Michael Thwaite
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Michael Errol Thwaite | |
| Date of birth | May 2, 1983 | |
| Place of birth | Cairns, Australia | |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Playing position | Left fullback Right fullback |
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| Club information | ||
| Current club | SK Brann | |
| Number | 23 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2002 2002–2004 2004–2006 2006–2008 2008–present |
Sydney University Marconi Stallions FC Naţional Bucureşti Wisła Kraków SK Brann |
36 (0) 34 (0) 11 (0) 1 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2003 2004 2005–present |
Australia U-20 Australia U-23 Australia |
6 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Michael Errol Thwaite (born May 2, 1983) is an Australian football (soccer) player from Cairns. He plays as a Defender for Norwegian team SK Brann
[edit] Club career
He has signed for SK Brann on January 28, 2008. Previously he came to Wisła Kraków on a Bosman transfer from FC Naţional Bucureşti in Romania's Divizia A. His career began at Sydney University in the New South Wales Winter Super League. He then spent two seasons playing for Marconi Stallions (2002-2004) in the now defunct NSL, before heading off to Romania.
[edit] International career
Thwaite was part of the Australian under 20's team in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship in the U.A.E.. He was also involved with the 2004 Olympics qualifying team but did not make the final squad for the tournament proper. He made his international debut on October 9, 2005 in a 5-0 win in a friendly match held in London against Jamaica. He was a squad member of Australian national team in their historic World Cup qualifying tie against Uruguay, but did not play as head coach Guus Hiddink preferred the more experienced Tony Popović and Tony Vidmar in the starting lineup.
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