1. Martyn Crook was a British-born Australian soccer coach and former representative player.
11 Facts About Martyn Crook
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Martyn Crook was born in Middlesex, England, on 16 November 1956, the second son of Arthur and Elsie Crook.
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Martyn Crook was a member of the Senior team from 1972.
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Martyn Crook was a member of the Para Hills Primary School team which won the Referees' Cup in 1967.
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Martyn Crook was a member of the SA League and Ampol Cup winning side at Adelaide Hellas in 1976, before playing for West Adelaide SC when the National Soccer league commenced in 1977.
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In 1978 West Adelaide won the Phillips League National championship and Martyn played with the club 192 times before returning to play at Para Hills in 1987.
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Martyn Crook represented the Australian national team fourteen times at the national level, and was a member of the Merlion Cup winning side in 1982 which beat South Korea in the final.
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Martyn Crook represented South Australia eight times at a senior level.
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Martyn Crook then moved to coach Polonia for the 1993 season.
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In 2006, Martyn Crook was inducted into the FFSA Hall of Fame in the Roll of Honour as a member for Distinguished Contribution.
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Martyn Crook died of a suspected heart attack on 5 December 2008, just before the team was scheduled to play the USA Under-17 in an international junior tournament.