Frank Micic

Frank Micic
Personal information
Full nameFrank Micic
Date of birth29 October 1940
Place of birthKingdom of Yugoslavia
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1959–1967Footscray JUST
1968South Melbourne Hellas
1969–1977Footscray JUST
1978Melbourne Hakoah
National team
1967–1971Australia6(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 July 2011

Franko Micic (born 29 October 1940 in Zadar, Croatia, Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is an Australian former association football player.

Playing career

Club career

After playing junior football in Zadar Croatia (ex Yugoslavia), Micic moved to Australia, where he played for JUST in the Victorian State League. Micic played 18 seasons for JUST between 1959 and 1977 broken only by a season stint with South Melbourne in 1968. He also played 60 games for the state team of Victoria, captaining it for 6 years. Micic was also awarded Bill Fleming's VPL's Best Player Medal three times - in 1964, 1967 and 1973. After playing in JUST's first season in the National Soccer League, Micic transferred to Melbourne Hakoah for the 1978 VSL season.[1]

International career

Micic played six full international matches for Australia, scoring once.[2]

References

  1. "Micic, Frank". Australian Player Database. OzFootball. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  2. The Australian National Men’s Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia.