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2010–11 Melbourne Heart FC Season
The 2010–11 season was the inaugural season in the history of Melbourne Heart FC since its establishment in 2009. The team played in the A-League for the first time with all of their home matches being played at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, AAMI Park. After being placed sixth for the better part of the season, the team would go on to finish eighth on the ladder. Former Australian international John Aloisi was the Heart's top goalscorer, with eight goals, in his final season in professional football. First-team squad Transfers Transfers in Transfers out Injury replacements *Note: Both Behich and Zahra signed long-term deals at the completion of their replacement deal period. Pre-season and friendlies Competitions A-League League table Results summary Results by matchday Matches Statistics Overall ''Players with no appearances not included ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne Heart FC
Melbourne City Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in the South-Eastern region of Melbourne, Victoria. They compete in the A-League Men, the highest division of soccer in Australia, under licence from the Australian Professional Leagues (APL). Founded in 2009 as Melbourne Heart, the club competed under that name from its inaugural 2010–11 A-League season until the end of the 2013–14 season. It was rebranded as Melbourne City following its acquisition by the City Football Group (CFG) and Holding M.S. Australia in January 2014. In August 2015, CFG assumed full ownership of the club after purchasing Holding M.S. Australia’s stake. Since their formation, Melbourne City have won three A-League Men premierships, two championships and one Australia Cup (in 2016). The club operates out of the City Football Academy, located within the Casey Fields sports precinct in Cranbourne East, a south-eastern suburb of Melbourne. Melbourne City’s home matc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Beauchamp
Michael Francis Beauchamp (born 8 March 1981) is an Australian former professional footballer who played as a central defender. He was a member of the Australian 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cup squads. At club level, Beauchamp played for football clubs in Germany, Denmark, the United Arab Emirates, and Thailand, as well as in Australia. Early life Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Beauchamp grew up in Wakeley in Sydney's south-west, and attended Westfields Sports High School until year 8, aged 14. During his first stint with Marconi, Beauchamp made a living laying vinyl flooring. Club career After leaving the widely accepted system of progression in Australian youth football, Beauchamp started his career as a part-time professional at age 20 with the Marconi Stallions. Beauchamp appeared just once for the Stallions in his first season, fighting for a spot ahead of Australian representative Mark Babic. In 2001–02, Beauchamp became a regular in the team, making 24 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josip Skoko
Josip Skoko (born 10 December 1975) is an Australian former professional soccer player who played as a central midfielder for North Geelong Warriors, Hajduk Split, Genk, Gençlerbirliği, Wigan Athletic, Stoke City and Melbourne Heart. Skoko has been described as a central midfielder with "superb on-ball ability, inch perfect passing, and his ability to turn defence to attack in an instant." Skoko is currently the Director of Football at North Geelong Warriors FC. Club career Early career Skoko was born in Mount Gambier, to a Croatian family. He played for Mt Gambier Croatia until he was 9 years old when he and his family moved to Geelong. Skoko played for North Geelong Warriors before moving to Croatian side Hajduk Split in 1995. After four years at Stadion Poljud he signed for Belgium club Genk. At Genk he was made captain and helped the team win the title in 2001–02. He joined Turkish club Gençlerbirliği in 2003 where he spent two years before moving to English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eli Babalj
Eli Babalj (born 21 February 1992) is a footballer who plays as a striker. Born in Yugoslavia, he has represented Australia at international level. Alongside Robert Cornthwaite and Sasa Ognenovski, Babalj, at 1.95 m is the joint third tallest player to have represented the Australia national association football team, behind Zeljko Kalac (2.02 m) and Harry Souttar (1.98 m). Club career Born in Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia, Babalj has spent the majority of his life in Australia and started off playing with Perth SC. In 2008, he was signed by Perth Glory for their Youth League team. However, he was signed by the AIS for the 2009–10 season in which the AIS came last, however Babalj managed to find the net 9 times. Melbourne Heart On 26 December it was announced that A-League expansion club Melbourne Heart had signed the then 17-year-old for their inaugural A-League 2010–11 season. He made his debut for the club in a friendly against Geelong All Stars XI and also scored his f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ante Tomić (soccer)
Ante Tomić may refer to: * Ante Tomić (writer) (born 1970), Croatian writer *Ante Tomić (basketball) Ante Tomić (born 17 February 1987) is a Croatian professional basketball player who plays for Joventut Badalona of the Spanish Liga ACB. He has also represented the senior Croatian national team in international competitions. Standing at , he p ... (born 1987), Croatian basketball player * Ante Tomić (footballer) (born 1983), Croatian football player {{hndis, Tomic, Ante ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Hoffman
Jason Hoffman (born 28 January 1989) is an Australian association football player who currently plays for Newcastle Olympic FC. He is the most capped player in Newcastle Jets history. Club career Hoffman was developed through NSW Institute of Sport, NSWIS and Hamilton Olympic Warriors FC. He started as trainee at the Newcastle Jets FC, Newcastle Jets and became a part of the first team squad. On 2 September 2007 he made his A-League debut for the Jets as a substitute in Round 2 of the 2007–08 season, and scored his first goal for the club on Matchday 6 of the Asian Champions League against Ulsan Hyundai. Hoffman broke his 20 match goal drought in the A-League by scoring twice in the first half of the Jets 09/10 season opener against the Wellington Phoenix FC, Wellington Phoenix. On 8 January 2010, he signed a two-year deal with Melbourne Heart FC, Melbourne Heart. After being released by Melbourne City in 2015, Hoffman returned to the Newcastle Jets on a one-year deal. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aziz Behich
