Archie Thompson
Personal information
Full name	Archibald Gerald Thompson
Date of birth	October 23, 1978 (1978-10-23) (age 29)
Place of birth	Otorohanga, New Zealand
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	striker
Club information
Current club	Melbourne Victory
Number	10
Youth clubs
	Lithgow Rangers Twin City Wanderers NSW Academy
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995–1996 1996–1998 1998–2000 2000–2001 2001–2005 2005– 2006	Bathurst '75 Gippsland Falcons Carlton S.C. Marconi Stallions Lierse Melbourne Victory →PSV Eindhoven (loan)	0? 0(?) 45 (17) 53 (23) 13 0(6) 90 (27) 50 (27) 02 0(0)
National team2
2001–	Australia	28 (21)
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Archibald Gerald "Archie" Thompson (born October 23, 1978 in Otorohanga, New Zealand) is an Australian football (soccer) player, currently playing for the Melbourne Victory in the Australian A-League, where he holds the all time scoring record for the competition. is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Otorohanga is a north King Country town at the southern end of the Waikato region in the North Island of New Zealand. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Melbourne Victory FC is a football (soccer) club based in Melbourne, Australia. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

His father is a Pakeha New Zealander and his mother is from Papua New Guinea. Pakeha is a New Zealand English word for European New Zealanders, that is, New Zealanders of predominantly European descent. ...

Professional career

Archie Thompson began his career in Bathurst, playing there in the 1995-1996 season. He then moved to play for Gippsland Falcons between 1996 and 1999. After the collapse of Gippsland Falcons, he played a season for Carlton S.C. from 1999 to 2000. He spent 2001 with Marconi Stallions, before making a big break in 2001 in signing with Belgium's Lierse SK. He returned to his home country to play for Melbourne Victory in 2005 (the inaugural A-League season), scoring the team's first ever regular season goal. Bathurst is a regional centre in the state of New South Wales, Australia approximately 200km west of Sydney and is the seat of the Bathurst Regional Council Local Government Area. ... Gippsland Falcons SC were an Australian football (soccer) team based in Morwell, Australia. ... Carlton Soccer Club is a defunct Australian football (soccer) club. ... The Marconi Stallions are an Australian football (soccer) club from Sydney, Australia. ... K. Lierse S.K. is a Belgian football club, from the town of Lier in Antwerp. ... Melbourne Victory Football Club is a football (soccer) team in the Australian A-League based in Melbourne, Victoria. ...

After superb performances with Melbourne Victory, he was the only A-League based player in the Australian national team's qualification matches against Uruguay for a berth in the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals. Melbourne Victory Football Club is a football (soccer) team in the Australian A-League based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... Australian national football team redirects here. ... The Football World Cup 2006 - Oceania - South America Qualification Playoff was a home and away playoff between the following teams: The winners of the Oceania qualifying tournament, Australia The fifth placed team from the South American qualifying tournament, Uruguay. ... The 2006 FIFA World Cup (officially titled 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany, sometimes referred to as the Football World Cup) finals are scheduled to take place in Germany between 9 June and 9 July 2006. ...

With the A-League season finishing in March and a four month gap between then and Australia's first World Cup group match, Thompson was approached in late 2005 join Dutch team PSV Eindhoven on a temporary loan. PSV was then coached by Guus Hiddink, who was also the Australian national team's head coach, and playing for the team would provide Thompson with the match fitness and exposure to help his chances of being selected in the World Cup team. After negotiations between the Victory and PSV stalled over the financial terms of the deal, Thompson was officially placed on six-month loan to PSV Eindhoven on January 13, 2006. He played what was thought at the time to be his final Melbourne Victory game against Queensland Roar, scoring the only goal as the team's acting captain.^[1] This goal took his tally to 8 for the season, which made him Melbourne Victory's inaugural Golden Boot winner. He also tied for the A-League's top goal scorer (the Reebok Golden Boot award) with Alex Brosque, Bobby Despotovski and Stewart Petrie. PSV redirects here. ... Guus Hiddink (born 8 November 1946 in Varsseveld) is a Dutch football manager. ... is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Melbourne Victory Football Club is a football (soccer) team in the Australian A-League based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... Queensland Roar FC is an Australian football (soccer) club from Brisbane, Australia competing in the A-League competition, playing their home games at Suncorp Stadium. ... Alex Brosque (born October 12, 1983 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for Sydney FC in the A-League competition. ... Slobodan Bobby Despotovski (born July 14, 1971 in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player of Serbian origin. ... Stewart Petrie (born February 27, 1970 in Dundee, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer. ...

Thompson made just two appearances for PSV as a substitute. He was informed by the club that they would not be signing him to a further deal, and so he returned to Melbourne Victory for the A-League 2006-07 season. Melbourne Victory Football Club is a football (soccer) team in the Australian A-League based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... Wikinews has news related to: Melbourne Victory clinch A-League premiership The A-Leagues 2006-07 season is the second season of the Australian A-League football (soccer) competition. ...

Thompson was a member of Australia's squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, but did not play in a match in the finals. In August 2006, he was appointed vice-captain for the Asian Cup qualifiers against Kuwait.

