Ivan Vicelich

Football player infobox
playername = Ivan Vicelich


fullname = Ivan Vicelich
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1976|9|3
cityofbirth = Auckland
countryofbirth = New Zealand
height = height|m=1.90 [ [http://www.nzsoccer.com/page/ivan_vicelich.html Ivan Vicelich] profile at New Zealand Football]
weight = weight|kg=83
currentclub = Auckland City FC
clubnumber =
youthyears =
youthclubs =
position = Midfielder
years = 1994-1996
1997-1998
1998-1999
1999-2001
2001-2006
2006-2008
2008-
clubs = Waitakere City F.C.
Central United
Melbourne Knights
Football Kingz
Roda JC
RKC Waalwijk
Auckland City FC
caps(goals) = ? (?)
? (?)
? (?)
046 0(6)
129 (14)
21 (0)
nationalyears =
1995-2008
nationalteam = New Zealand U-17, U-20, Olympic U-23
New Zealand
nationalcaps(goals) =
56 (6)
pcupdate = 23 June 2008
ntupdate = 10:08, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

Ivan Vicelich (born September 3, 1976 in Auckland) is a New Zealand soccer player, who currently plays as a midfielder for Auckland City FC in the New Zealand Football Championship. Ivan's heritage is Croatian.

Club career

Vicelich played for Waitakere City F.C. and Central United before establishing himself as one of the best players for the Football Kingz, when the Auckland based club joined the Australian National Soccer League in 1999.

Thanks to the contacts he made through his Football Kingz colleague, John Lammers, he was able to impress Roda JC, with whom he signed in 2001. Since 2002, Ivan Vicelich had been a regular player for Roda JC. In May 2006 he signed a 2 year contract at Dutch Eerste divisie club RKC Waalwijk He Has Recently Signed With Auckland City FC in The New Zealand Football ChampionshipIvan Vicelich Retired From Internationals In 2008

International career

Vicelich made his full New Zealand debut with a substitute appearance in a 0-7 loss against Uruguay on June 25, 1995 and went on to earn 63 caps (including 56 A-internationals), scoring 6 goals.cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm|title=A-International Appearances - Overall|author=|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|date=|accessdate=2008-07-25] cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1842.htm|title=A-International Scorers - Overall|author=|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|date=|accessdate=2008-07-25] His final cap was in a 4-1 World Cup qualifier win over Vanuatu on November 25, 2007.

On August 16, 2008 Vicelich announced his retirement from international football. [cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/4/story.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10527381|title=Soccer: Vicelich calls time on international career |author=|publisher=New Zealand Herald|date=2008-08-16|accessdate=2008-09-05]

Honours

*New Zealand Young Player of the Year: 1994cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id170.htm|title=Honours List|author=|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|date=|accessdate=2008-07-25]

Clubs

References

External links

*FIFA player|157050
* [http://home.wanadoo.nl/ronald.zwiers/Spelers/V/Vicelich,%20Ivan/Ivan%20Vicelich.htm Ivan Vicelich Statistics]