Socceroos - Past and Present

HARRY KEWELL

Harold "Harry" Kewell was born on the 22nd of September 1978 in Sydney, New South Wales. Kewell went to school at Smithfield Public School and St. Johns Park High School before transferring to Westfield Sports High School. During his time at Westfields, Kewell played at representative level for both school and club competitions. He played in the New South Wales Youth League representative team for Marconi from aged U13 to U15, while also attending the NSW Junior Soccer Academy.

At the age of 14, Kewell travelled to Thailand, Italy and England with the successful Marconi Under 14 team that had just won the State Titles. The team played games against the junior team of AC Milan, as well as apprenticeship sides in England. At the age of 15 Kewell was offered the opportunity to travel back to England and trial with English Premiership football club Leeds United for a period of four weeks as part of the Big Brother Movement in Australia. Kewell travelled to England with his future Socceroo team mate Brett Emerton. Both were successful during their trials at Leeds. However only Kewell was able to take up the club's offer due to his father's English heritage, which satisfied the visa requirements.

The rest as they now say is history. Whilst Kewell has most certainly been through the ups and downs in football, no one person can take away his stellar career, extending form Leeds to Liverpool and beyond to Galatassaray. Some will say otherwise, but for me there is no doubt that Harry Kewell is and always will be considered as one of the best to don the green and gold.

Harry is married to English soap star Sheree Murphy, whom he met at the Majestyk club in 2000. The couple married in Las Vegas on 24 May 2003 and have three children, son Taylor and daughters Ruby Heather Toni and Matilda.