Ruben Zadkovich

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Ruben Zadkovich
Personal information
Full name	Ruben Anton Zadkovich
Date of birth	May 23, 1986 (1986-05-23) (age 22)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Right Midfielder, Right Back
Club information
Current club	Derby County
Youth clubs
	Wollongong Wolves Queens Park Rangers
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004–2005 2005 2006–2008 2008–	Queens Park Rangers Notts County Sydney FC Derby County	000 0(0) 009 0(1) 038 0(2) 000 0(0)
National team2
2005 2006–	Australia U-20 Australia U-23	005 0(0) 017 0(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 April 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 15 December 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Ruben Zadkovich (born May 23, 1986 in Sydney) is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for Derby County.

Contents 1 Club career 1.1 Derby 2 Honours 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Club career

Zadkovich had previously played for Football League Two club Notts County, as well as Queens Park Rangers and Wollongong Wolves. He has also made several appearances for the Young Socceroos, most notably at the FIFA World Youth Championship.

Following his time in England, Zadkovich returned to Australia in late 2005 and trialled for Sydney FC. He travelled with the squad to the FIFA Club World Championship and despite not making an appearance he impressed coach Littbarski, being called in as a short-term replacement for injured Ufuk Talay late in the season. After a 12 minute debut off the bench against Queensland Roar, Ruben impressed with his first start against Perth Glory (which included a goal), playing one game in Sydney's run to the inaugural A-League championship, earning him a two year full-time contract. He was allowed to leave the club in March 2008.

[edit] Derby

On Thursday, 17th April 2008, it was revealed Zadkovich had signed a 2 year deal with English Side Derby County. He is set to join them on the 1st of July, but due to the club's relegation, he will not play in the Premier League. Instead, Zadkovich will play for Derby next season in the Football League Championship.^[1]

[edit] Honours

With Sydney FC:

• A-League Championship: 2005-2006

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Ruben Zadkovich career stats at Soccerbase
• FFA - Olyroo profile

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