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General Information for Australia

Football Federation Australia
Founded
1961
FIFA entry
1963
Average height in 1979
1.81m
Average age in 1979
24.6
Confederation
AFC
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Jersey in 1979
No jersey in 1979

Coaches in 1979

Gutendorf, Rudolf (Coach)

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Gutendorf, Rudolf (Coach)

Day of Birth
1926-08-30
Day of Death
2019-09-13
Place of Birth
Koblenz (Germany)
Goto coach Rudolf Gutendorf

Players of Australia in 1979

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Woodhouse, Greg 1960-01-02 Goalkeeper Australia APIA Leichhardt 2 0 0 - - -
Crook, Martyn 1956-11-16 Goalkeeper Australia West Adelaide Hellas 0 1 0 - - -
Henderson, Tony 1954-01-14 Centre Back Australia Marconi Fairfield 2 0 0 - - -
Curran, Col 1947-08-21 Left Back Australia Newcastle KB United 1 0 0 - - -
O'Connor, Steve 1954-11-24 Centre Back Australia Sydney City 1 0 0 - - -
Tansey, Jim 1953-08-08 Left Back Australia Fitzroy United Alexander 1 0 0 - - -
Wilson, Peter 1947-09-15 Sweeper Australia APIA Leichhardt 1 0 0 - - -
Degney, Paul 1953-02-04 Defender Australia Marconi Fairfield 1 0 0 - - -
Perry, Steve 1954-05-05 Defender Australia Brisbane City 1 0 0 - - -
Prskalo, Ivo 1948-01-02 Defender Australia Marconi Fairfield 1 0 0 - - -
Mullen, Kevin 1954-01-17 Right Back Australia Sydney City 0 1 0 - - -
O'Shea, John 1957-07-24 Defender Australia St. George Budapest 0 1 0 - - -
Rooney, Jimmy 1945-12-10 Left Midfielder Australia Fitzroy United Alexander 1 0 0 - - -
Watson, Joe 1952-01-01 Right Midfielder Australia Sydney City 1 0 0 - - -
Bertogna, Arno 1959-04-09 Midfielder Australia Newcastle KB United 1 0 0 - - -
Boden, Ken 1950-07-05 Midfielder Australia Sydney City 1 0 0 - - -
Byrne, Gary 1954-07-19 Midfielder Australia Marconi Fairfield 1 0 0 - - -
Muniz, Agenor 1949-06-24 Centre Midfielder Australia Adelaide City 0 1 0 - - -
Krnčević, Eddie 1960-08-14 Centre Forward Australia Marconi Fairfield 2 0 0 - - -
Sharne, Peter 1956-03-22 Right Winger Australia Marconi Fairfield 2 0 0 - - -
Jankovics, Mark 1956-04-05 Centre Forward Australia Marconi Fairfield 1 1 0 - - -
Cumming, Tommy 1956-06-19 Striker Australia Essendon Croatia 1 0 1 - - -
Cole, Gary 1956-02-05 Centre Forward Australia Fitzroy United Alexander 0 1 1 - - -
Kosmina, John 1956-08-17 Centre Forward Australia West Adelaide Hellas 0 1 0 - - -
Coyne, John 1951-07-18 Striker Australia Brisbane City 0 1 0 - - -

