Tim Cahill
For other people named Tim Cahill, see Tim Cahill (disambiguation). clubnumber = 17 |
position = Midfielder | youthyears = ?
1996-1997| youthclubs = Sydney Olympic
Sydney United| years = 1997-2004
2004- | clubs =
| caps(goals) = 215 (53)
65 (17)| nationalyears = 2004- | nationalteam = Australia | nationalcaps(goals) = 18 (13) | pcupdate = July 23 2006 | ntupdate = July 27 2006Timothy Joel Cahill (born December 6, 1979 in Sydney) [Tim Cahill Profile from official site Retrieved August 02 2006] is an Australian midfield football player and plays for the Australia national team and . On June 12, 2006 he made history by scoring the first two goals by an Australian in a finals match against Japan both goals came within the last 6 minutes bringing Australia from 0-1 to 2-1.Cahill was born to a Samoan mother and English father, and was encouraged to play football. He was educated at Bexley North Public School and Kingsgrove North High School [ Past NSWPSSA & NSWCHS representatives dominate Socceroo Squad www.sports.det.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 10 July 2006] and played football for Balmain Police Boys Club when he was a child.
Cahill has a long term girlfriend named Rebekah and they have two sons, Shae and Kyah. The couple own a Bugatti Veyron 16.4, the fastest car you can legally have on the road.
Cahill's footballing career helped him gain sponsorship from Sanitarium's Weet-bix. The new advertisement shows Cahill scoring a goal, with fellow Socceroos player Lucas Neill asking "How many do you do?", referring to the amount of Weetbix he has every morning.In 1997, he begged his parents to take him to England to play professionally. Cahill was signed by Millwall on a free transfer from Sydney United in 1997 and made his Millwall debut on May 22 1998. In the 2003-2004 season, Cahill was the workhorse in Millwall's heroic campaign which led them to the FA Cup final for the first time in their history and a UEFA Cup place. Cahill polled over 100,000 votes to win the FA Cup ‘Player of the Round' award for his performance during the semi-final victory in that competition [ Cahill's boost to Lions Alex Stone. 13 April 2004. Retrieved 10 July 2006]. Cahill made 241 overall appearances for The Lions, scoring 58 goals. Before the start of the 2004-2005 season, Cahill signed for Everton for an undisclosed fee [Cahill signs for Everton] (after a move to Millwall's south London rivals fell through, when Palace Chairman Simon Jordan refused to pay his agent's fee), for whom he has become a top player and earned respect throughout the Premiership.Cahill's transition into the Premiership was seamless. In his first season Cahill scored 12 goals, an excellent return from a midfielder. He finished the 2004-2005 campaign as fan's player of the season as Everton romped into the Champions League qualifying stage ahead of cross-town rivals Liverpool. He is renowned for his late surging runs, ghosting headers, and willingness to work for the team. He also scored a powerful angled volley against local rivals , in a match Everton lost 2-1.[Cahill scores in derby] In August 2005 Cahill's contract at Everton was extended with a salary increase reflecting the impact he had made at the club.[Cahill signs extension] Upon signing, Cahill declared "all I can say it is another dream come true, another five years at the club I love and at the one that gave me my chance." Cahill is extremely popular with the Everton fans and they sing his name to Tom Hark (We Want Falmer) by Seagulls Ska. They have also given him the nickname "Tiny Tim" after the Charles Dickens character due to being quite short and slim.[Sydney Herald talks about Cahill]
On the January 18 2006, Cahill had the good grace not to celebrate his winning goal for Everton against Millwall in the 3rd round replay of the FA Cup, stating, "They gave me my big break, it would have been like kicking them in the teeth."[Goal.com on Tim Cahill including comments about scoring against Millwall]The midfielder only made his debut for the Australian national team in 2004, as a result of his having played for Samoa at Under-20 level at the age of 14. His Australia debut was against South Africa in June of that year. He participated at the 2004 Olympic Games. Tim was named Oceania Footballer of the Year for 2004, joining Harry Kewell, Mark Viduka, Brett Emerton, Christian Karembeu and Mark Bosnich among some of the past winners of the award, which has existed since 1988. On November 16 2005 at Sydney's Telstra Stadium, Cahill played a full game as the Socceroos defeated Uruguay and qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in a dramatic penalty shoot-out. As at the June 13 2006 Cahill had 13 goals from just 18 appearances, making him Australia's most prolific midfielder.[abc on Tim Cahill] This stat is made all the more impressive by the fact many of his 18 appearances have been as a substitute.World Cup 2006After Japan led 1-0 for the majority of the game through a controversial Shunsuke Nakamura goal, Cahill, who was a second half substitute for Marco Bresciano, scored Australia's first ever world cup goal goal to bring Australia level in the 84th minute, and a second goal from outside the box in the 89th minute to put the Socceroos in the lead. John Aloisi topped off the victory with a goal in the 92nd minute off an assist from Cahill. This made not only made Cahill the first Australian to ever score in a World Cup Finals game but the scorer of the second Australian World Cup Finals goal and with it Australia's first brace. He is also Australia's first Man of the Match at a World Cup.[Cahill's dream world cup debut - from BBC Sport]
Tim Cahill also played in the Brazil game where they lost 2-0[Brazil vs. Australia match report from BBC Sport] and the Croatia game where they drew 2-2[Croatia vs. Australia match report from BBC Sport] ensuring a place in the 2nd round. They faced Italy[Italy vs. Australia match report from BBC Sport] and Cahill played all 90 minutes where it was 0-0 until the end of the game where Italy won a controversial penalty[Italian coach rubbishes penalty controversies] which was converted sending Australia out of the competition.*Cahill has recently become the new face of Sanitarium's Weet-bix. The new advertisement shows Cahill scoring a goal, with fellow Socceroos player Lucas Neill asking "How many do you do?", referring to the amount of Weetbix he has every morning. The advertisement was filmed while the Australian national team was in the Netherlands.[Tim Cahill's profile on te Weet-Bix website including a link to the TV advert]
*Cahill and his partner, Rebekah. have two sons, Shae and Kyah.
*Cahill has made a corner flag goal celebration his trademark. The celebration, where Cahill pretends to trade punches with the flag, was first seen in the 2005-2006 season and was inspired by Melbourne Victory player Archie Thompson who performed a similar routine whenever he scored a goal during 2005. [Archie Thompson article including reference to goal celebration]
*Cahill visited his old school, Bexley North Public School, on 3rd July 2006 where, despite the fact that the school holidays had started almost the whole student body turned out to welcome him back[ Cahill mobbed at old school]
*Former Liverpool Manager Gerrard Houllier is a fan of Cahill. He has met him in the dressing room after the game giving well wishes asking Cahill to sign Australia shirts. In July 2006 when Houllier was being touted as a possible successor to Guus Hiddink as the Australian National team manager Cahill publicly voiced his backing of Houllier and expressed his disappointment when Houllier dropped out of the running, quite significant for a player who generally prefers to shun media attention.[Cahill disappointed as Houllier drops out of running for Australia job and reveals he has signed shirts for him in the past.]
* Cahill owns a Bugatti Veyron 16.4, the most powerful, expensive and fastest street legal car in the world.[Cahill's girlfriend spotted in the fastest legal road car]
*Profile at official Everton site
*Profile at ESPNSoccernet.com
*Yahoo World Cup Profile
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