Mike Petersen

For those of a similar name, see Mike Petersen (politician) and Mike Peterson.
Mike Petersen
Personal information
Full nameMichael Petersen
Date of birth6 May 1965
Place of birthMelbourne, Australia
Playing positionMidfielder)
Youth career
Port Melbourne
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1983–1984Heidelberg United39(3)
1984–1985Roda JC1(0)
1984–1986Brunswick Juventus34(5)
1987Ajax1(0)
1988Brunswick Juventus17(0)
1989–1997South Melbourne171(8)
National team‡
1985–1992Australia32(1)
Teams managed
1999–2000St. Albans
2000–2001South Melbourne
2001Auckland Football Kingz
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 September 2008.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 September 2008

Michael Petersen (born 6 May 1965) is an Australian former soccer player. He is an inductee of the Football Federation Australia - Football Hall of Fame.[1]

Playing career

Club career

Petersen played for Heidelberg United, Brunswick and South Melbourne in Australia, as well as in the Netherlands with Roda JC and Ajax.[1][2]

He played nine seasons with South Melbourne between 1989 and 1997, winning the NSL Championship in 1991.[3]

International career

In all Petersen represented Australia 50 times including 32 A International matches.[2][4]

Honours

Player

Brunswick Juventus:

South Melbourne:

Manager

Personal Honours:

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Slater & Johnston Head Hall Of Fame Inductees". Football Federation Australia. 21 September 2005. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Peterson, Mike". Australian Player Database. OzFootball. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  3. ↑ "Team of the Century Midfielder Nominees". South Melbourne Official Website. South Melbourne FC. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  4. ↑ The Australian National Men’s Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia.
Preceded by
Bernd Stange		 NSL Coach of the Year
2000/01 		Succeeded by
Ian Crook