Matches of Australia in 1979

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
0 Matches

Match Progress for Australia in 1979

Favorite Opponents of Australia

Opponent M W D L G
New Zealand
New Zealand
42 26 7 9 65
Japan
Japan
25 6 8 11 29
South Korea
South Korea
22 6 5 11 28
Kuwait
Kuwait
12 7 2 3 21
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
12 6 4 2 20
China
China
12 6 2 4 22
Oman
Oman
11 6 4 1 23
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
10 9 1 0 55
Tahiti
Tahiti
10 10 0 0 42
Indonesia
Indonesia
9 7 2 0 21
Iraq
Iraq
9 6 1 2 11
Fiji
Fiji
9 7 0 2 38
Taiwan
Taiwan
9 9 0 0 47
Argentina
Argentina
9 1 1 7 8
Jordan
Jordan
8 5 0 3 14
Israel
Israel
8 2 5 1 8
Brazil
Brazil
8 1 1 6 1
Bahrain
Bahrain
8 6 1 1 13
Uruguay
Uruguay
7 3 0 4 8
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
7 4 2 1 7
South Africa
South Africa
7 3 3 1 7
Ghana
Ghana
7 4 2 1 8
Thailand
Thailand
7 6 1 0 17
England
England
7 1 2 4 5
Chile
Chile
6 0 2 4 3
Croatia
Croatia
6 2 2 2 6
France
France
6 1 1 4 4
Germany
Germany
6 1 1 4 9
Qatar
Qatar
5 3 1 1 10
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
5 0 1 4 1
Paraguay
Paraguay
5 2 3 0 4
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
5 4 1 0 14
Scotland
Scotland
5 1 1 3 3
Colombia
Colombia
5 0 2 3 2
Denmark
Denmark
5 2 1 2 4
Sweden
Sweden
5 2 2 1 2
USA
USA
4 1 1 2 3
Lebanon
Lebanon
4 4 0 0 13
Vanuatu
Vanuatu
4 4 0 0 7
Syria
Syria
4 3 1 0 7
Netherlands
Netherlands
4 1 2 1 5
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
4 4 0 0 18
Canada
Canada
4 3 0 1 11
Greece
Greece
3 2 0 1 3
Palestine
Palestine
3 3 0 0 9
Ecuador
Ecuador
3 1 0 2 7
Hungary
Hungary
3 3 0 0 8
Malaysia
Malaysia
3 2 0 1 10
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
3 1 2 0 4
Tunisia
Tunisia
3 2 0 1 4
Norway
Norway
3 1 1 1 4
Mexico
Mexico
3 2 1 0 7
Singapore
Singapore
3 2 1 0 7
Turkey
Turkey
2 0 0 2 1
Peru
Peru
2 1 0 1 5
Ireland
Ireland
2 1 0 1 4
Cook Islands
Cook Islands
2 2 0 0 33
New Caledonia
New Caledonia
2 2 0 0 19
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
2 2 0 0 5
Jamaica
Jamaica
2 2 0 0 7
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
2 1 1 0 1
Iran
Iran
2 0 2 0 3
Venezuela
Venezuela
2 0 1 1 1
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
2 2 0 0 10
Serbia
Serbia
2 1 1 0 2
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 2 0 0 2
Egypt
Egypt
2 1 0 1 4
Nepal
Nepal
2 2 0 0 8
Czechia
Czechia
2 1 0 1 5
Vietnam
Vietnam
2 2 0 0 5
Honduras
Honduras
2 1 1 0 3
India
India
2 2 0 0 6
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (Olympic)
1 1 0 0 1
Wales
Wales
1 1 0 0 2
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
1 1 0 0 11
Slovenia
Slovenia
1 0 0 1 0
Soviet Union
Soviet Union (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Tonga
Tonga
1 1 0 0 22
North Korea
North Korea
1 0 1 0 1
East Germany
East Germany
1 0 0 1 0
Spain
Spain
1 0 0 1 0
Belgium
Belgium
1 0 0 1 0
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1 0 1 0 1
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 1 0 0 1
Switzerland
Switzerland
1 0 1 0 0
Romania
Romania
1 0 0 1 2
Samoa
Samoa
1 1 0 0 11
Kenya
Kenya
1 1 0 0 4
Brazil
Brazil (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
1 1 0 0 1
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
1 1 0 0 3
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 0 1 0 1
Italy
Italy
1 0 0 1 0
Slovakia
Slovakia
1 0 1 0 0
Morocco
Morocco
1 1 0 0 1
Poland
Poland
1 1 0 0 2
China
China (B)
1 1 0 0 2
American Samoa
American Samoa
1 1 0 0 31
Guam
Guam
1 1 0 0 9
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