The Best Australian Soccer Players of All Time (Part 2)
Yesterday I posted the first part of the best Australian soccer players of all time which you can check out here. It featured Mark Viduka, Mark Schwarzer and Johnny Warren. Here is the final part which features the best Australian soccer players ever! Can you guess who goes at number one?
2. Harry Kewell
Harry Kewell is second on the list of best Australian football players of all time. Capped 56 times for Australia Kewell scored 17 times. He played primarily as a left winger and could fill in as a second striker. Kewell is Australia’s most technically gifted player of all time but his career was impacted by injuries which diminished the impact he had on Australian soccer
Kewell still managed one of the most important goals in Australian soccer history scoring the equalising goal in the 2006 World Cup against Croatia to lead Australia into the round of 16 at the World Cup, their best ever finish in the competition.
"HARRY KEWELL HAS DONE IT! Australia's golden boy has come up with a golden goal!"
🗓 #OnThisDay in 2006, @HarryKewell scored the equaliser to earn a draw v Croatia & send the @Socceroos through to the @FIFAWorldCup Round of 16 for the first time! pic.twitter.com/GaaudPsMfZ — Socceroos (@Socceroos) June 22, 2020
Source: Originally posted on Twitter by @Socceroos
1. Tim Cahill
Tim Cahill is the best ever Australian soccer player of all time and one of the best ever headers of the ball of all-time. Cahill fell just one game short of becoming the most capped Australian football player and finished with 108 caps. What makes Tim Cahill the best Australian football player of all time is his unmatched goal scoring record.
Cahill scored 50 goals from his 108 games and is well ahead of second placed Damian Mori who scored 21 goals which were mostly against weak opponents.
Thanks for the memories, @Tim_Cahill.
Take a look back at five of his greatest @Socceroos goals 💛💚 pic.twitter.com/BiAJv2X1J5 — Socceroos (@Socceroos) March 28, 2019
Source: Originally posted on Twitter by @Socceroos
Cahill scored some of the most important goals in Australia's soccer history including five World Cup goals across three World Cups. Most memorability he scored Australia’s first ever World Cup goal against Japan in the 2006 World Cup to level the game in the 84th minute. Three minutes later he scored again to lead Australia to a come-from-behind victory.
His record is impressive considering he played the majority of his career as an attacking midfielder and not as a striker. His scoring record, box-to-box skill and his ability as one of the best ever headers of the ball makes Tim Cahill the best Australian soccer player of all time.
🇦🇺 @Tim_Cahill announces retirement from International Football.
🎓 Caps: 107 ⚽️ Goals: 50 🏆 Played in 4 consecutive World Cups ⚽️ Most goals by Australian at the World Cup 🥇 Australia's all-time record goalscorer 💥 THAT screamer vs Netherlands 👏 @Socceroos Legend. pic.twitter.com/uhbN39K1Tx — SPORF (@Sporf) July 17, 2018
Source: Originally posted on Twitter by @Sporf
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Very cool series, maybe you can do it for other nations that did qualify for the World Cup as well? :)
Love your thinking! Will definitely have some great World Cup material