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Foreign-born Footballers Who Played For Australia
This is a list of foreign-born soccer players who played for the Australia national soccer team. Players Argentina * Walter Ardone * Pablo Cardozo * Oscar Crino * Rodolfo Gnavi * Gabriel Mendez Austria * James Jeggo Brazil * Agenor Muniz Croatia * Miloš Degenek * Fran Karacic Czechoslovakia * Mildo MuellerHowe (2018), p. 190 * David Zeman Egypt * Garang Kuol England * Stan Ackerley * Alan Ainslie * Adrian Alston * Francis Awaritefe * Roy Blitz * Ken BodenHowe (2018), p. 26 * Wilfred Bratton * Greg Brown * Gary Byrne * Alec Cameron * Jim CampbellHowe (2018), p. 45 * Gary Cole * Robert Cornthwaite * John Coyne * Martyn Crook * Duncan CummingsHowe (2018), p. 62 * John DaviesHowe (2018), p. 67 * Mike Denton * Bill EdwardsHowe (2018), p. 79 * William Faulkner * Jack Gilmour * Dave HardingHowe (2018), p. 105 * Tony HendersonHowe (2018), p. 109 * Clem Higgins * Ray Ilott * Neil Kilkenny * Ray Lloyd * David LoweHowe (2018), p. 156 * Alf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fran Karacic
Fran may refer to: People and fictional characters * Fran (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Fran (footballer, born 1969) or Francisco Javier González Pérez * Fran (footballer, born 1972), Spanish retired footballer Francisco José Nogueira Maneiro * Fran (footballer, born February 1992), Spanish footballer Francisco Pérez Gil * Fran (footballer, born May 1992), Brazilian footballer Francisco Teocharis Papaiordanou Filho * Fran (footballer, born 1995), Spanish footballer Francisco José Rodríguez Gaitán * Carol Fran (1933–2021), American soul blues singer, pianist and songwriter Carol Augustus Anthony * Jan Fran (born 1985), Lebanese-Australian journalist and presenter Jeanette Francis * José Fran (born 1992), Spanish footballer José Francisco Agulló Sevilla Other uses * Tropical Storm Fran, a list of hurricanes, typhoons, tropical storms and a cyclone in the Atlantic or western Pacific Oceans * ''Fran'' (film), a 1985 Australian film * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Brown (footballer, Born 1962)
Greg Brown (born 29 July 1962) is a former footballer who played as striker for both the New Zealand and Australian national football teams. Club career Brown played semi-professionally for Mossley, Hyde United and Southport in the United Kingdom before being brought to New Zealand by Napier City Rovers midway through 1985. Despite being sent off in his club debut, Brown's goalscoring touch immediately turned struggling Napier's season around leading them from the bottom of the New Zealand National Soccer League to 1985 Chatham Cup winners in a final that became known as "Greg Brown's final", in which he scored one goal and set up two others in the 3–1 win over North Shore United. He was named man of the match in the final. However, with Brown injured, Napier failed to avoid relegation from the national league during the following week's promotion/relegation play-offs and Brown was pursued by several national league clubs, eventually moving to Miramar Rangers for the 1986 sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilfred Bratton
Wilfred Bratton was a former Australian soccer player who also played as a forward for the inaugural Australia national soccer team in 1922. Early life Wilfred Bratton was born in Sheffield, England. At the age of 15, Bratton migrated to Australia and settled at Flaxton or Palmwoods where he was employed as a farmhand. He enlisted for World War 1 in May 1915 as a Private and was wounded in service, a victim of gassing and severe trench fever. He returned to Australia in March 1919. In October 1921 Bratton married Ellen Elizabeth Champion at St Andrew's Church of England, South Brisbane. In 1928 Bratton wrote to the newspapers about a game of football played between his 3rd Australian Division and the Royal Air Force at Ballieul (Somme on the Western Front) in the winter of 1917. Club career Bratton played for Palmwoods in August 1920 in their friendly games against Buderim before the formation of the North Coast Football Association (NCFA) in 1921. In the first season of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Boden
Ken Boden (born 5 July 1950) is a former footballer, who played at both professional and international levels as a midfielder. Born in England, he represented Australia. Career Club career Boden spent his early career with Hull City, Scunthorpe United, Sheffield United, Matlock Town and Bridlington Trinity. He then spent the 1976–77 season with Doncaster Rovers, making one appearance in the Football League. Boden later moved to Australia, where he played for Newcastle KB United, Sydney City, and Sydney Croatia. During the 1978 season, he was the National Soccer League top scorer and Player of the Year. International career Boden made 26 appearances for Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ... at all levels. Boden made 13 official A-matches, appearing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Blitz
Roy Blitz (born 23 November 1941) is an Australian former football (soccer) player. Playing career Club career Blitz played in the NSW State League for Prague, Pan Hellenic and Canterbury-Marrickville. His £2,300 transfer in 1965 from Prague to Pan Hellenic was a league record. International career Blitz played six matches for Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ... between 1965 and 1968. References Australian soccer players 1941 births Living people Association football forwards Sydney FC Prague players {{Australia-footy-forward-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Awaritefe
