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Michael Petkovic Personal information Full name Michael Petkovic Date of birth 16 July 1976 Place of birth Fremantle, Australia Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) Playing position Goalkeeper (Retired) Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1995–1999 South Melbourne 105 (0) 1999–2000 RC Strasbourg 0 (0) 2000–2002 South Melbourne 56 (0) 2001 → Lillestrøm (loan) 0 (0) 2002–2005 Trabzonspor 87 (0) 2005–2010 Sivasspor 129 (1) 2010–2011 Melbourne Victory 31 (0) Total 408 (1) National team‡ 2001–2008 Australia 6 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:47, 20 February 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:30, 10 November 2010 (UTC)Michael Petkovic (born 16 July 1976) is a former Australian football (soccer) player.
Petkovic last played as a goalkeeper for Melbourne Victory in the Hyundai A-League. He is notable for scoring a goal in a match against Ankaragücü while played for Sivasspor.
He is of Croatian origin[1] and is the brother of former Perth Glory goalkeeper Jason Petkovic.
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Club career
Petkovic started off his career with South Melbourne and played for them from 1995-1999 playing over 100 games. In 1999 he moved to French side RC Strasbourg but didn't play a single league game and in 2000 he moved back to his old team South Melbourne. During his 2nd stint with the club he moved on loan to Lillestrøm a Norwegian club. In 2002 he moved to Turkish side Trapzonspor and played 87 games for the club but left the club in 2005. He moved to Sivasspor and played 129 league games their and even managed to score a goal with the club. In 2010 he left the club to join A League side Melbourne Victory. He played over 25 games in his first a league season and looked to stay their for the next campaign. He looked to be 2nd choice goalkeeper for the next campaign as Perth Glory goalkeeper Tando Velaphi joined the Melbourne Victory. He announced his retirement from football shortly after the end of Melbourne Victory's Asian Champions League campaign.[2]
International career
Petkovic's most notable appearance for his national side was when he kept goal in his team's world record breaking 31-0 win over American Samoa. He has had a total of six caps for Australia.
National team statistics
Australia national team Year Apps Goals 2001 3 0 2002 0 0 2003 0 0 2004 0 0 2005 1 0 2006 0 0 2007 1 0 2008 1 0 Total 6 0 References
- ^ "Michael Petkovic - Player profile". Transfermarkt.co.uk. http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/michael-petkovic/profil/spieler_6926.html. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
- ^ "Angulo Axed, Petko Retires". FourFourTwo Australia. 27 May 2011. http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/205105,victory-axe-angulo-petko-retires.aspx. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=456
External links
- Melbourne Victory profile
- Sivasspor profile
- FFA - Socceroo profile
- OzFootball profile
- Interview with Four Diegos
- Petkovic Flies High in Turkey on The Age
Australia Squads Australia squad – 1996 Summer Olympics Australia squad – 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup 1 Schwarzer • 2 Muscat • 3 Moore • 4 Neill • 5 T. Vidmar • 6 Popovic • 7 Emerton • 8 Skoko • 9 Viduka • 10 Cahill • 11 Chipperfield • 12 Petkovic • 13 Wilkshire • 14 Colosimo • 15 Aloisi • 16 Zdrilic • 17 McKain • 18 Kalac • 19 Čulina • 20 Miličević • 21 Elrich • 22 Thompson • 23 Sterjovski • Coach: FarinaAustralia squad – 2007 AFC Asian Cup 1 Schwarzer • 2 Neill • 3 Kisnorbo • 4 Cahill • 5 Culina • 6 Beauchamp • 7 Emerton • 8 Wilkshire • 9 Viduka • 10 Kewell • 11 Thompson • 12 Jones • 13 Grella • 14 Holman • 15 Aloisi • 16 Thwaite • 17 Valeri • 18 Petkovic • 19 Carle • 20 Carney • 21 Sterjovski • 22 Milligan • 23 Bresciano • Coach: ArnoldCategories:- 1976 births
- Living people
- People from Perth, Western Australia
- Australian soccer players
- Australia international soccer players
- Australian expatriate soccer players
- Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic soccer players of Australia
- 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2007 AFC Asian Cup players
- South Melbourne FC players
- Trabzonspor footballers
- Sivasspor footballers
- RC Strasbourg players
- Lillestrøm SK players
- Melbourne Victory players
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Expatriate footballers in Norway
- Australian people of Croatian descent
- Süper Lig players
- National Soccer League (Australia) players
- Association football goalkeepers
- Association football goalkeepers who have scored
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