Mark Byrnes
Personal information
Full name	Mark John Byrnes
Date of birth	February 8, 1982 (1982-02-08) (age 27)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Centre Back, Utility
Club information
Current club	Gold Coast United
Number	27
Youth career
1998–1999	Concord High School Sydney Olympic NSWIS
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999–2000 2000–2001 2001–2002 2002 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005–2007 2007 2008–2009 2009	Parramatta Power Austria Salzburg Vicenza Calcio Sydney Olympic Perth Glory FC Hämeenlinna Melbourne Victory Richmond SC APIA Leichhardt Tigers Gold Coast United	22 (2) 07 (0) 00 (0) 08 (0) 44 (2) 11 (2) 15 (1) 02 (0) 01 (0)
National team2
1999 2001	Australia U-17 Australia U-20
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:36, 6 October 2009 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 01:36, 6 October 2009 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Mark John Byrnes (born February 8, 1982) is an Australian football defender who currently plays for the APIA Leichhardt Tigers in the New South Wales Premier League.

[edit] Club career

After a short stint with SV Salzburg in Austria, he won two NSL championship medals in a row with Perth Glory.

Due to the demise of the National Soccer League after the 2003/2004 season, in July of that year he signed with Finnish club, FC Hämeenlinna.^[1] He returned to Australia to form part of Melbourne Victory's A-League 2005-06 squad,^[2] but found his chances limited by the emergence of younger defenders Adrian Leijer and Daniel Piorkowski.^[3][4][5] He was part of Melbourne's A-League championship winning side in 2006-2007. However at the end of the season, on March 1, 2007, he was released by the club.^[6]

In 2007, he was announced as a short term signing for Victorian Premier League side Richmond Eagles for three matches.^[7] In 2008, Byrnes went on trial with English lower league football clubs Port Vale and Luton Town. He impressed during an overseas pre-season tour to the extent that he would have been offered a contract had he not suffered a minor injury during the last tour match.^[8][9]

On September 23, 2009 he was signed by Gold Coast United as a four-week injury replacement for Daniel Piorkowski.^[10]

[edit] International career

He was captain of the Australian Under-17 team which reached the final of the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

[edit] Honours

With Australia:

• FIFA U-17 World Championship: 1999 (Runners-Up)

With Perth Glory:

• NSL Championship: 2002-03, 2003-04

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• OzFootball profile