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Oliver Bozanic 
Personal information Full name Oliver John Bozanic[1] Date of birth 8 January 1989 Place of birth Sydney, Australia Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Central Coast Mariners Number 11 Youth career Avoca FC Parramatta Eagles 2004–2005 Blacktown City Demons 2005–2006 NSWIS 2006–2007 Central Coast Mariners 2007 Reading Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2007–2010 Reading 0 (0) 2009 → Woking (loan) 18 (2) 2009 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 4 (0) 2009–2010 → Aldershot Town (loan) 25 (2) 2010– Central Coast Mariners 34 (2) National team‡ 2006–2009 Australia U-20 17 (2) 2010– Australia U-23 9 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:15, 13 March 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:15, 23 June 2011 (UTC)Oliver John Bozanic (born 8 January 1989) is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for Central Coast Mariners in the Australian A-League. He is a left sided attacking midfielder.
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Club career
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Bozanic started his professional career with Australian A-League side Central Coast Mariners, where he was one of the locals drafted into the Mariners squad by team manager Lawrie McKinna, during the 2006–07 Pre-Season Cup as cover for a host of long-term injuries. Despite several appearances in the tournament, and later joined Reading on a two and a half year contract on 29 January 2007. Bozanic played for both the under 18s and reserves at Reading during his first 18 months at the club, and was a crucial part of the side that won the Reserve League title in the 2006–07 season. On 23 January 2009, he signed for Woking on loan for one month.
During pre-season of 2009–2010 Bozanic joined Cheltenham Town on loan[2] and made his first team debut in Cheltenham's 2–1 home win against Grimsby Town on 8 August 2009.[3] On 26 November 2009, Bozanic joined the former Reading assistant manager Kevin Dillon at League Two team Aldershot Town on a one month loan deal.[4] On 5 January 2010 it was announced that Bozanic would spend another month at Aldershot Town, after having his loan spell extended.[5]
After being released by Reading at the end of the 2009–2010 season, Bozanic returned to Australia to rejoin Central Coast Mariners.[6]
Career statistics
Club Season Conference National FA Cup Europe Other Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 
Woking F.C. -on loan from Reading FC2008-09 18 2 - - - - - - 18 2 Club Season Football League Two FA Cup Europe Other Total Cheltenham Town F.C. -on loan from Reading FC2009-10 4 0 - - - - - - 4 0 Aldershot Town F.C. -on loan from Reading FC2009-10 25 2 2 1 - - - - 27 3 Club Season A-League Finals Asia Other Total 
Central Coast Mariners2010-11 29 0 4 2 - - - - 33 2 Total 76 4 6 3 0 0 0 0 82 7 International career
Bozanic is a member of the Australian 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup development squad, which competed in and won a four-team tournament in Japan against the Under-20 teams of Hungary and Japan in 2006. He was a member of all the lead-up squads prior for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, but missed out on his place at the tournament due to injury.
He received his first full international call up in August 2009 for a friendly international against the Republic of Ireland.[7] Bozanic was again included in a 50-man preliminary squad for the 2011 Asian Cup.
Personal life
He is the son of former Socceroo Vic Bozanic.[8]
Honours
With Australia:
- International Cor Groenewegen Tournament (U-20): 2009
References
- ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/01/2010 and 31/01/2010". The Football Association. http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/RulesandRegulations/~/media/Files/PDF/TheFA/PlayerRegistrations/January%202010.ashx/January%202010.pdf. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ^ Bozanic secures Cheltenham move
- ^ Cheltenham 2 – 1 Grimsby
- ^ "Boss Confirms Second Loan Signing". Aldershot Town Official Website. http://www.theshots.co.uk/NewsPage.ink?nid=31979. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
- ^ "Bozanic Loan Extended". Aldershot Town Official Website. http://www.theshots.co.uk/newspage.ink?nid=32122&type=p. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
- ^ Fordham, Jonny (10 May 2010). "Oliver Bozanic leaves Reading FC for return to Oz". Reading Post (S&B Media). http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/football/readingfc/s/2070785_oliver_bozanic_leaves_reading_fc_for_return_to_oz. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
- ^ Pim names youngsters to face Ireland
- ^ Reading signs Aussie teen
External links
Central Coast Mariners FC – current squad 1 Ryan · 2 McBreen · 3 Rose · 4 Bojić · 5 Porter · 6 Zwaanswijk · 7 Hutchinson · 8 Griffiths · 9 Ibini-Isei · 10 Pellegrino · 11 Bozanic · 12 Hearfield · 13 Baird · 14 McGlinchey · 15 McDonald · 16 Sainsbury · 17 Musialik · 18 Wilkinson · 19 Simon · 20 Pasfield · 21 Gallagher · 22 Amini · 23 Kwasnik · Coach: Arnold
Categories:- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from Sydney
- Association football midfielders
- Australian soccer players
- Australian expatriate soccer players
- Central Coast Mariners players
- Aldershot Town F.C. players
- Cheltenham Town F.C. players
- Reading F.C. players
- Woking F.C. players
- Conference National players
- Parramatta Eagles players
- The Football League players
- A-League players
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