Johnny Warren
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Norman Warren | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Date of death | 6 November 2004 (aged 61) | ||
| Place of death | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Botany Methodists | |||
| Earlwood Wanderers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1962 | Canterbury-Marrickville Olympic | ||
| 1963–1964 | St. George-Budapest | ||
| 1964 | 0 | (0) | |
| 1965–1974 | St. George-Budapest | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1965–1974 | Australia | 42 | (7) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1974 | St. George-Budapest | ||
| 1977–1978 | Canberra City | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2009. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2009 |
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John Norman Warren, MBE, OAM (17 May 1943 – 6 November 2004) was an Australian soccer player, coach, administrator, writer and broadcaster. He was known as Captain Socceroo for his passionate work to promote the game in Australia. The award for the best player in the A-League is named the Johnny Warren Medal in his honour.
Warren grew up in the suburb of Botany in Sydney and had two elder brothers, Geoff and Ross.
He attended Cleveland St. High School, Surry Hills, later becoming the school vice-captain.
After playing junior football for Botany Methodists and Earlwood Wanderers Warren joined Canterbury-Marrickville as a fifteen-year-old in 1959. Initially he played in the club's third grade team before being promoted to the first grade later in the year.
In 1963 Warren transferred to St. George-Budapest. In a 12-year stint at St. George Warren won three NSW State League grand finals, one premiership and two state cups. His final action as a player was to score a match-winning goal for St. George in the 1974 NSW State League Grand Final. Immediately after scoring the goal he substituted himself off.
Warren made his full international debut for Australia in November 1965 against Cambodia in Phnom Penh. He played 42 international matches, including Australia's first World Cup appearance in 1974.
In 1967 Warren captained the national team for the first time in a match against New Zealand in Saigon. He went on to captain Australia in 24 internationals.
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