
| 1989 |
Sydney Olympic | 18 | (6) |
| 1989–1990 |
Parramatta Eagles | 121 | (42) |
| 1991 |
Penang FA | 30 | (11) |
| 1992–1993 |
Parramatta Eagles | 24 | (8) |
| 1994–1995 |
Marconi Fairfield | 13 | (11) |
| 1995 |
Perak | 30 | (18) |
| 1996 |
Bonnyrigg White Eagles | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1983–1986 |
Australia | 42 | (9) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:30, 14 August 2010 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:30, 14 August 2010 (UTC) | |||
Marshall Soper, born 12 May 1960, is a former
Australia
International.
A bustling but skilful centre-forward with a reputation for hot-headedness, he was originally from the Hunter region, 2 hours north of Sydney. In 1981 he was signed by
Sydney Olympic
where he would spend the next 7 seasons and where he would make his name as a player, he scored 60 goals in 151 appearances in all competitions for the club between 1983 and 1989, in the process becoming a household name and star for the Socceroos.
After finishing up with Olympic, Soper also played an important role during a successful period at Parramatta FC, helping the club win the 1991 NSL Cup.
At a national level, Soper played 29 times for the
Socceroos
, scoring four goals, mostly in "XI" matches against club teams.
In 1991, he top scored (11 goals) for
Penang FA in the Malaysian Premier League
.
Soper trialled with Arsenal FC.
In later years he coached the
Fairfield Bulls and Illawarra Lions
.
In late 2010 it was announced that he would become a coach for
References
- ^ "Coniston Lions Football Club". Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ "Perak football staff suspended for 'playing foul' | theSundaily". Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ Khairul Azwan Harun [@azwanbro] (8 April 2013). "Today Perak FA signed on Paolo Rangel as a new striker. Also appointed Marshall Soper, former import as Academy's Head Coach. @pafanews" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Marshall Soper pengendali sementara". www.utusan.com.my. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013.
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