Aziz Eraltay Behich (, ; born 16 December 1990) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a Fullback (association football), left back for A-League Men club Melbourne City FC, Melbourne City and the Australia men's national soccer team, Australia national team. Club career Youth career Behich played in the junior divisions of Green Gully SC. He participated in the junior leagues of Melbourne's North-West. He had played for the club's Reserve team in 2007. In February 2007 Behich had returned to Australia after having been training at the David Beckham Academy. In 2008 Behich was signed to the club's first team, surprisingly because the coach; Ian Dobson, had preferred experienced players within his squad, where he made his debut on 22 February 2008 in a 2–0 loss against Richmond SC, Richmond. He had been substituted onto the field in the 57th minute. He had been promoted to the club's first team with teammate Diogo Ferreira, who also went on to sign for Melbourn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamal Ibrahim (soccer)
Kamal Said Ibrahim (Amharic: ካማል ዕብራህም; born 26 July 1992) is a professional footballer who plays for Melbourne Knights FC in the National Premier Leagues Victoria. Early life Ibrahim was born in Ethiopia and migrated to Victoria with his mother, three brothers and two sisters in 2003 to escape civil war and conflict. Club career Ibrahim played for the VIS before earning a scholarship with AIS in 2009. Melbourne Heart In February 2010, he was signed by Melbourne Heart for its inaugural season on a multi-year deal. In August 2010, he was offered a 10-day trial with Polish club Legia Warszawa, which was ultimately unsuccessful. He made his début for Melbourne Heart in September 2010 against Brisbane Roar, suffering a four-nil defeat. He made a total of three appearances for the Heart, during a season in which he was hampered greatly by injuries. South Melbourne (Loan) After the 2010–11 A–League season, Ibrahim went on loan to VPL side South Melbourne for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Zoïs
Peter Zoïs (born 21 April 1978) is a retired Australian footballer and manager Victorian Premier League side Oakleigh Cannons. Career Zois represented all of the Victorian State teams at junior level before receiving a scholarship at the Victorian Institute of Sport playing in the former National Youth League. Before making his move overseas he played a season with South Melbourne in the former National Soccer League. He also spent a short spell at Cardiff City, being brought in on a trial period due to an injury to Jon Hallworth. His only match for the Bluebirds came against Rotherham United which ended in a 2–2 draw, but an erratic performance led then manager Frank Burrows to cancel his trial spell the next day. He moved to the Netherlands, joining NAC Breda in 1999–2000, which gained promotion to the Eredivisie after one season in the Dutch second division. During his time at NAC Breda he was part of the team that qualified for the Intertoto Cup and UEFA Cup. He then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Terra
Alex Barboza de Azevedo Terra (born 2 September 1982), known as Alex Terra, Terra-lad or Alex, is a Brazilian footballer who last played as a forward for Penapolense. Career Brazil Alex Terra began his professional career at Fluminense where he won numerous trophies in the Brazilian top flight. His performances with Fluminense won him a loan transfer to Portugal's C.D. Nacional, and later to Ponte Preta in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, where he scored 19 times in 24 games. His fine form in the Série B saw him return to the top flight with a transfer to Goiás. In 2008 due to a serious injury on his left knee he was not able to play the entire season while he was at Goiás, and in February 2009, Alex managed to secure a deal with Portuguesa, but he did not pass the medical tests and did not sign with them. In March, he signed a one-year deal with Bahia, where he did not live up to the club's expectations of him, and was released by the club in June. Alex signed a sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Srhoj
Wayne Srhoj (born 23 March 1982, in Mareeba) is an Australian soccer player who plays for Mareeba Bulls FC in the Far North Queensland soccer zone. Club career Between summer of 2006 and February 2007, Srhoj and teammate Abiodun Agunbiade did not play a single official game, as they claimed their contract with FC Naţional had run out at the end of the 2005/2006 season. After seven months of controversial court hearings and delays, the final decision favoured the players who then signed with the Timișoara based team FC Timișoara. FC Timișoara released Srhoj from his contract at the end of the 2007–08 Season. On 4 September 2008 Srhoj signed with Perth for the second time in his career. On 13 April 2010 Melbourne Heart announced Srhoj would be joining the new franchise for 2010–11 season. He soon became an integral part of the new side, starting in 10 of their first 12 matches. He also picked up five yellow cards in this time, meaning he was suspended for one match. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Sibon
Gerald Sibon (born 19 April 1974) is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a forward. He is the current performance coach for A-League club Adelaide United. Club career Europe He featured for Twente in the 1993–94 season as a substitute but could only string together three games before deciding to sign for VVV-Venlo of the Eerste Divisie in the following season. After two successful seasons playing for VVV where he scored 34 goals, he joined Roda JC in 1996 and impressed with 13 goals back in the top-flight, and also scored as Roda JC won the 1997 KNVB Cup Final. Sibon moved to Ajax in 1997 but was frustrated and hampered by a lack of first team action, having been relegated to the bench by the likes of Wamberto, Shota Arveladze, Georgi Kinkladze and crowd favourite Brian Laudrup. An offer by English Premiership club Sheffield Wednesday prompted Sibon to transfer to the Yorkshire club in 1999 for the price of £2 million. Joining him at Sheffield Wednesday were Dutch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
