Profile Harry Kewell

Personal information

Full name : Harold Kewell

Date of birth : 22 September 1978

Place of birth : Sydney, Australia

Height : 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

Playing position : Winger ,Attacking midfielder

Current club : Galatasaray

Number : 99

Youth career :

1991–1995 Marconi Stallions

1995–1996 Leeds United

Senior career

1996–2003 Leeds United

2003–2008 Liverpool

2008– Galatasaray

National team :

1994–1995 Australia U-17

1997 Australia U-20

1996– Australia

Biography

Kewell obtained his early schooling at Smithfield Public School and lesser schooling at St. Johns Park High School before moving to Westfield Sports High School. During his time at Westfields Sports High School, Kewell performed at agent grade for both school and association competitions. He performed in the New South Wales Youth League agent group for Marconi from elderly U13 to U15, advised by Stephen Treloar, while furthermore assisting other focused teaching with the NSW Junior Soccer Academy, advised by David Lee.

Big Break (1993)

At the age of 14 Kewell journeyed to Thailand, Italy and England with the thriving Marconi Under 14 group that had just won the State Titles. The group performed sport contrary to the juvenile group of A C Milan (Sporting Milano), as well as apprenticeship edges in England. This was the first time Kewell had been out of the homeland but supplied him his first flavour of football in Europe, having furthermore came to a Premier League agree for the first time as a spectator. At the age of 15 Kewell was suggested the opening to journey back to England and test with English Premiership football association Leeds United for a time span of four weeks as part of the Big Brother Movement in Australia. Kewell journeyed to England with his future Socceroo team-mate Brett Emerton. Both were thriving throughout their tests at Leeds. However only Kewell was adept to take up the club's offer due to his father's English heritage, which persuaded the visa requirements.

Leeds United (1995–2003)

Kewell made his Leeds United debut as a 19-year-old on 30 March 1996 in a 1–0 dwelling beat by Middlesbrough. Around that time he was flat friends with Leeds goalkeeper, Nicky Byrne, subsequent to become a constituent of boyband Westlife. Kewell made his Australia debut in April 1996 in 3–0 beat by Chile. The first aim he tallied for Leeds came some time subsequent, in October 1997, in a 3–1 League Cup triumph over Stoke City. He was dispatched off in Leeds United-Galatasaray UEFA Cup 1999-00 semi-final match. Playing mostly in a left midfield function and in strike, Kewell became one of Leeds' juvenile stars in a troop of highly undertaking youngsters, finally playing beside young individual Australian Mark Viduka. By the end of the 1999–00 time of the year, it was proposed that Kewell was subject to a £25 million tender from Italian monsters, Internazionale. The high issue of this time span was when the duo assisted Leeds to the semi-final of the UEFA Champions League in 2000–01. However, the association started to bear economic adversities and, by 2002–03, having traded numerous of their best players, Kewell and Viduka's efforts in front of aim only delayed Leeds' skid from being relegated from the Premiership. Kewell's efforts at Leeds United profited him worldwide acknowledgement for his talents. He tallied 45 goals in over 180 appearances for Leeds over eight years. Kewell left Leeds under acrimonious circumstances. In an interview granted to the BBC soon before his proceed to Liverpool, Kewell lashed out contrary to the employees at the association, asserting that the health employees worsened his wounds and that his partners had ostracized him.

Liverpool (2003–2008)

Having turned down more financially enticing boasts from Milan, Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal and Barcelona, Kewell shifted to Liverpool for the start of the 2003–04 season. Kewell was presented the well renowned No. 7 top, submitted by Vladimír Šmicer. The top is iconic to Liverpool football association having been sported by Ian Callaghan, Kevin Keegan and Kenny Dalglish.

Kewell's move was highly contentious because it was supposed that a important piece (£2m of the £5m) went to Kewell's unregistered agency, Bernie Mandic to double-check that he completed up at Anfield. In a associated issue, Kewell litigated Gary Lineker in 2005 for defamation of feature, but, with the committee incapable to acquiesce on a decision, the parties had to resolve out of court.

