| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Jurić | ||
| Date of birth | 28 October 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeping Coach (former Goalkeeper) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Melbourne Knights | |||
| 1990–1991 | AIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1992–1996 | Melbourne Knights | 56 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Collingwood Warriors | 25 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 36 | (0) |
| 1999–2004 | Bayer Leverkusen | 11 | (0) |
| 2004–2008 | Hannover 96 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Perth Glory | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1993 | Australia U-20 | ||
| 1996 | Australia U-23 | ||
| 1995–1996 | Australia | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009–2010 | Perth Glory (GK Coach) | ||
| 2012–present | Melbourne Knights (GK Coach) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 February 2008. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Frank Jurić (born 28 October 1973 in Melbourne) is an Australian football (soccer) goalkeeper of Croatian descent. He is currently the goalkeeping coach of Victorian Premier League club Melbourne Knights.
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Jurić began his professional career in the former Australian national league with Melbourne Knights, where he won two league titles, before moving to the newly-formed Collingwood Warriors (also based in Melbourne). The club struggled financially though and was unable to go on beyond this solitary season, in which they finished second bottom.
The goalkeeper took this as his cue to move to Europe, although the transfer was a protracted affair, as Collingwood Warriors - no longer technically in existence - still demanded a fee from Fortuna Düsseldorf. Eventually, this was resolved by the German club paying $30,000 and Jurić was free to move for the 1997/98 season.
His first season in Germany was relatively successful as Fortuna Düsseldorf finished 7th in the 2.Bundesliga. However, the following year they suffered relegation to the Regionalliga-West. Fortunately for him, Jurić had been spotted by Bundesliga team Bayer Leverkusen and he signed for the high-flying club in Summer 1999.
Jurić was used as a backup keeper here, behind the likes of Adam Matysek and Hans-Jörg Butt but still managed 11 Bundesliga appearances as the club enjoyed a series of strong performances both domestically, and notably in the 2002 Champions League, where they reached the final. Jurić himself appeared twice in the UEFA Champions League in 2002/03, against Olympiacos and Manchester United.
In June 2004, he joined fellow Bundesliga side Hannover 96 as second choice keeper behind Robert Enke. His time with the Reds has been blighted by persistent knee problems, limiting to just a single appearance in his first three seasons there, playing in a 2-2 draw with Borussia Mönchengladbach on 6 May 2006.
In May 2008, it was announced that Juric was to return to his native Australia for the 2008/09 A-League season, with Perth Glory. He competed for the number one jersey alongside Olyroo Tando Velaphi, while Jason Petkovic was retained as a backup and advisor to the youth team. Juric's poor run of form led to the goalkeeping position given to Tando Velaphi.
On May 2009, Juric retired as a player and joined Glory as goalkeeping coach, when they signed Aleks Vrteski as the club's second goalkeeper.[1]
Jurić has made two full appearances for the Australian national team, making his debut on 10 November 1995 in an 1996 OFC Nations Cup match against New Zealand which finished goalless, and also appearing on 10 February 1996 in a 1-4 friendly defeat to Japan.
He also competed in the 1996 Olympics in the football competition and was an unused squad member in the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup, where they achieved 3rd place. However, the likes of Mark Schwarzer, Zeljko Kalac and Mark Bosnich had severely limited his hopes of international football.
(Correct as of 22 October 2008)
| Club | Season | League | Finals | Asia | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | CS | Apps | Goals | CS | Apps | Goals | CS | Apps | Goals | CS | ||
| Perth Glory | 2008–09 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
With Australia:
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