Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christopher John Coyne | ||
Date of birth | 20 December 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Centre back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1996 | Perth SC | 15 | (0) |
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) |
2009–2012 | Perth Glory | 32 | (0) |
2010 | → Liaoning Whowin (loan) | 20 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
1995 | Australia U-17 | 7 | (0) |
1999–2000 | Australia U-23 | 8 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Australia | 7 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2013–present | Bayswater City SC | ||
2014 | Western Australia | ||
2016 | Western Australia | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 April 2012. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2010 |
Christopher John Coyne (born 20 December 1978) is an Australian former football (soccer) player and coach of the Bayswater City SC.
He began his career with Perth S.C. before moving to England in 1996 to join West Ham United. He spent a season at Scottish Premier League club Dundee and then joined English Football League club, Luton Town, in 2001, where he spent six and a half years, making over 200 league appearances and twice winning promotion. He joined Colchester United in 2008, leaving the club in July 2009 by mutual consent. He made his international debut in June 2008 and has made seven appearances for Australia.
Coyne, who is the son of former Brisbane City NSL player and Australian International John Coyne and older brother of Jamie Coyne of Perth Glory, started his career with Australia side Perth S.C. before a £20 000 move to England with West Ham United in January 1996, where he was part of the West Ham youth team that reached the FA Youth Cup final in 1996. After loan spells at Brentford and Southend and one appearance for West Ham against Leeds United, Coyne moved to Scottish Premier League club Dundee on a free transfer in March 2000. He made his debut for Dundee in August 2000, and made 28 appearances in all competitions during the 2000–01 season.