Michael Petkovic
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Petkovic | ||
| Date of birth | 16 July 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Fremantle, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–1999 | South Melbourne | 105 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | RC Strasbourg | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | South Melbourne | 56 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Lillestrøm (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2005 | Trabzonspor | 87 | (0) |
| 2005–2010 | Sivasspor | 129 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Melbourne Victory | 31 | (0) |
| Total | 408 | (1) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001–2008 | Australia | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:47, 20 February 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Michael Petkovic (born 16 July 1976) is an Australian former goalkeeper.
Club career
Of Croatian origin and brother of former Perth Glory goalkeeper Jason Petkovic.
Petkovic started off his career with South Melbourne and played for them from 1995-1999 playing over 100 games. In 1999 he moved to French side RC Strasbourg but didn't play a single league game and in 2000 he moved back to his old team South Melbourne. During his 2nd stint with the club he moved on loan to Lillestrøm a Norwegian club. In 2002 he moved to Turkish Super Lig side Trabzonspor and played 87 games for the club but left the club in 2005. He moved to Sivasspor and played 129 league games their and even managed to score a goal with the club. In 2010 he left the club to join A League side Melbourne Victory. He played over 25 games in his first a league season and looked to stay their for the next campaign. He looked to be 2nd choice goalkeeper for the next campaign as Perth Glory goalkeeper Tando Velaphi joined the Melbourne Victory. He announced his retirement from football shortly after the end of Melbourne Victory's Asian Champions League campaign.[1]
International career
Petkovic's most notable appearance for his national side was when he kept goal in his team's world record breaking 31-0 win over American Samoa. He has had a total of six caps for Australia.
National team statistics
| Australia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 |
References
- ↑ "Angulo Axed, Petko Retires". FourFourTwo Australia. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ↑ Michael Petkovic at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Melbourne Victory profile
- Sivasspor profile
- FFA - Socceroo profile
- OzFootball profile
- Interview with Four Diegos
- Petkovic Flies High in Turkey on The Age
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