On 25 May 2005, Kewell became the only Australian-born contestant (Craig Johnston was born in South Africa) to win the UEFA Champions League, playing in Liverpool's win over Milan on penalties. Kewell was contentiously chosen by Benítez before the defensive midfielder Dietmar Hamann, indicating the club's intent to strike from the outset. The wager verified failed, and an hurt Kewell was exchanged early in the first half with a tattered adductor muscle. Liverpool were mislaying 1–0 at the time and Kewell was infamously booed off the throw by Liverpool followers with numerous proposing he had forged the injury. It furthermore appeared throughout the summer of 2005 that Kewell had been playing all through the time of the year with an undiagnosed sports hernia, furthermore renowned as 'Gilmore's Groin.'

In November 2005, after retrieving from the wound maintained throughout the last, Kewell talked to the Liverpool FC authorized website, saying that he had a powerful yearn to repay his supervisor Rafael Benítez for displaying self-assurance in him by fielding him in the Champions League Final. He furthermore thanked his wife and associates for the support shown to him while he retrieved from injury. He furthermore re-stated the severity of the wound which had compelled him off in the Final and notified his doubters that they were misguided to inquiry the severity of his injury. Kewell's pattern for Liverpool in the 2005–06 FA Premier League time of the year displayed what he was really adept of, tallying goals and abounding of assists, lending support to his claim that his former mediocre presentation was the outcome of poor wellbeing other than apathy. Kewell tallied his first association aim at Anfield in over 2 years when Liverpool trounce Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 in January, he was furthermore the only scorer when Liverpool trounce Manchester City 1–0 at Anfield and tallied the last aim in a 3–1 win over Everton in one of his best exhibitions of the season. Kewell was furthermore one of Liverpool's best performers in the FA Cup semi last win over Chelsea which Liverpool won 2–1.

Kewell performed in the 2005–06 FA Cup Final, only to be exchanged in the 48th minute due to abdominal pains (the supporters answer this time was more agreeable in evaluation to the preceding year's Champions League final). It was subsequent verified by Liverpool that he had tattered a groin sinew, but was anticipated to be fit for the World Cup. On 30 April 2007 Kewell made his comeback from nearly a year out of association football. He came on as a 55th minute alternate for Liverpool Reserves in a 'mini-derby' contrary to Everton Reserves. On 5 May 2007, he came on as a alternate in the second half of Liverpool's agree contrary to Fulham at Craven Cottage, having not performed for Liverpool since his substitution in 2005–06 FA Cup Final. On May 13, 2007, Kewell came on as alternate in the second half contrary to Charlton in the last game of the Premiership. Speculation on if he was to be chosen in Liverpool's imminent Champions League Final in Athens quickly became affirmative for Kewell after supplying an very good game contrary to Charlton Athletic. Kewell supplied a traverse in for Dirk Kuyt to aid in the direction of a Xabi Alonso aim and then tallied a punishment on the 90th minute. He performed in the Champions association Final in Athens, approaching on as a second half alternate for Boudewijn Zenden.

Kewell was hurt for the start of the 2007–08 time of the year, and he faced an unsure future at Liverpool having endured yet another wound, which marginalised him for the first month of the Premier League season. Kewell returned as a alternate in Liverpool's League Cup triumph over Cardiff City on 31 October, approaching on in the 71st minute. He has since arrive on as a alternate in the Premier League and UEFA Champions League contrary to Blackburn and Beşiktaş respectively. After his come back Liverpool supervisor Rafael Benítez asserted on the club's website and to other constituents of the newspapers that a new agreement for Kewell to extend his vocation at Anfield was not out of the question. Many accepted that if Kewell could stay wound free until the season's end he would be suggested the possibility to stay with the club.

Kewell discovered himself incapable to make the group after Liverpool's FA Cup beat to Barnsley. Benítez disclosed that Kewell was in additional teaching with the reserves in a tender to win a new contract. His possibilities of a new agreement were hindered although, when searching sport and agree fitness, he traveled with his nationwide group to play in a game contrary to Singapore. Kewell returned to England with a groin damage, regrettably departing less time to verify himself worthy of a new deal.

His first aim of the 2007–08 time of the year was for the Liverpool book group in their 2–0 win over competitors Manchester United. Because of wounds, his future at Liverpool was unsure In May 2008 it was disclosed Kewell had turned down a new agreement at Liverpool.

