Sasho Petrovski ( mk, Сашо Петровски, ''Sašo Petrovski'') (born 5 March 1975) is an Australian

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player who plays for South Coast Wolves. Petrovski has two caps for the Australian national team. Petrovski was known in the

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as one of the most prolific strikers, scoring 41 goals between the 3 clubs.

Club career

In the old

National Soccer League The National Soccer League (NSL) was the top-level soccer league in Australia, run by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL, the A-League's predecessor, spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977 until its d ...

, Petrovski played 94 games and scored 47 goals. Petrovski scored the second hat trick in

history. He played for

Viborg FF Viborg Fodsports Forening ("Viborg Footsport Association"), or Viborg F.F. and VFF for short, is a Danish professional football club based in Viborg. The club was founded in 1896 and waited more than a century before winning its only national ...

in the

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Sydney FC

In 2005, he returned home to play in the newly formed

with

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, where he scored 20 goals in 50 appearances, becoming a fan favorite. On 5 January 2007, it was announced that Petrovski would be reunited with former

manager

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at Japanese second division club

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when the current

finishes.

Central Coast Mariners

However, this deal fell through, due to a limit of foreign players in the squad. He then signed with the

Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Mariners Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. It competes in the A-League Men, under licence from the Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The Ma ...

on 12 February 2007. Petrovski achieved his first milestone for the

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club, when he scored his 10th goal in the 3–2 loss to his former club

in round 2 of the

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season.

Newcastle Jets

On 3 February 2009 he signed a 2-year deal with rivals

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after he could not agree on terms for a new deal with the Mariners. Petrovski has enjoyed a successful start to his time at the Jets, scoring three goals in Newcastle's ACL campaign, topping their goal scorers list. He became a fan favorite with the Newcastle faithful, with whom he had been disliked, due to his time with

and the

. Since joining Newcastle, Petrovski has become just the 6th player to reach 100

games. He marked his milestone with a late winner over a

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led

North Queensland Fury Northern Fury Football Club was an Australian professional soccer club based in Townsville, Queensland. The club was founded in 2008 and competed in the A-League under the name North Queensland Fury. On 1 March 2011, the club was removed from t ...

, Petrovski muscled his way through the Fury defence to put his side up 3–2, with 7 minutes remaining in the match. In the 2010/11 season, Petrovski was the club's top scorer despite not starting a game all season. Petrovski left Newcastle after 2 seasons, after being unable to negotiate a new contract.

South Coast Wolves

It was reported that Petrovski would go on to sign with his former NSL club

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 ...

, now known as South Coast Wolves in the

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International career

He made his international debut against Japan in 2001 and scored his first international goal in the

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qualifier between Australia and

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on 16 August 2006.

Honours

With

: * A-League Premiership: 2007–2008 With

: *

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: 2005–2006 *

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: 2004–2005 With

: * NSL Championship: 1999–2000, 2000–2001 *

: 2000–2001 Personal honours: * NSL Top Scorer: 2000–2001 with

– 21 goals

References

External links

Central Coast Mariners profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Petrovski, Sasho 1975 births Living people Soccer players from Sydney Newcastle Jets FC players Australian people of Macedonian descent Australia international soccer players Wollongong Wolves FC players FK Vardar players FK Pelister players Parramatta Power players Viborg FF players Sydney FC players Central Coast Mariners FC players A-League Men players Danish Superliga players National Soccer League (Australia) players Parramatta FC players Bankstown City FC players National Premier Leagues players Association football forwards Australian soccer players