Mark Tullio Strukelj
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 23 June 1962 | ||
Place of birth | Dorking, England | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1979–1983 | Triestina | 58 | (8) |
1983–1984 | Roma | 11 | (1) |
1984–1985 | Pisa | 6 | (0) |
1985–1986 | did not play | ||
1986–1988 | Reggiana | 0 | (0) |
1988–1990 | Treviso | 32 | (4) |
1990–1992 | Arezzo | 47 | (1) |
1992–1993 | Pistoiese | 25 | (4) |
1993–1994 | Castel San Pietro | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Mark Tullio Strukelj (born 23 June 1962) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Early life[]
Strukelj's parents emigrated from Trieste to Australia before settling in England, where he was born to an Italian father and an English mother.[1]
Career[]
Strukelj played one season in the Serie A for A.S. Roma (1983–84), winning the Coppa Italia. He also came on as a substitute with 5 minutes to go in extra time in the 1984 European Cup Final against Liverpool, a club of which he is a fan; Roma lost in the subsequent penalty shoot-out.
His career was hampered by the chronic injury of his ankle that forced him to retire at the age of 30.
Personal life[]
His son is also a professional footballer.
Honours[]
Roma
- Coppa Italia winner: 1983–84.
References[]
- ^ "Auguri a Mark Strukelj !". Retrieved 7 May 2018.
Categories:
- 1962 births
- Living people
- Italian footballers
- Serie A players
- U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918 players
- A.S. Roma players
- Pisa S.C. players
- A.C.D. Treviso players
- S.S. Arezzo players
- U.S. Pistoiese 1921 players
- S.S.D. Castel San Pietro Terme Calcio players
- Association football midfielders
- Italian people of English descent
- Italian people of Slovene descent
- Italian football midfielder, 1960s birth stubs