Kris Kalifatidis
Personal information | |||
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Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
South Melbourne Hellas | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1975–1984 | South Melbourne Hellas | 106 | (3) |
Total | 106 | (3) | |
National team | |||
1978 | Australia | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Kris Kalifatidis is an Australian former footballer who played one match for the Australia national association football team.
Playing career[]
Club career[]
Kalifatidis played his junior football for South Melbourne before playing ten seasons for the club, Kris played in the state league from 1974 to 1976 and then played the National Soccer League in 1977 to 1984. Kris was a part of the winning 1984 South Melbourne side who won their first national league title. Kris also scored the winning goal from a Jimmy Mackay corner in the final minutes of the Australia cup in 1976 with a spectacular volley from the 18 yard box into the top right hand corner of the net, South Melbourne beat St George of Sydney 2 - 1.[1][2]
International career[]
Kalifatidis played one match for Australia against Greece in Melbourne and was best on ground performance.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Australian Player Database - KA". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- ^ "History - 1970's". South Melbourne Football Club. Archived from the original on 24 August 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- ^ "The Australian national men's football team: caps and captains" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. ozfootball.net. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- Australian soccer players
- Australian people of Greek descent
- South Melbourne FC players
- Living people
- Australia international soccer players