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Harry Kewell (born 22 September 1978) is an Australian soccer coach, manager, and former player. He is currently the head coach of V.League 1 club Hanoi FC.
As a domestic player, Kewell represented Leeds United, Liverpool, Galatasaray, Melbourne Victory, Al-Gharafa, and Melbourne Heart. While at Leeds, he was named the PFA Young Player of the Year in 2000. Internationally, he received 58 caps and scored 17 goals while playing for Australia. A left winger also capable of playing as an attacking midfielder or second striker, he is often regarded by the media as "Australia's finest soccer export", despite his career being blighted by injury. In 2012, Kewell was named Australia's greatest soccer player in a vote by fans, players, and the media.
Kewell scored a crucial goal against Croatia that took Australia through to the knockout stages of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, only the Australian national team's second World Cup appearance. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Australian Professional Footballers' Association. Kewell also holds a British passport through his father's heritage. Former Middlesbrough midfielder-turned-pundit Robbie Mustoe named Kewell as one of the greatest players he had faced but questioned his consistency and attitude following his initial injuries. Former German international Michael Ballack has also highlighted both Kewell's ability and his inconsistency.
Kewell represented Australia at the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship, the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup (where Australia finished as runners-up), the 2004 OFC Nations Cup (which Australia claimed for the fourth time), the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and the 2011 AFC Asian Cup (where Australia finished as runners-up).
Kewell is the only Australian man to have played in a UEFA Champions League final, featuring in the Liverpool squad that won the 2005 UEFA Champions League final.
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