Galatasaray 2008–09 season

On 5 July 2008, Turkish champions Galatasaray marked Kewell to a two-year deal.[14] He said "I liked to proceed on and this is the best way. I can't delay to get begun, it's just what I'm looking ahead to, a new challenge." Kewell's move to Galatasaray provoked powerful condemnation from followers of his previous group Leeds United as he was a Leeds contestant when two of their followers were slain in clashes before a UEFA Cup semi-final contrary to Galatasaray in Istanbul in April 2000. Kewell answered and in an open note he asserted "I chose the No 19 top when I marked for Galatasaray AS as a signal of esteem for Leeds because that was the number I got when I first became a normal constituent of the Leeds United beginning XI. "I sensed that it might be a way to illustrate that I had not disregarded where it all begun and I was wanting that in a little way it would assist the healing method of the tragedy that appeared on the 5th of April 2000. To accuse the Galatasaray association for the tragedy in Istanbul is easily incorrect and discriminatory."

Kewell made his debut for Galatasaray in the Turkish Super Cup where he came on as a alternate after 66 minutes, tallying his first aim for Galatasaray with his first feel in the 2–1 win over Kayserispor, while furthermore supplying the aid for the second goal. His second aim for Gala came in the first association game of the time of the year contrary to Denizlispor, where Galatasaray won 4–1.

On 23 October 2008, Kewell tallied the only aim in Galatasaray's UEFA Cup win over Olympiakos. A week subsequent Kewell performed in Galatasaray's first Turkish Cup agree where they drew 1–1 with Ankaraspor. On 2 November 2008, Kewell tallied his fourth association aim in Galatasaray's dwelling win over Gaziantepspor, after a week full of swamping speculations in the Turkish newspapers about his injury. Following health discussions in Australia, it was broadcast on 12 December 2008 that Kewell would require surgery to fix an inguinal hernia, and the procedure took location on 15 December 2008.Of the nine sport that Kewell had tallied in before his wound, Galatasaray had won them all, encompassing 2 UEFA Cup sport, 6 League sport and a Turkish Super Cup match.

In a UEFA Cup game contrary to FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Kewell tallied a aim from 35 metres out, conveying the tally to 2–1. Galatasaray completed up triumphant the game and advancing in the UEFA Cup to the last 16. On the 12 March 2009 UEFA Cup last 16 agree contrary to Hamburger SV, after the dispatching off of young individual partner Emre Aşık, Kewell had to play as a centre back protector for 40 minutes but organised to fulfil the function amply regardless of being out of position. In the second leg of the last 16 agree he was afresh performed in the identical place, tallying a punishment while managing so.

2009–10 season

In the 2009–10 time of the year, Kewell tallied 14 goals in 27 agrees, playing as the major striker in most agrees, due to an wound of Milan Baroš. Kewell's agreement with Galatasaray expired after the 2009–10 season.

[2010–11 season

On 16 July 2010 it was disclosed that Kewell had turned down an set about from Gold Coast United supportive residing in Europe. Galatasaray suggested a new 1 year agreement, but it is accepted that Kewell favoured a longer contract. On July 19, 2010 Galatasaray broadcast by its authorized website that the parties had acquiesced to a 1 year elongation of Kewell's contract. On the 21st of July the minutia of Kewell's agreement were revealed. He would obtain a chunk addition charge of 1.08 million Euros and furthermore 30,000 Euros per match. It was furthermore disclosed that Harry would wear the number 99 for the 2010-2011 season.

International career

Kewell became the least old contestant to début for the Australia nationwide group when he performed contrary to Chile in April 1996, elderly 17 years and 7 months. In November 1997, Kewell was chosen to play for Australia in the country's World Cup qualifying game contrary to Iran. At the Azadi Stadium in Tehran, in front of an approximated gathering of 100,000, Kewell tallied his first ever aim for his homeland and provided Australia a 1–0 lead. Iran finally drew grade and the game produced in a 1–1 draw, which set up a tense come back game in Melbourne. A then-record gathering for football in Australia of 85,000 – at the Melbourne Cricket Ground – seen the second leg of this World Cup qualifier contrary to Iran, as well as Kewell's second goal. The Socceroos finally extended their lead to two goals but Iran battled back and tallied two crucial away goals to complete the game 2–2 and specify for the 1998 World Cup in France.

