Jimmy Mackay, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jimmy Mackay

Australian soccer player

Date of Birth: 19-Dec-1943

Place of Birth: Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 11-Dec-1998

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

James Birrell Mackay (19 December 1943, Scotland – 11 December 1998) was an footballer.
He was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany. In late 1973, he scored the decisive goal against South Korea which sent Australia to its first ever World Cup.
Socceroos defender Doug Utjesenovic described the goal emphatically, "that was one of the freakiest goals.
You could try a million times to score the exact goal (and never do it).
There was a free kick, the ball was knocked back and he ran onto the ball.
It was a real thunderbolt."Mackay died of a heart attack in 1998.