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Brett Emerton
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| Brett Emerton | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brett Michael Emerton | |
| Date of birth | February 22, 1979 (age 28) | |
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | |
| Height | 1.85 m | |
| Nickname | Emmo | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Blackburn Rovers | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1996-2000 2000-2003 2003- |
Sydney Olympic Feyenoord Rotterdam Blackburn Rovers |
93 (14) 92 (11) 129 (7) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1998- | Australia | 56 (13) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Brett Emerton (born February 22, 1979 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is a football (soccer) player who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers in England. He is usually a wide midfielder but has been known to play in central positions or at full back. He has previously played for Feyenoord Rotterdam and the Olympic Sharks (now Sydney Olympic) in Sydney.
His transfer to Blackburn was noted by the fact that he apparently turned down offers from larger clubs, so that he could play in his preferred position on the wing. Emerton was captain of the "Olyroos", Australia's Olympic football team, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He is currently a member of the national team and was the 2002 Oceania Footballer of the Year.
In November 2005, Emerton played for the Australian national team in both legs of World Cup play-off against Uruguay, where the Socceroos qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.
In June 2006 he was part of the Australian Squad representing his country at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. Emerton was in the starting lineup for all three Group Stage games against Japan, Brazil and Croatia. However, he received two yellow cards against Croatia, was sent off in the 87th minute and subsequently missed the Socceroos' Round 16 game against Italy.
On August 18, 2006, Emerton signed a new four year deal at Blackburn Rovers.
(correct as of 4 February, 2007)
| Club | Season | League | Cup[1] | Europe | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Feyenoord Rotterdam | 2001-02 | 25 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 0 | - | 32 | 6 | - |
| 2002-03 | 33 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 0 | - | 41 | 3 | - | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2003-04 | 37 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 40 | 3 | 12 |
| 2004-05 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2005-06 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2006-07 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 2 | |
| Career totals | 223 | 19 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Preceded by Harry Kewell |
Oceania Player of the Year 2002 |
Succeeded by Harry Kewell |
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Australia squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Schwarzer | 2 Neill | 3 Moore | 4 Cahill | 5 Čulina | 6 Popović | 7 Emerton | 8 Skoko | 9 Viduka | 10 Kewell | 11 Lazaridis | 12 Čović | 13 Grella | 14 Chipperfield | 15 Aloisi | 16 Beauchamp | 17 Thompson | 18 Kalac | 19 Kennedy | 20 Wilkshire | 21 Sterjovski | 22 Milligan | 23 Bresciano | Coach: Hiddink |
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| Blackburn Rovers F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Friedel | 3 Khizanishvili | 4 Todd | 5 Tugay | 6 Nelsen | 7 Emerton | 8 Savage | 9 Nonda | 10 McCarthy | 11 Bentley | 12 Gamst Pedersen | 13 Enckelman | 14 Reid | 15 Mokoena | 16 Henchoz | 17 Jeffers | 18 Gallagher | 19 Dunn | 20 Ooijer | 21 Samba | 22 Warnock | 23 Brown | 25 Berner | 27 Derbyshire | 28 Fielding | 29 Treacy | 30 Roberts | 31 Peter | 32 Nolan | 33 Gray | Manager: Hughes |
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