FIFA World Cup 2006

In November 2005, Australia trained for the 2006 FIFA World Cup taking location in Germany. It was the first time Australia had trained for the World Cup since 1974 when it was held in West Germany. To come to the World Cup Australia trounce Uruguay in a two-legged play-off. Kewell was advised instrumental in the Socceroos' beat of Uruguay, rotating the course of the agree when he went into as a substitute. He tallied the first punishment for Australia in the concluding punishment shoot-out, which they went on to win 4–2. Kewell performed in Australia's unfastening game of the 2006 FIFA World Cup contrary to Japan in Germany. He did not start for Australia in their second assembly agree contrary to Brazil but afresh went into as a alternate, missing an early opening when Dida hit the ball out dangerously. Kewell was described to FIFA by referee Markus Merk for verbal misuse after the agree but he got away being sanctioned. In the Croatia vs Australia game Kewell tallied Australia's second aim to identical the tally at 2–2. Australia only required a draw to specify for the second around for the first time. He was furthermore bestowed Man of the Match, which made him Australia's second Man of the Match at a World Cup after Tim Cahill who had won an accolade previous in the tournament. Even though he was conspicuously not completely fit in the World Cup he still verified to be a large-scale agree contestant when Australia required him.

Due to supposed gout, (later identified as septic arthritis — a bacterial contamination in the junctions of his left foot) Kewell was incapable to play contrary to Italy in the knockout stage, which glimpsed Australia eradicated from the World Cup.

Asian Cup 2007

Kewell did not play for the nationwide group for a year next the World Cup, and made his national-team comeback in a amicable contrary to Singapore in late June 2007. The agree was Australia's last before the Asian Cup and Kewell came on as a alternate in the 65th minute, and went on to tally his eighth worldwide aim and supply a traverse for the last aim in a 3–0 victory. Kewell was a key part of the Australian squad for the Asian Cup. Kewell tallied his 9th worldwide aim for Australia, tallying the 4th aim in a 4–0 triumph over Thailand in the Asian Cup.[35] After the assembly stage, in a quarter-final contrary to Japan, Kewell was dispatched on to the throw to restore Mark Viduka in the 61st minute, in a 1–1 draw. A punishment shootout was needed to shatter the deadlock and Kewell's first punishment shot for Australia was stopped. Australia finally lost the shootout and was eradicated from the Asian Cup.

2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification

Kewell did not play either of Australia's first two agrees contrary to Qatar and China. Kewell was made head individual for Australia's qualifier contrary to Iraq at Suncorp Stadium on 1 June 2008. He tallied the only aim with a header in the 47th minute as Australia won 1–0. Kewell furthermore tallied the third aim contrary to Qatar in Australia's 3–1 win to put them into the last requirement round. In a world cup qualifier moderately hot up game contrary to the Dutch, he tallied a punishment won by Joshua Kennedy. Australia went on to win 2–1 with Kewell playing a crucial part for the nationwide group in the first half. Australia then performed the Uzbekistan, triumphant 2–0 with Kewell tallying a penalty.

FIFA World Cup 2010

Kewell did not play in Australia's unfastening game of the 2010 FIFA World Cup contrary to Germany in South Africa. Germany won the game with the tally of 4–0. After the decrease, Kewell said that the morale of the group continues high, before a conflict on June 19 contrary to Ghana. During the game contrary to Ghana on June 19, Kewell was dispatched off for impeding a aim by management the ball. Standing on the aim line, Kewell tried to impede the ball from going into the goals with his barrel, although the ball richocheted off his arm; he obtained a directly red business card for this infringement on 24 minutes. Ghana went on to tally the producing punishment and the game was drawn 1–1, harshly impairing Australia's wants of progressing in the competition. This was the 150th red business card handed out in a FIFA World Cup game. The Galatasaray contestant has refuted gossip that he was behind a presumed rift in the Socceroos' camp. After the game Kewell said that he was shocked by the conclusion made by referee Roberto Rosetti and sensed that the red business card "killed" his World Cup dream