Mehmet Durakovic
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| Mehmet Durakovic | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mehmet Durakovic | |
| Date of birth | October 13, 1965 | |
| Place of birth | Titograd (now Podgorica), SFR Yugoslavia (now Montenegro) | |
| Playing position | defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | retired | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Buducnost Titograd | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1985-1988 1989 1989-1995 1995-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2004 |
Brunswick Juventus Footscray JUST South Melbourne FC Selangor FA Sydney Olympic Gippsland Falcons South Melbourne FC |
61 (2) 25 (1) 138 (5) ? (?) 21 (0) 25 (0) 98 (1) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1990-2002 | Australia | 45 (4) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Mehmet Durakovic (born 13 October 1965) is a retired Australian soccer player. Currently, he is the Head Coach of Melbourne Victory's National Youth League team.
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[edit] Club career
A prominent defender, Mehmet Durakovic was a legend for South Melbourne and Malaysian outfit Selangor FA, where he played alongside compatriots Joe Biskic and Dave Mitchell. He is still South Melbourne's oldest player taking the field when 36 years and 146 days old against Adelaide City Force in March 2002.[1]A grand final winner with Brunswick in 1985, he also won a championship with South Melbourne in 1991
[edit] International career
Durakovic had a lengthy and distinguished career with the Australia national football team from 1990-2002, playing in several FIFA World Cup qualification campaigns. He is well remembered for scoring against Canada to level the tie on aggregate in a 1994 World Cup qualifier, setting up a tie against Diego Maradona's Argentina.
