Stephen Laybutt facts for kids
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stephen John Laybutt | ||
Date of birth | 3 September 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia | ||
Date of death | January 2024 | (aged 46)||
Place of death | Cabarita Beach, New South Wales, Australia | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–1995 | AIS | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1995–1997 | Wollongong Wolves | 29 | (2) |
1997–1999 | Brisbane Strikers | 68 | (6) |
1999 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | 10 | (0) |
1999–2000 | Parramatta Power | 7 | (1) |
2000–2002 | Feyenoord | 0 | (0) |
2000–2001 | →RBC Roosendaal (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2001 | →Lyn Oslo (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2002 | Sydney Olympic | 12 | (1) |
2002–2003 | Brisbane Strikers | 22 | (1) |
2003–2004 | Excelsior Mouscron | 30 | (1) |
2004–2007 | Gent | 70 | (1) |
2007–2008 | Newcastle Jets | 10 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Dandaloo FC | ||
National team‡ | |||
1998–2000 | Australia U-23 | 14 | (1) |
2000–2004 | Australia | 15 | (1) |
† Appearances (Goals). |
Stephen John Laybutt (3 September 1977 – January 2024) was an Australian soccer player.
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Playing career
Laybutt was released by Dutch side Feyenoord in January 2002 to return to Australia, following a loan spell at Lyn Oslo, due to a lack of first team opportunities.
In January 2008, Laybutt suffered an achilles tendon rupture, ruling him out for the remainder of the 2008–09 A-League.
Personal life and death
Following his playing career, Laybutt came out as gay. As of 2021, Laybutt worked in the rehab unit at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney. There, he met patient Ian Pavey, to whom he donated a kidney.
Laybutt was reported missing on 13 January 2024 when he could not be contacted after having last been seen the previous night. Police discovered his body on 14 January 2024 in bushland near Cabarita Beach, New South Wales. He was 46.
Club statistics
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
1999 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | J1 League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
National team statistics
Australia national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2000 | 8 | 1 |
2001 | 2 | 0 |
2002 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | 1 | 0 |
2004 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 15 | 1 |
- Australia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Laybutt goal
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 23 February 2000 | Üllői úti stadion, Budapest, Hungary | 4 | Hungary | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Sydney Olympic
- NSL Championship: 2001–2002
- OFC Nations Cup: 2000, 2004
See also
In Spanish: Stephen Laybutt para niños