Tony Franken
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Franken | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Perth, Australia | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Australia Goalkeeper Coach | ||
| Youth career | |||
| East Fremantle Tricolore | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1982–1983 | A.I.S. | ||
| 1984–1986 | Canberra City SC | 65 | (0) |
| 1987–1991 | Sydney Croatia | 91 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | APIA | 24 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Sydney Croatia | 15 | (0) |
| 1993 | Sutherland Sharks | 8 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Sydney Croatia | 1 | (0) |
| 1994 | Rockdale Ilinden | 11 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Parramatta Eagles | 24 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Sydney Olympic FC | 16 | (0) |
| 1997–2003 | Perth Glory | 39 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1983 | Australia U20 | ||
| 1984 | Australia U23 | ||
| 1984–1992 | Australia | 14 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 June 2007. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Anthony (Tony) Franken (born 11 January 1965) is a former Australian goalkeeper. He is widely considered one of Australia's best ever.[citation needed]
Biography
He represented Australia on 14 occasions between 1984–1992 and represented his country at Under-20 level at the 1983 World Youth Cup Finals in Mexico and at Under-23 level in 1984.
Tony started playing junior soccer for East Fremantle Tricolore before he played for many professional clubs in Australia including Sydney Croatia, APIA Leichhardt, Perth Glory, Sydney Olympic, Parramatta Eagles and Canberra City. He was awarded the NSL Under 21 Player of the Year in 1984.[1]
He is currently on the coaching staff for the Australian national team.
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| Preceded by Oscar Crino |
NSL U21 Player of the Year 1992/93 |
Succeeded by Alan Hunter |
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