Jeffrey Olver (born 25 December 1960) is an Australian former

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player. Olver is a member of the

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Playing career

Club career

Olver played for

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and Melbourne Croatia in the Australian

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International career

Olver played 37 times for

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. He was part of the Australian team that made the Quarter Final of the 1988 Olympic Football Tournament. He played for Australia in the 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship finals. Olver is often regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers Australia has ever produced

Coaching career

In 1995 Olver coached

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in the

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. He later coached Carlton's youth team in the National Soccer League National Youth League. In 2000, he rejoined Heidelberg.

References

1960 births Living people Futsal goalkeepers Australian soccer players Australian men's futsal players Australia international soccer players Australia B international soccer players National Soccer League (Australia) players Melbourne Knights FC players Olympic soccer players of Australia Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Association football goalkeepers {{Australia-footybio-stub