Michael Petkovic
Personal information | |||
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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 | 172 | (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) | |
International career | |||
2001–2008 |
Australia | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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.
South Melbourne
Petkovic started off his career with South Melbourne in the NSL as a 19-year-old. As the second choice to youth product Dean Anastasiadis, Petkovic was relegated to cup games for game time. Petkovic however took advantage of his limited opportunities and produced numerous man of the match performances in South Melbourne's successful NSL Cup run in the 1995/96 Season.[1] Following this season, Petkovic would reclaim the number 1 spot and establish himself as one of Australia's finest goalkeepers as he earned half of his Socceroos caps during his time at South Melbourne.
Petkovic would form a key role under Ange Postecoglou's all-conquering South side as they went on to win back-to-back Championships in 1997/1998 and 1998/1999.
Petkovic was awarded the NSL goalkeeper of the year title in 1999, 2001 and 2002 and was awarded the Theo Marmaras medal in 1999 which is given to the best player in that season for South Melbourne. His performances for the club led him to be voted by an expert panel as the starting goalkeeper in South Melbourne's team of the century in 2002.
Overall during his 2-stints at the Hellas, Petkovic played 172 times keeping 54 clean sheets.
Later career
In 1999, he moved to French side
International career
Petkovic's most notable appearance for his
Career statistics
International
Australia national team
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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 |
Honours
Individual
- South Melbourne FC Team of the Century
- NSL Goalkeeper of the year: 1999, 2001, 2002
- Theo Marmaras Medal: 1999
South Melbourne FC
- NSL Championship: 1998/1999, 1997/1998
- NSL Cup: 1996
Trabzonspor
References
- ^ "1995-6 Johnnie Walker Cup results". www.ozfootball.net. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "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
- ^ "Fortis Türkiye Kupası (Profesyonel Takım) (Final)". tff.org. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Fortis Türkiye Kupası (Profesyonel Takım)(Final)". tff.org. Retrieved 9 May 2022.