Simon Colosimo

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Personal information
Simon Colosimo
Full name	Simon Colosimo
Date of birth	January 8, 1979
Place of birth	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height	183 cm
Playing position	Central Midfield
Club information
Current club	Perth Glory
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004 2005- 2007	Carlton S.C. South Melbourne FC Manchester City Royal Antwerp Perth Glory Parramatta Power Pahang FA Perth Glory Sivasspor "loan"	? (?) 18 (2) 6 (0) ? (?) 14 (0) 23 (1) ? (?) 34 (2) ? (?)
National team²
1998–present	Australia	25 (3)
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)

Simon Colosimo (born on January 8, 1979 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian football (soccer) player. Colosimo is a cousin of Australian actor Vince Colosimo.

Colosimo was a member of the national squad at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship and 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He currently plays as a central midfielder for the Australian A-League club Perth Glory.

Colosimo made his international debut for Australia in 1998 against Fiji at just 19 years of age, and was most recently selected for the 2005 Confederations Cup. He has received 19 international caps.

Colosimo will join Turkish club Sivasspor on a four-month loan during the A-League off-season in an effort to make a bid for Australia's Asian Cup squad.

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Profile and stats at Perth Glory official site

Perth Glory FC - Current Squad
1 Petkovic \| 2 Townsend \| 3 Tarka \| 4 Colosimo \| 5 Harnwell \| 6 Christie \| 7 Saric \| 8 Micevski \| 9 Glavas \| 10 Despotovski \| 11 Lazaridis \| 12 Bertos \| 13 Kovacevic \| 14 Coyne \| 15 Robertson \| 16 Webster \| 17 Young \| 18 Magdic \| 19 Sekulovski \| 20 Vrteski \| 24 Pezos \| 50 Tomich \| Coach Smith