Frank Talia

Football player infobox
playername = Frank Talia
fullname = Francesco Talia
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1972|7|20
cityofbirth = Melbourne
countryofbirth = Australia
height = height|meters=1.85
currentclub = unattached
clubnumber =
position = goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs = Sunshine Georgies
years = 1990-1992 1992-1995 1992 1995-2000 2000
2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2007
clubs = Sunshine George Cross FC Blackburn Rovers → Hartlepool United "(loan)" Swindon Town Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sheffield United FC Antwerp Wycombe Wanderers
caps(goals) = 11 (0) 0 (0) 14 (0) 107 (0) 0 (0)
6 (0) 3 (0) 132 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 12 August 2007
ntupdate =

Francesco "Frank" Talia (born July 20, 1972 in Melbourne, Australia) is a professional football (soccer) goalkeeper, who last played for Wycombe Wanderers in Football League Two.

Talia began his career at Australian club Sunshine Georgies before moving to Blackburn Rovers in August 1992. Although he was at the club for three years, Talia did not make any first-team appearances for Blackburn and moved to Swindon Town in September 1995 after a loan spell at Hartlepool United. Talia made over 100 appearances in five years at Swindon before moving to Sheffield United in September 2000, where he made six appearances.

Lawrie Sanchez signed Talia for Wycombe in August 2002 on a free transfer as cover for regular Wycombe keeper Martin Taylor. His chance came against Bristol City after Taylor developed a back problem and he continued in goal after Taylor gashed his knee at the Wycombe's training ground. Talia has now made over 100 appearances for the club and he was contracted until June 2007, when he was expected to return to Australia.

Trivia

*Talia once injured himself when he ran over his toe whilst mowing the lawn.

External links

* [http://www.wycombewanderers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Squad/Detail/0,,10430~13579,00.html Official Wycombe profile]
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