John Markovski (born 15 April 1970) is an Australian

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and former

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, former head coach of

Fitzroy City SC FC Melbourne Srbija Soccer Club (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Мелбурн Србија), commonly known as Melbourne Serbia (formerly known as Fitzroy City Srbija Soccer Club from 1991 to 2022) is an Australian soccer club based in Melbourne, Vi ...

. Markovski played in the

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(NSL) for

Sunshine George Cross Caroline Springs George Cross Football Club is an Australian soccer club based in Fraser Rise, a north-western suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and plays in State League Division 1, the fourth tier of football in Victoria. George ...

Preston Lions Preston Lions Football Club (formerly Preston Makedonia Soccer Club) is a soccer club from Preston, a northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The club was established in 1947 to play non-professional soccer matches against other t ...

(former Preston Makedonia),

Morwell Falcons Morwell is a town in the Latrobe Valley area of Gippsland, in South-Eastern Victoria, Australia approximately 152 km (94 mi) east of Melbourne. Morwell has a population of 14,389 people at the . It is both the seat of local governme ...

Canberra Cosmos Canberra Cosmos Football Club was an Australian soccer club based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. It participated in the National Soccer League from the 1995/96 season until the end of the 2000/01 season, after which it folded, primar ...

, Auckland Kingz,

Carlton SC Carlton Soccer Club is a defunct Australian association football (soccer) club. It participated in the National Soccer League from the 1997–98 season until round eight of the 2000–01 season, after which it folded. The club was strongly linke ...

Melbourne Knights Melbourne Knights Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in the suburb of Sunshine North, Melbourne. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Victoria, the second-tier of the Australian soccer league ...

and

Perth Glory FC Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues. Founded in 199 ...

and was known Australia-wide for his excellent free kick taking skills. Markovski soon retired from playing football after his daughter Zara Markovski was born. Markovski has three children named Zara, Joshua and Jonas. He now watches them proudly play the sport he once used to.

Playing career

Club career

Markovski made his debut as a second-half substitute for Sunshine George Cross in round one of the 1986 National Soccer League season at the age of 15. Ahead of the 1989 National Soccer League season, Markovski signed for Preston Makedonia.

International career

Markovski represented the

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on 19 occasions for one goal and represented Australia at under 20 and 23 level at the

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in 1992 and at the World Youth Cup in 1987.

Coaching career

Markovski began his coaching career while still playing, taking charge of Preston Lions midway through the 2002 Victorian Premier League season. Markovski was coach at Sydenham Park SC in

Victorian State League 1 State League 1 is a semi-professional association football league in Victoria, Australia. Sitting at level 4 of the Victorian league system, below the three NPL Victoria divisions, it forms part of the fifth tier of the overall Australian league ...

in 2017 and 2018. Also became the head coach at

Springvale White Eagles Springvale White Eagles Football Club is a semi-professional Australian association football, soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria currently playing in the National Premier Leagues Victoria 3, NPL Victoria 3. Founded by Serbian Australians, t ...

in 2020 and head coach for

Altona Magic Altona Magic Soccer Club (Commonly known as Altona Vardar SC) is a soccer team based in Altona North, a western suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The Magic currently compete in the second tier of the Australian soccer league system. Fo ...

in 2012, 2021 and 2023.

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Veteran aims to kick-start Kingz
1970 births Living people Australian people of Macedonian descent Australian soccer players Australia international soccer players Olympic soccer players of Australia National Soccer League (Australia) players Canberra Cosmos FC players Carlton S.C. players Football Kingz F.C. players Gippsland Falcons players Marconi Stallions FC players Melbourne Knights FC players Perth Glory FC players Caroline Springs George Cross FC players Preston Lions FC players Preston Lions FC managers Association football forwards Australian soccer coaches Australian Macedonian soccer managers Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics 1996 OFC Nations Cup players People from Sunshine, Victoria Soccer players from Melbourne {{Australia-footy-bio-stub