Michael Petkovic
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Petkovic | ||
| Date of birth | 16 July 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Fremantle, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| 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 | |||
Michael Petkovic (born 16 July 1976) is an Australian former goalkeeper.
Club career[]
Petkovic is of Croatian origin and is the brother of former Perth Glory goalkeeper Jason Petkovic.
Petkovic started off his career with South Melbourne and played for them from 1995 to 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 SK, a Norwegian club. In 2002, he moved to Turkish Super Lig side Trabzonspor and played 87 games for the club but left the club in 2005. He moved to Sivasspor and played 129 league games there 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.[1]
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.
Career statistics[]
International[]
| 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[]
- ^ "Angulo Axed, Petko Retires". FourFourTwo Australia. 27 May 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ Michael Petkovic at National-Football-Teams.com
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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- 1976 births
- Living people
- People from Perth, Western Australia
- Australian soccer players
- Australia international soccer players
- Australian expatriate soccer players
- Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic soccer players of Australia
- 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2007 AFC Asian Cup players
- South Melbourne FC players
- Trabzonspor footballers
- Sivasspor footballers
- RC Strasbourg Alsace players
- Lillestrøm SK players
- Melbourne Victory FC players
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Expatriate footballers in Norway
- Australian people of Croatian descent
- Süper Lig players
- National Soccer League (Australia) players
- Association football goalkeepers