Resuming with Melbourne Victory in domestic football, Thompson formed a deadly partnership in the second season of the A-League with strike partner Danny Allsopp, who both benefited from the attacking skills of Brazilian midfielder Fred. Their quality forward play lead Melbourne to become both premiers and champions of the A-League in 2006-07. Melbourne Victory Football Club is a football (soccer) team in the Australian A-League based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Daniel (Danny) Allsopp (born on August 10, 1978 in Melbourne) is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays as a striker for the Melbourne Victory in the newly formed Hyundai A-League. ... Helbert Frederico Carreiro da Silva, usually known as Fred (born 18 August 1979), is a football (soccer) player from Brazil. ... This is a list of A-League champions, that is, all the clubs that have won the finals series (play-offs) of the A-League football (soccer) competition in Australia. ... This is a list of A-League champions, that is, all the clubs that have won the finals series (play-offs) of the A-League football (soccer) competition in Australia. ... Wikinews has news related to: Melbourne Victory clinch A-League premiership The A-Leagues 2006-07 season is the second season of the Australian A-League football (soccer) competition. ...

Thompson starred in the 2007 A-League Grand Final on February 18, 2007, scoring 5 goals and helping Melbourne Victory to a 6-0 thrashing of rivals Adelaide United. In becoming the first player to score more than 3 goals in an A-League match, Thompson exceeded his own expectations, predicting before the game that he would get a hat trick. For his efforts, Thompson was awarded the Joe Marston Medal as the Man of the Match. Wikinews has news related to: Melbourne Victory clinch A-League premiership The A-Leagues 2006-07 season is the second season of the Australian A-League football (soccer) competition. ... is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Melbourne Victory Football Club is a football (soccer) team in the Australian A-League based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... Adelaide United Football Club are an Australian professional football club based in the city of Adelaide, South Australia. ... For other uses, see Hat Trick (disambiguation). ... The Joe Marston Medal is an A-League award given to the player of the match in the A-League Grand Final each year. ...

Thompson came off the bench in Australia's 2-0 friendly win against China (a warm up for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup). The Asian Football Confederations 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals are currently being held from July 7 to July 29, 2007. ...

Thompson featured in only one appearance during the Asian Cup, coming on as a substitute during Australia's defeat to eventual winners Iraq.

Goal scoring world record

Thompson set the world record for goals scored in an international match on April 11, 2001, when Australia played American Samoa in Coffs Harbour in a qualifier for the 2002 World Cup. Australia won 31-0 (the score was originally reported as 32-0 as the scorekeepers lost count). Thompson, who was not Australia's first choice striker, scored 13 of the Australian goals. Thompson was not picked for the Socceroos next match against Fiji by coach Frank Farina. is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... For the state electoral district, see Electoral district of Coffs Harbour. ... The 2002 Football World Cup (Official name: 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan) was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ... Frank Farina (born September 5, 1964 in Darwin, Northern Territory) is a retired footballer and current manager. ...

Thompson's feat was helped by playing in a team of well-drilled professionals, even though they were not Australia's first choice team, and playing against one of the world's weakest national football teams. The mismatch was such that the qualifying system was changed for the 2006 qualification campaign so that Australia (and other relative powers) did not face such weak teams. 2006 World Cup redirects here. ...

The 13 goals broke the record of 10 shared by Denmark's Sophus "Krølben" Nielsen in a 17-1 win against France at the 1908 Olympics and Germany's Gottfried Fuchs in a 16-0 win against Russia in the 1912 Olympics. This equalled the record for the most goals scored in a recognised senior tournament, set in 1885 when John Petrie scored 13 goals in a Scottish Cup tie. Sophus Krølben Nielsen (born March 15, 1888; died August 6, 1963) is a former Danish football (soccer) player, the first player in history to score ten goals in a full international match. ... At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England, an official football tournament was contested for the first time. ... Gottfried Fuchs (May 3, 1889 - February 25, 1972) was a famous national team footballer who fled Germany because of the Holocaust. ... The football tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden, attracted a record 11 entries, all of them from Europe. ... John Jocky Petrie (b. ... The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup[1], usually known as the Scottish Cup, is the national cup knockout competition in Scottish football. ...

Trivia

• Archie has two tattoos on his inner forearms (one on each forearm) of his children's names, Isabella and Axel.
• Archie's favourite food is beef wellington
• Before every match, Archie listens to "Fix You" by Coldplay in remembrance of his newly born son.
• Archie is the official ambassador for FIFA 08 in Australia and New Zealand.^[2]

X&Y track listing White Shadows (3) Fix You (4) Talk (5) Fix You is a song by British rock band Coldplay and is the fourth track on their 2005 album, X&Y. During live performances of the song all four members of the band sing, although on record only... Coldplay are an English rock band. ...

References

External links

• Archie Thompson's Hat-Trick profile for Melbourne Victory in the 2007 Grand Final
• Melbourne Victory profile
• Johnson, Dale. "Australia smash two world records", ESPN Soccernet, 11 Apr 2001. 
• Yahoo World Cup Profile

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