Michael Valkanis

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Personal information
Michael Valkanis
Full name	Mihalis Valkanis
Date of birth	August 23, 1974 (1974-08-23) (age 33)
Place of birth	Melbourne, Australia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Centre Back
Club information
Current club	Adelaide United
Number	5
Youth clubs
	South Melbourne
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1993-1996 1996 1996-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-present	South Melbourne Iraklis Larissa Agios Nikolaos Adelaide City Adelaide United	050 00(0) 006 00(0) 102 00(3) 004 00(0) 029 00(3) 077 00(4)
National team²
2006	Australia U-23 Australia	001 00(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 March 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 16 March 2008. * 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 Hyundai A-League.

1 Club career
2 International career
3 A-League career statistics
4 Honours
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Club career

He has played in the Greek League with Iraklis FC, most notably with Larissa where he played for five seasons and won 102 caps, 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.

In mid-2007 Valkanis was named captain of his club side, Adelaide United, replacing Angelo Costanzo (who had been appointed as interim captain after the resignation and departure of Ross Aloisi). ^[1]

[edit] International career

Valkanis' international debut was for the Socceroos in an Asian Cup qualifier versus Kuwait at Aussie Stadium on the 16 August 2006.

[edit] A-League career statistics

(Correct as of 26 January 2008)

Club	Season	League			Finals			Asia			Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Adelaide United	2005–06	21	3	0	3	0	0	-	-	-	24	3	0
	2006–07	19	0	0	4	0	0	6	0	0	29	0	0
	2007–08	3	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	0	0
Total											56	3	0