Scott Ollerenshaw (born 9 February 1968) is a former Australian

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player, best known for his appearances for his country's national side in the late 1980s.

Club career

A prominent forward and winger, Scott Ollerenshaw played for several clubs including St George Saints and Sydney Olympic in Australia's National Soccer League before heading overseas. He had a season with

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in England before becoming a popular overseas player for

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in Malaysia's M-League. Scoring more than a goal a game in four seasons with

, Ollerenshaw twice won the Malaysian Golden Boot and earned the nickname 'The Ginger Maradona'. After returning home to Australia to join National Soccer League club,

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, he was forced to retire at the age of 31 because of a serious hip injury.

International career

As a 19-year-old, Ollerenshaw was capped in 1987 by his St George Saints manager

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who was also the national coach. Ollerenshaw played in the 1988 Gold Cup in Sydney, which marked the Australian Bicentenary and included a shock 4–1 victory over

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. Later that year, Ollerenshaw also played in the football tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in

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Post-playing career

Ollerenshaw now runs his own sports tourism business in Sabah which specializes in organizing junior and senior football tours & tournaments . The tours has included taking the Malaysian u23 & Senior National teams on tours to Australia & Asia . Golf & Lawn Bowls are also included in the sports tourism programme . (www.borneosportsholidays.com) Ollie also appears on Malaysian television as a pundit for Astro SuperSport for their football programmes including the English Premier League . Ollerenshaw has evolved into player management for Aussie players venturing into Asia which has included involvement in Adam Griffiths to Malaysia and Bernie Ibini & Daniel McBreen to China . Most recently Ollerenshaw facilitated the deal between Football Queensland & Football Association Malaysia resulting in Malaysia u23 National Teams historical inclusion into the 2014 Queensland NPL.

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Season 1991/1992 in detail
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