Jamie Coyne

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Jamie Coyne : biography

2 January 1981 –

Jamie Coyne (born 2 January 1982 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player. He last played as a Center- back for the A-League club Melbourne Heart. He is also the younger brother of Chris Coyne.

Honours

Club honors

Perth SC
  • Football West State League Premier Division (1): 2002
Perth Glory
  • National Soccer League (2): 2002–03, 2003–04
Sriwijaya
  • Indonesia Super League (1): 2011–12

Club career statistics

(Correct as of 5 July 2012)

Club Season League Finals Asia Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Perth Glory 2005–06 17 1 4 17 1 4
2006–07 20 1 1 20 1 1
2007–08 19 1 0 19 1 0
2008-09 17 0 2 17 0 2
2009-10 22 0 4 1 0 0 23 0 4
2010-11 23 1 0 23 1 0
Total 118 4 11 1 0 0 119 4 11
Sydney 2011–12 15 1 0 15 1 0
Total 15 1 0 15 1 0
Sriwijaya 2011–12 14 0 0 14 0 0
Total 14 0 0 14 0 0

Club career

Early career

Jamie was signed by West Ham United as his first professional football contract. From there, Jamie returned to Australia to play for Perth SC, where he was voted the fairest and best player for the league. Jamie was then signed by Perth Glory as part of their national soccer league team where he played for two seasons while they won the league championship and were also grand final winners. After standing out for Perth Glory he signed a 3-year contract with ADO Den Haag in the Dutch Eredivisie.

Perth Glory

Jamie decided to return to Perth Glory for the second time in his career for the start of the new Hyundai A League competition, where he would remain for the next six years of his career. During this time he was the team captain and was also selected for the Australian national team training camps.

Jamie was a part of the Perth Glory team that made the finals for the first time in the clubs A-League history, during the 2009/10 season. However, the team bowed out to the Wellington Phoenix on penalties. He has played over 150 games for the club.

Sydney FC

After several seasons in Perth, Coyne was offered a one-year contract with Sydney FC. Known for his physical presence, pace and commitment he was seen as an important signing in renewing their backline. His first goal came in his third match for the club against Adelaide United F.C. Jamie asked for a release from his contract so that he could sign for Sriwajaya FC in the Indonesian Super League for the second half of the season.

Sriwijaya

He made an immediate impact with his new club when they didn’t concede a goal in his first 6 games, the team went on to win the league title with 4 games remaining in the season.

Melbourne Heart

Coyne returned to Australia and on 6 February 2013 joined A-league side Melbourne Heart until the end of the season.