Craig Foster (footballer)
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| Craig Foster | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Craig Andrew Foster | |
| Date of birth | April 15, 1969 | |
| Place of birth | New South Wales, Australia | |
| Nickname | Fozzie | |
| Position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Retired | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1986/87 | Australian Institute of Sport | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 1989 1989/90 1992 1992 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99–1999/00 2000/01–2002/03 |
Sydney United Sunshine Bonnyrigg White Eagles Earnest Boral Adelaide City Marconi Stallions Portsmouth F.C. Crystal Palace F.C. Northern Spirit FC |
15 (1) 23 (3) 16 (2) 13 (3) 47 (5) |
| National team | ||
| 1996 – 2000 | Australia | 29 (9) |
|
* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Craig Andrew Foster (born April 15, 1969) is a former Australian football (soccer) player and currently a commentator of the sport.
[edit] Football career
Playing as a midfielder, Foster debuted with Sydney United from Sydney, New South Wales before playing with Victorian club Sunshine George Cross and then returned to Sydney to play for Bonnyrigg White Eagles. In 1992, Foster moved to Earnest Boral in Hong Kong. He also played for Adelaide City and Marconi Stallions in the NSL before moving to England as a 28 year old. His 3-season stint in England saw him play with Portsmouth F.C., before moving on a free transfer to Crystal Palace F.C., where he played until the end of the 1999/00 season.
He also earned 29 caps with the Australia national football team, scoring 9 goals.
[edit] Post-football career
Following his retirement, Foster became the chief football analyst for SBS' football coverage, and is remembered for his passionate commentary during the World Cup Qualifier in November 2005 against Uruguay, where he openly celebrated John Aloisi's sealing goal in the penalty shootout. Moments such as these have led to allegations that he is biased when commentating Australian matches.
He provides special comments during the game and bucks the tradition of having a single man in the commentary box by accompanying Simon Hill with his analysis.
On 12 November 2006, Foster was involved in an on-air argument with national youth coach Ange Postecoglou on SBS's The World Game show. Foster blamed Ange for the youth teams failure to qualify for the past 2 tournaments since being inducted into the AFC in January. Ange argued that Foster didn't know what he was talking about as he wasn't at the games and hadn't been to any of the training sessions. Foster then recommended to Ange that he accept responsibility for the Australian youth team's poor performance, and that he also resign as national youth coach, to which Ange stated that he would not resign, and that he will keep his position unless the FFA decide to sack him.
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