Michael Beauchamp

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Michael Beauchamp
Beauchamp with Australia in 2009
Personal information
Full name Michael Francis Beauchamp[1]
Date of birth (1981-03-08) 8 March 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth
Sydney, New South Wales
, Australia
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
Marconi Stallions
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002
Marconi Stallions
 26 (0)
2002–2004
Parramatta Power
 57 (0)
2004
Sydney Olympic
 3 (0)
2005–2007 Central Coast Mariners 22 (0)
2006–2007 → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 18 (1)
2007–2008 1. FC Nürnberg 12 (0)
2008–2009 Aalborg 12 (1)
2009–2010
Al-Jazira
 13 (0)
2010–2011 Melbourne Heart 23 (0)
2011–2012 Sydney FC 28 (1)
2012–2014 Western Sydney Wanderers 37 (2)
2014 PTT Rayong 10 (1)
2015–2016 Bankstown City 49 (4)
2017–2018 Marconi Stallions 47 (2)
Total 357 (12)
International career
2004 Australia U-23 1 (0)
2006–2010 Australia 22 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Francis Beauchamp (born 8 March 1981) is an Australian former professional footballer who played as a central defender. He was a member of the Australian 2006 World Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup squads.

Early life

Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Beauchamp grew up in Wakeley in Sydney's south-west,[2] and attended Westfields Sports High School until year 8, aged 14.[3]

During his first stint with Marconi, Beauchamp made a living laying vinyl flooring.[4]

Club career

After leaving the widely accepted system of progression in Australian youth football, Beauchamp started his career as a part-time professional at age 20 with the

A-League club Central Coast Mariners
.

Central Coast Mariners

Beauchamp was a key player for the Mariners in the inaugural A-League season, starting 22 times in central defence. The Mariners finished third and progressed to the Grand Final, with Beauchamp playing the full 90 minutes in the decider.

red card in a round 11 clash with Sydney FC.[12] Beauchamp also collected the inaugural "Mariners Medal" after being voted as the most outstanding Central Coast player by his teammates.[13]

Europe

At the end of the season Beauchamp travelled to Germany to trial with

Energie Cottbus on 18 February 2007. At the end of the 2006–07 season, 1. FCN elected to sign Beauchamp on a full contract.[citation needed
]

In the summer of 2008, Beauchamp moved to Danish champions

AaB Football. On 17 August, in his first match in the Danish league, he was shown a straight red card 18 minutes into the game. Precisely one month later he was sent off once more in a UEFA Champions League match against Celtic in Glasgow, though on this occasion it was actually his team-mate Michael Jakobsen
who should have received the red card as Beauchamp was not involved in the foul that led to the decision.

Melbourne Heart

Beauchamp signed a two-year deal

Michael Marrone.[17]

Sydney FC

On 20 April 2011, it was announced that Beauchamp had signed for Sydney FC on a multi-year contract. He had been released a year early from his contract with the Melbourne Heart for the move to take place. He also joins Jamie Coyne who moved from Perth Glory.[19]

Western Sydney Wanderers

Beauchamp with the Western Sydney Wanderers in 2013

On 30 June 2012, it was officially announced he had joined the newly formed Western Sydney Wanderers club.[20]

On 20 July 2013, Beauchamp started for the A-League All Stars in the inaugural

Joshua Risdon
. Beauchamp was released by the Wanderers on 21 May 2014.

In late 2016, Beauchamp returned to Marconi Stallions, the club he left in 2002.[21]

International career

Beauchamp was called up into the

Papua New Guinea.[22] That appearance became Beauchamp's only game for the Olyroos, as he missed selection for the Olympic Games themselves, where the team made the quarter finals before being eliminated by Iraq
.

In 2005, Beauchamp got his first taste at the senior level as he was twice called into the Socceroos training camp in the Netherlands under

2007 Asian Cup.[23] This was followed by Beauchamp's selection as one of only two A-League players in the Australian squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Beauchamp did not make an appearance during the finals tournament, but picked up his second international cap in a warm-up game against Liechtenstein, playing 12 minutes as a substitute for Craig Moore.[24]

On 7 October 2006, Beauchamp scored the own goal that gave Australia a 1–1 draw in a friendly against

Albirroja striker Óscar Cardozo
, Beauchamp headed the ball into his own net.

On 16 July 2007, in something of a redemption for the above incident, Beauchamp scored the opening goal in Australia's must-win match in the group stage (Group A) of the

2007 Asian Cup against Thailand. Australia's form leading up to the game had been indifferent and the side faced embarrassing elimination from the tournament if they did not win the match. After Beauchamp's opener (a header home from a Luke Wilkshire
free kick), Australia went on to win comfortably 4–0.

Honours

1. FC Nürnberg
Individual

References

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "A Quick Word With... Michael Beauchamp". 16 April 2006. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2006.
  3. Sydney Morning Herald
    . Retrieved 15 July 2006.
  4. ^ Radbourne-Pugh, Lucas. "AUSTRALIA'S 2007 ASIAN CUP SIDE: WHERE ARE THEY NOW?". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Australian Player Database – BA". OzSoccer. Retrieved 15 July 2006.
  6. ^ "2001–2002 Season NSL Table". OzSoccer. Retrieved 15 July 2006.
  7. Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original
    on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2006.
  8. ^ "2004 National Soccer League Playoff Results". OzSoccer. Retrieved 15 July 2006.
  9. ^ "2005–06 Hyundai A-League Grand Final". Archived from the original on 2 September 2006. Retrieved 15 July 2006.
  10. ^ Ormond, A.; Hansford, P. (May 2006). "A-League Awards". Australian FourFourTwo (7): 77.
  11. ^ "Fans Team of the Year". 14 March 2006. Archived from the original on 25 August 2006. Retrieved 15 July 2006.
  12. ^ "Central Coast Mariners FC vs Sydney FC". Archived from the original on 26 April 2006. Retrieved 15 July 2006.
  13. ^ "Beauchamp claims Mariners medal". 31 March 2006. Retrieved 15 July 2006.
  14. ^ "Nürnberg add three". 11 May 2006. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006. Retrieved 15 July 2006.
  15. ^ "Third test, third victory" (in German). 12 July 2006. Retrieved 15 July 2006.
  16. ^ "1 FC Nürnberg Match Report" (in German). 4 November 2006. Retrieved 5 November 2006.
  17. ^ a b "Beauchamp Sydney FC bound". A-League. Archived from the original on 21 April 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  18. ^ Brodie, Will (17 May 2010). "Heart signs Socceroo Beauchamp". The Age. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  19. ^ Ormond, Aiden (20 April 2011). "Coyne, Beechy To Sign For Sydney". Australian FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  20. ^ "Wanderers FC reveal latest signings". footballaustralia.com.au. 30 June 2012. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  21. ^ "Beauchamp back where it all started". SportingNews.com. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  22. ^ "Games of the XXVIII Olympiad – Football Qualifying Tournament". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 July 2006.
  23. ^ "Asian Nations Cup 2007 – Qualifying – Match Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 July 2006.
  24. ^ "Australia 3 – 1 Liechtenstein". ESPNsoccernet. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2006.
  25. ^ Jackson, Jamie (20 July 2013). "Manchester United thrash A-League All Stars to give David Moyes first win". The Guardian. Sydney. Retrieved 7 September 2020.

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