Michael Petkovic

Michael Petkovic

Personal information
Full name	Michael Petkovic
Date of birth	16 July 1976 (1976-07-16) (age 35)
Place of birth	Fremantle, Australia
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper (Retired)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1995–1999	South Melbourne	105	(0)
1999–2000	RC Strasbourg	0	(0)
2000–2002	South Melbourne	56	(0)
2001	→ Lillestrøm (loan)	0	(0)
2002–2005	Trabzonspor	87	(0)
2005–2010	Sivasspor	129	(1)
2010–2011	Melbourne Victory	31	(0)
Total		408	(1)
National team‡
2001–2008	Australia	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:47, 20 February 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:30, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

Michael Petkovic (born 16 July 1976) is a former Australian football (soccer) player.

Petkovic last played as a goalkeeper for Melbourne Victory in the Hyundai A-League. He is notable for scoring a goal in a match against Ankaragücü while played for Sivasspor.

He is of Croatian origin^[1] and is the brother of former Perth Glory goalkeeper Jason Petkovic.

Club career

Petkovic started off his career with South Melbourne and played for them from 1995-1999 playing over 100 games. In 1999 he moved to French side RC Strasbourg but didn't play a single league game and in 2000 he moved back to his old team South Melbourne. During his 2nd stint with the club he moved on loan to Lillestrøm a Norwegian club. In 2002 he moved to Turkish side Trapzonspor and played 87 games for the club but left the club in 2005. He moved to Sivasspor and played 129 league games their and even managed to score a goal with the club. In 2010 he left the club to join A League side Melbourne Victory. He played over 25 games in his first a league season and looked to stay their for the next campaign. He looked to be 2nd choice goalkeeper for the next campaign as Perth Glory goalkeeper Tando Velaphi joined the Melbourne Victory. He announced his retirement from football shortly after the end of Melbourne Victory's Asian Champions League campaign.^[2]

International career

Petkovic's most notable appearance for his national side was when he kept goal in his team's world record breaking 31-0 win over American Samoa. He has had a total of six caps for Australia.

National team statistics

^[3]

Australia national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2001	3	0
2002	0	0
2003	0	0
2004	0	0
2005	1	0
2006	0	0
2007	1	0
2008	1	0
Total	6	0

References

1. ^ "Michael Petkovic - Player profile". Transfermarkt.co.uk. http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/michael-petkovic/profil/spieler_6926.html. Retrieved 2010-09-29. 
2. ^ "Angulo Axed, Petko Retires". FourFourTwo Australia. 27 May 2011. http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/205105,victory-axe-angulo-petko-retires.aspx. Retrieved 29 May 2011. 
3. ^ http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=456

External links

• Melbourne Victory profile
• Sivasspor profile
• FFA - Socceroo profile
• OzFootball profile
• Interview with Four Diegos
• Petkovic Flies High in Turkey on The Age

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Name	Petkovic, Michael
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Date of birth	16 July 1976
Place of birth	Fremantle, Australia
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