Jason Petkovic (born 7 December 1972 in
Perth, Western Australia
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) is an Australian
football (soccer)
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player. He is the brother of
Michael Petkovic.
Club career
He played as a
goalkeeper
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for the Australian
A-League club
Perth Glory where he has won two championships with them in 2003 and 2004. Petkovic has also had trials with
Southampton F.C.
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and Norway's
Rosenborg BK before joining
NSL outfit
Adelaide City
Adelaide City Football Club is a soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia. The club was known historically as Juventus — the original name given to the club by its founders in Adelaide's Italian community.
Adelaide City is one of Aust ...
in 1993. A broken leg sustained during a match against the
Central Coast Mariners
Central Coast Mariners Football Club is an Australian professional association football, soccer club based in Gosford, on the Central Coast (New South Wales), Central Coast of New South Wales. It competes in the A-League, A-League Men, under ...
has ended his
A-League 2006-07
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season and possibly his career. However, in Round 19 of the
A-League 2007-08 season he made a return to Perth against the
Central Coast Mariners
Central Coast Mariners Football Club is an Australian professional association football, soccer club based in Gosford, on the Central Coast (New South Wales), Central Coast of New South Wales. It competes in the A-League, A-League Men, under ...
which ended in a 1-1 draw showing good signs of his recovery.
On 11 January 2009 he played his last professional game after announcing his retirement in the Round 19
A-League game against the
Melbourne Victory
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which the Glory went on to win 3-2.
A-League career statistics
()
Honours
With
Darwin Cubs
Darwin Cubs is a now-defunct soccer club from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
The Cubs played as a foreign team in the Singapore Premier League in 1994 and finished runners-up to another Australian team, Perth Kangaroos IFC. The Cubs los ...
:
* Runner up
Singapore Premier League
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: 1994
With
Perth Glory:
*
NSL Championship: 2002-2003, 2003–2004
With
Adelaide City
Adelaide City Football Club is a soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia. The club was known historically as Juventus — the original name given to the club by its founders in Adelaide's Italian community.
Adelaide City is one of Aust ...
:
*
NSL Championship: 1993-1994
External links
Perth Glory profile
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1972 births
Living people
Sportsmen from Western Australia
Australian people of Croatian descent
Australian soccer players
Men's association football goalkeepers
Australian expatriate soccer players
Australia men's international soccer players
A-League Men players
Adelaide City FC players
Konyaspor footballers
Perth Glory FC players
Süper Lig players
Expatriate footballers in Turkey
Australian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
1998 OFC Nations Cup players
2000 OFC Nations Cup players
2002 OFC Nations Cup players
Soccer players from Perth, Western Australia