Gold Coast United Football Club was an Australian professional
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 ...
club based on the
Gold Coast
Gold Coast may refer to:
Places Africa
* Gold Coast (region), in West Africa, which was made up of the following colonies, before being established as the independent nation of Ghana:
** Portuguese Gold Coast (Portuguese, 1482–1642)
** Dutch G ...
of
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
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. The club was formed in 2008, and played their first competitive match in August 2009 in the
A-League. The club played its home matches at
Robina Stadium
Robina Stadium, also known by its sponsored name Cbus Super Stadium, is a rectangular football stadium in the Gold Coast suburb of Robina, Queensland. The main usage is as the home ground to the National Rugby League's Gold Coast Titans; t ...
. More than 50 players appeared for the Gold Coast side in their three seasons, those players are listed here.
Gold Coast United's record appearance-maker is
Michael Thwaite, who played 82 matches for the club.
Key
* The list is ordered first by date of debut, and then if necessary in alphabetical order.
* Appearances as a
substitute are included.
Players
Club captains
Two players held the position of captain of Gold Coast United. The first club captain was
Jason Culina
Jason Culina (born 5 August 1980) is a former Australian soccer player and coach.
Club career
Culina began his career with Sydney United under his father, Branko Culina, before moving to Ajax, where he struggled in the reserves. Only after ...
, who was captain from 2009 to 2011. After Culina left the club,
Michael Thwaite was named captain, a position he held until the end of the club's final season in 2012.
Notes
* A utility player is one who is considered to play in more than one position.
References
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Gold Coast United
Gold Coast United Football Club is an Australian soccer club based in Gold Coast, Queensland. The earliest incarnation of the club formed in 1966 and its home ground was at Nikiforides Family Park in Broadbeach. The first era of Gold Coast Unit ...
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