Jonti Richter

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Jonti Richter
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Richter
Date of birth (1983-04-12) 12 April 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Johannesburg, South Africa
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s)
Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004
Northern Spirit
44 (7)
2005–2006
Queensland Roar
17 (1)
2006–2007
New Zealand Knights
18 (0)
2007 Manly United
2007–2008 Tamworth
2009–2016
Brisbane Strikers
2018 Lions FC 2 (0)
International career
2003
Australia U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 November 2009 (UTC)

Jonathan Richter (born 12 April 1983 in

midfielder
.

Playing career

Northern Spirit

Jonti started his career with Australian club

Northern Spirit of the old National Soccer League
in 2002.

Richter spent two seasons with

Northern Spirit
, in which he made 44 appearances, finding the net on seven occasions.

Jonti became a free agent when the club enduring major financial problems, and the club folded at the end of the 2003/2004 National Soccer League season.

Queensland Roar

Richter was picked up by newly formed

A-League
.

Jonti spent the whole season with

Queensland Roar
, making 17 appearances and scoring one goal.

New Zealand Knights

Jonti's next venture was with

A-League club New Zealand Knights
, who he joined for the 2006 season.

Richter made 18 appearances, but failed to score, and found himself without a club when New Zealand Knights became defunct.

He and several other players were locked in a legal battle with the now defunct New Zealand Knights owners, Soccer New Zealand, and the Football Federation of Australia over lost wages. The latter two took over the running of the club for the remainder of the 2006-2007 A-league season. With the advice of the

FIFPro
there was no action taken against any party due to court and legal costs as well as lack of enough evidence to gain a positive result for the players.

Manly United

Jonti failed to find a new club in the

New South Wales Premier League side Manly United
.

Richter failed to settle with Manly United and at the end of the season, he returned to his hometown of Brisbane in October 2007.

Tamworth

Jonti joined

Conference National side Farsley Celtic
.

Richter knew

Mills' former club Notts County, and hopes with the guidance of his new boss, Jonti can make a name for himself in the English game.[1]

Richter played on and off throughout the season for Tamworth, he left at the end of the 2007/08 season, following the end of his contract.

Brisbane Strikers

Richter now plays for Hyundai

Queensland Roar teammate Stuart McLaren
.

Jonti had returned to Australia after he sustained a serious foot injury while playing in the

, which has kept him from the field for almost 18 months.

International career

Australia U20

Richter has represented

.

References

  1. ^ Clayton, Dave (30 October 2007). "Old and new faces at The Lamb". TheLambs.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 November 2007. Retrieved 1 November 2007.

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