Michael Valkanis

Personal information
Michael Valkanis
Date of birth	August 23, 1974 (age 32)
Place of birth	Melbourne, Australia
Height	1.81 m
Playing position	Central defender
Club information
Current club	Adelaide United FC
Number	5
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1994–96 1996–99 1999–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–present	South Melbourne FC Iraklis Larissa FC Agios Nikolaos Adelaide City Adelaide United	32 (0) ?? (?) ?? (?) ?? (?) 29 (3) 60 (4)
National team²
2006-	Australia	1 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 19, 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of November 19, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Michael Valkanis (born August 23, 1974 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays in the position as a central defender. He currently plays for Adelaide United in the newly formed Hyundai A-League. Valkanis' international debut was for the Socceroos in an Asian Cup qualifier versus Kuwait at Aussie Stadium on the 16 August 2006.

He has previously spent time in the Greek League with Iraklis FC, Larissa FC (now called AEL 1964) and Agios Nikolaos. He played 110 games in the now-defunct National Soccer League scoring 4 goals with South Melbourne F.C., Adelaide City and Adelaide United.

He was rewarded for his outstanding first year in the A-League with Socceroo call-ups.

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Adelaide United FC - Current Squad
1 Beltrame \| 2 Alagich \| 3 Rees \| 4 Costanzo \| 5 Valkanis \| 7 Pantelis \| 8 Veart \| 9 Kemp \| 10 Fernando \| 11 Giraldi \| 13 Dodd \| 14 Goulding \| 15 Burns \| 16 Petta \| 17 van Dommele \| 18 Cornthwaite \| 19 Qu \| 20 Bajic \| 21 Spagnuolo \| 22 Diego \| 25 Djité \| • Salley \| • Sarkies \| Interim Manager: Vidmar