Bachelorette soccer player works in real estate
A media report looks closer at claims a Bachelorette contestant played for the Socceroos, and says he works in real estate.
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Media has raised questions about claims by Bachelorette contestant Michael Turnbull that he is a “professional soccer player.”
Fairfax claims he works in Brisbane real estate, as the founder and Principal of South Brisbane agency Onehome Real Estate.
“The highlight of my career was playing for Australia and the Socceroos and also the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000,” he told Bachelorette, Sam Frost.
According to the article, Turnbull never played for the Socceroos, but he did represent Australia on three occasions at youth level.
Since the old National Soccer League folded in 2004, he played six A-League football games for the now-defunct New Zealand Knights.
According to Wikipedia he played with Marconi Stallions in the National Soccer League between 1999 and 2004, signed with Belgian team Standard Liège, and Bristol City in England but had to return to Australia due to work visa issues. He played 6 matches with New Zealand Knights then Brisbane Strikers He finished with Melbourne Victory in April, but without playing a game.
Bachelorette Bio:
After playing for top football clubs across Europe, this sporty Bachelor returned to Australia to play in the national A-League. Motivated Michael spends the off-season focusing on his property and technology business interests. With his parents recently celebrating their 42nd wedding anniversary, Michael is hoping to follow in their footsteps and score the ultimate goal: finding long-lasting love.
5 Responses
He’s not a professional soccer player. A semi-professional chair sitter is about as generous as you can be.
According to the FFA website the Under 23 soccer team is called the Olyroos and the Under 20 soccer team is called the Young Socceroos.
The Soccer in the Olympics is different as it’s under 23’s. His wikipedia page says he was in the squad.
Hardly a stretch as far as I’m concerned.
Fair enough. There’s only so many real estate terms that can be twisted into terrible dating puns (I can only some up with something about “adjustment date”, and a bad taste one about “broker”). When your aiming for that goal the field is so much larger when you pitch yourself as a professional sportsman.
But who amongst us can say they haven’t – or wouldn’t – leave an embarassing, socially-unacceptable job off their resume? I know I have. Though it has been a little difficult explaining the apparent 22-year gap in my employment history…
Yeah you can’t blame him for avoiding the real estate reference, the only job I know with a worse reputation is security guard on manus island. I hope Sam steers clear though