James Rooney was born on 10 December 1945 and is a former professional footballer who played as a left winger.
15 Facts About Jimmy Rooney
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Jimmy Rooney played first-team football with Lochee Harp, Peterborough United and Montrose FC in the United Kingdom, before emigrating to Melbourne, Australia in the late 1960s.
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Jimmy Rooney was an instant success there with Ukrainian Essendon Lions before transferring to Sydney to join the Prague club in 1970, and later playing at APIA Leichhardt, in the New South Wales First Division.
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In 1977, with APIA not joining the newly formed National Soccer League, Jimmy Rooney joined Marconi Fairfield for two seasons, before moving back to Victoria where he played with Fitzroy Alexander and Croydon City Arrows.
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Jimmy Rooney made his Australian debut against an England XI in 1971, going on play 57 times for his country in a career spanning a decade.
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Jimmy Rooney was Australia's first-choice midfielder in the 1974 FIFA World Cup campaign, earning himself many admirers for his hard tackling and ball distribution.
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The Jimmy Rooney Medal, awarded from 1992 onwards to the man of the match in the Victorian Premier League Grand Final, was named in his honour.
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Jimmy Rooney has recently settled to a managerial role of the Victorian senior team, Eastern Lions, and hosts a junior training program.
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Jimmy Rooney was the head coach of the first eleven soccer team at St Kevin's College, Melbourne, Australia.
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Jimmy Rooney was a portion of this Socceroos team that qualified for its World Cup for the first time in 1974 and performed all three games from West Germany.
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Jimmy Rooney had been restricted to 102 instances by Australia and then captained both sides in a few situations.
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Jimmy Rooney scored some memorable goals from the gold and green, for example, a contrary to Santos of both Brazil along with the powerful Pele.
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Jimmy Rooney Performed at the National Soccer League year for Marconi and then for Fitzroy United Alexander.
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Jimmy Rooney chose to play with club level and place an advanced training academy in Springvale using Gus McLeod, mixing this with turning outside to Hamlyn Rangers who played in Geelong City.
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Jimmy Rooney was deeply engaged with the match, training and instruction in Eastern Lions, the combined outdated Scotch-Waverley team at Victoria's State League Division 2, together with a longtime close friend, Jimmy Williams, accomplishing promotion in 2012.