Leslie Amado Pogliacomi (born 3 May 1976 in Sydney) is a retired association football player.
Club career
He was dropped for
Chris Day
Christopher Nicholas Day (born 28 July 1975) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Day started his career at Tottenham Hotspur, where he spent five years, making one Premier League appearance for the North Lon ...
by
Ronnie Moore
Ronald David Moore (born 29 January 1953) is an English football manager and former player. He has taken charge of several clubs including Rotherham United, Tranmere Rovers and Hartlepool United.
He played for many different clubs in a care ...
in the 2005–2006 season, and went to
Blackpool F.C. However,
John Sheridan brought him back to Oldham in the 2006/2007 season. Pogliacomi was an Australian Schoolboy International in 1994 and represented the
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 ...
Under 20 team in 1995. Pogliacomi started playing top flight football in Australia for various
NSL teams before being rated one of the better goalkeepers playing in Australia before moving to England. He is well known for being the goalkeeper for
Wollongong Wolves
Wollongong ( ), colloquially referred to as The Gong, is a city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The name is believed to originate from the Dharawal language, meaning either 'five islands/clouds', 'ground near wat ...
in 2000 when they won the NSL grand final against
Perth Glory
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 19 ...
3–3 (7–6 on penalties) where two saves of his, with the game on the line, won the championship for Wollongong.
On 26 February 2008, it was announced that due to an injury requiring extensive surgery and rehabilitation, Pogliacomi's contract with Oldham Athletic was mutually terminated. He now plays for a small team in Adelaide for fun and works in his father-in-law's business.
References
External links
Oldham Athletic profile
1976 births
Living people
Soccer players from Sydney
Australian people of Italian descent
Australian expatriate sportspeople in England
Men's association football goalkeepers
Australian expatriate men's soccer players
National Soccer League (Australia) players
FFSA Super League players
Adelaide City FC players
Blackpool F.C. players
Campbelltown City SC players
Marconi Stallions FC players
Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
Parramatta Power SC players
Wollongong Wolves FC players
National Premier Leagues players
Australian men's soccer players
{{Australia-footy-goalkeeper-stub