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Anthony (Tony) Franken (born 11 January 1965) is a former
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Biography

He represented Australia on 14 occasions between 1984–1992 and represented his country at Under-20 level at the 1983 World Youth Cup Finals in
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and at Under-23 level in 1984. Tony started playing junior soccer for East Fremantle Tricolore before he played for many professional clubs in Australia including Sydney Croatia,
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, Perth Glory, Sydney Olympic,
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and
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. He was awarded the NSL ''Under 21 Player of the Year'' in 1984.Australian Soccer
He is currently on the coaching staff for the Australian national team.


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Player Statistics at www.ozfootball.net
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