Francis Edgar Awaritefe (born 18 April 1964 in London, England) is an Australian former football (soccer) player, and was Director of Football at Melbourne Victory. Biography On 21 June 2011, Awaritefe was signed by Melbourne Victory as their new Director of Football on a two-year deal, replacing Gary Cole, with Mehmet Durakovic signed as the club's new manager on the same day. However, after a brief five-month stint in his job as the Director of Football with Melbourne Victory, Awaritefe was axed by Melbourne Victory, after a run of poor results. He appeared on the Australian television program Nerds FC. Awaritefe is as at February 2019 vice-president of FIFPro (International Federation of Professional Footballers) and has been with Craig Foster participating in the campaign to free Hakeem al-Araibi Hakeem al-Araibi ( ar, حكيم العريبي; born 7 November 1993) is an Australian footballer of Bahraini descent who currently plays for St Albans Saints in NPL Victo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Alston
Adrian Alston (born 6 February 1949) is a former professional soccer player. Born in England, he began his career as a youth player with Preston North End and briefly at non-league Fleetwood before moving to Australia. In Australia, he played for South Coast United, St George and Safeway United and was called up to the Australia national soccer team after two years in the country. Nicknamed "Noddy" for his heading ability, he made his international debut in 1969 and was instrumental in helping the side qualify for the 1974 FIFA World Cup, the first time the nation had ever reached the finals tournament, where he featured in all three group matches. His performances attracted attention from around Europe and he eventually signed for English First Division side Luton Town after turning down several offers from clubs in Germany. After one season, he joined Cardiff City where he spent two seasons and helped the club win the Welsh Cup in 1976. He later received a lucrative offer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Ainslie
Alan Ainslie (born 1947) is a former Australian professional soccer player who played as a midfielder and forward for Berwick Rangers, Western Suburbs, Sydney Olympic and the Australia national soccer team. International career Ainslie played for Australia and played four international friendlies with one goal against Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated .... Career statistics Club International References External linksAlan Ainslieat Aussie Footballers {{DEFAULTSORT:Ahearn, Glenn 1947 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards A A National Soccer League (Australia) players Australia men's international soccer players People from Berwick-upon-Tweed Footballer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stan Ackerley
Stan Ackerley (born 12 July 1942 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) is an Australian former footballer and coach. Playing career Club career Ackerley spent two seasons on the books of Manchester United from 1959 until 1961 where he played in the youth team. During the 1961–62 season he played two matches for Oldham Athletic before joining Kidderminster Harriers later in the season. In 1962 he signed for Altrincham, playing 17 matches during the 1962–63 season. In 1963 Ackerley immigrated to Australia where he joined Slavia in the Victorian State League. The following year he moved to the NSW State League where he turned out for APIA on a $4,500 fee. Apart from a short stint back in England for Witton Albion, he played at APIA until 1970. International career Ackerley made his debut for Australia in their 6-1 defeat to North Korea in November 1965 in Phnom Penh. He was captain of the Socceroos in three matches, the first in a match against Japan in Melbourne in 1968. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC News (Australia)
ABC News, or ABC News and Current Affairs, is a public news service produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Broadcasting within Australia and the rest of the world, the service covers both local and world affairs. The division of the organisation, which is called ABC News, Analysis and Investigations. is responsible for all news-gathering and coverage across the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's various television, radio, and online platforms. Some of the services included under the auspices of the division are the ABC News TV channel (formerly ABC News 24); the long-running radio news programs, '' AM'', '' The World Today'', and '' PM''; ABC NewsRadio, a 24-hour continuous news radio channel; and radio news bulletins and programs on ABC Local Radio, ABC Radio National, ABC Classic FM, and Triple J. ABC News Online has an extensive online presence which includes many written news reports and videos available via ABC Online, an ABC News mobile app (ABC Liste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garang Kuol
Garang Mawien Kuol (born 15 September 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian, on loan from Premier League club Newcastle United. Born in Egypt and raised in Australia to South Sudanese parents, he represents the Australia national team. Early life Kuol was born on 15 September 2004, in Egypt to South Sudanese parents. His family had fled Sudan, staying in Egypt for a year, before they moved to Australia as refugees, where they settled in Shepparton, Victoria. He is the younger brother of professional footballer Alou Kuol, and has three younger brothers and an older brother who manages the family's football affairs. Kuol played junior football for the Goulburn Valley Suns and worked his way through their youth pathways before attracting the interest of A-League teams at the age of 16. Playing career Central Coast Mariners Kuol joined Central Coast Mariners Academy in January 2021. Kuol made his debut for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
