Steve Mautone

Football player infobox
playername = Steve Mautone
fullname = Steven Mautone


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1970|8|10
cityofbirth = Myrtleford
countryofbirth = Australia
height =
currentclub = Melbourne Victory
clubnumber = 30
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs = AIS
years = 1989-1990
1990-1991
1992-1994
1994-1995
1995-1996
1996-1997
1996
1997
1997-1999
1999
1999
1999-2000
2000-2002
2008–"present"
clubs = Blacktown City
Paramatta Eagles
Morwell Falcons
South Melbourne
Canberra Cosmos
West Ham United
→ Crewe Alexandra "(loan)"
→ Reading F.C. "(loan)"
Reading F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Crystal Palace
Gillingham F.C.
Slough FC
Melbourne Victory
caps(goals) = 08 (0)
02 (0)
58 (0)
18 (0)
20 (0)
01 (0)
03 (0)
15 (0)
14 (0)
00 (0)
02 (0)
01 (0)
48 (0)
00 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =

Steve Mautone (born August 10, 1970) is an Australian football (soccer) coach who is the goalkeeper coach for the Melbourne Victory in the Hyundai A-League. He was listed as a third choice goalkeeper for the Victory during their 2008 AFC Champions League campaign.

Club career

After fulfilling a scholarship with the Australian Institute of Sport, Steve's professional career began obscurely in 1989, when as an 18-year-old he made eight appearances for Blacktown City in the National Soccer League as an understudy to Bill Londos. He made the switch to Parramatta Eagles the following season, serving another apprenticeship to Alex McPherson. Mautone returned to regional Victoria in 1992, taking up a contract with Morwell Falcons, firstly in the Victorian Premier League in 1992, and ultimately securing the first team spot in the senior squad for the club's inaugral season in the National Soccer League.

In two seasons with the Gippsland based club, Mautone proved outstanding, not missing a single league game, and his performances led to a move to Victorian rivals South Melbourne. The following season Mautone signed for the newly formed Canberra Cosmos, where he played 20 of 24 league games before a move to London-based English Premier League outfit West Ham United beckoned.

Following a loan spell with Crewe Alexandria, he made his League debut for the Hammers in September 1996, keeping a clean sheet against Nottingham Forest. He was then loaned out to Reading, where he became a fans favourite, eventually signing for the club in March 1997 in a deal worth £250,000. He made 34 appearances in all competitions for Reading before eventually being released from his contract.

Mautone spent the 1999/00 season making a handful of appearances.at various clubs, including Wolverhampton, Crystal Palace and Gillingham. He eventually moved to non-league Slough Town FC where he spent a couple of seasons and made over 50 appearances before eventually returning to Australia to pursue a coaching career.

External links

* [http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/default.aspx?s=mvfc_playerprofile_item&pid=221 Melbourne Victory profile]
* [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/M/MAR.html Oz Football profile]
* [http://www.gillingham-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadpcrr.asp?pid=6954 Gillingham FC profile]