Mike Petersen

For those of a similar name, see Mike Petersen (politician) and Mike Peterson.

Mike Petersen

Personal information
Full name	Michael Petersen
Date of birth	6 May 1965 (1965-05-06) (age 46)
Place of birth	Melbourne, Australia
Playing position	Midfielder)
Youth career
	Port Melbourne
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1983–1984	Heidelberg United	39	(3)
1984–1985	Roda JC	1	(0)
1984–1986	Brunswick Juventus	34	(5)
1987	Ajax	1	(0)
1988	Brunswick Juventus	17	(0)
1989–1997	South Melbourne	171	(8)
National team‡
1985–1992	Australia	32	(1)
Teams managed
1999–2000	St. Albans
2000–2001	South Melbourne
2001	Auckland Football Kingz
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 September 2008. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 September 2008

Michael Petersen (born 6 May 1965) is a retired Australian soccer player. He is an inductee of the Football Federation Australia - Football Hall of Fame.^[1]

Playing career

Club career

Petersen played for Heidelberg United, Brunswick and South Melbourne in Australia, as well as in the Netherlands with Roda JC and Ajax.^[1][2]

He played nine seasons with South Melbourne between 1989 and 1997, winning the NSL Championship in 1991.^[3]

International career

In all Petersen represented Australia 50 times including 32 A International matches.^[2][4]

Honours

Player

Brunswick Juventus:

• NSL Championship: 1985

South Melbourne:

• NSL Championship: 1990-91

Manager

Personal Honours:

• NSL Coach of the Year: 2000-2001

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Slater & Johnston Head Hall Of Fame Inductees". Football Federation Australia. 21 September 2005. http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/2009InsideFFA/default.aspx?s=insideffa_newsfeatures_newsitem_new&id=9617. Retrieved 1 January 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Peterson, Mike". Australian Player Database. OzFootball. http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/P/PE.html. Retrieved 1 January 2011. 
3. ^ "Team of the Century Midfielder Nominees". South Melbourne Official Website. South Melbourne FC. http://www.smfc.com.au/history/team-of-the-century/hall-of-champions/#midfielders. Retrieved 1 January 2011. 
4. ^ "The Australian National Men’s Football Team: Caps And Captains". Football Federation Australia. http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/site/_content/document/00000632-source.pdf. Retrieved 1 January 2011. 

Preceded by Bernd Stange

NSL Coach of the Year 2000/01

Succeeded by Ian Crook

Persondata
Name	Petersen, Mike
Alternative names
Short description	Austrlian football (soccer) players
Date of birth	6 May 1965
Place of birth	Australia
Date of death
Place of death