Mile Sterjovski

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Mile Sterjovski
Sterjovski in Australia training in 2008
Personal information
Full name Mile Sterjovski[1]
Date of birth (1979-05-27) 27 May 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)
second striker
Youth career
1985–1988 Wollongong Olympic Junior Soccer Club
1988–1993 Lake Heights JFC
1993–1995
Wollongong Wolves
1996–1998 AIS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996
Wollongong Wolves
 2 (0)
1997
Illawarra Lions
 3 (3)
1997–1999
Sydney United
 37 (20)
1999–2000
Parramatta Power
 31 (11)
2000–2004 Lille 91 (15)
2004–2007 FC Basel 73 (31)
2007–2008
Hacettepe
 24 (8)
2008–2009 Derby County 27 (2)
2009–2012 Perth Glory 63 (15)
2012
Dalian Aerbin
 14 (0)
2012–2014 Central Coast Mariners 50 (4)
Total 415 (109)
International career
1998–1999
Australia U20
 7 (3)
1998–2000
Australia U23
 7 (0)
2000–2010
Australia
 43 (8)
Managerial career
2020–2023
Northbridge Bulls
2020–2023 Macarthur FC (Assistant)
2023– Macarthur FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mile Sterjovski (born 27 May 1979) is an Australian former professional

central midfielder. Sterjovski is the current head coach of A-League club Macarthur FC.[2]

Sterjovski played youth football with

Dalian Aerbin in the Chinese Super League
. He then returned to the A-league to win the championship with the Central Coast Mariners.

He played for the

Australia national team from 2000 to 2010, making 43 appearances and scoring 8 goals, including three games at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and an international hat-trick against Tahiti.[3]

Club career

Junior Club

Sterjovski began playing as a junior with the Wollongong Olympic Junior Soccer Club Lake Height Junior Football Club.

Early career

Sterjovski began his career in Australia at

Parramatta Power
.

Lille

Sterjovski's performances and record of 31 goals in 68 games in three National Soccer League (NSL) seasons earned him a move to French Ligue 1 side Lille in 2000. After four seasons at Lille, Sterjovski moved to Swiss side FC Basel.

FC Basel

On 14 May 2004, it was announced that Sterjovski had signed a three-year contract with

Terek Grozny in the first round, Basel qualified for the group stage. A 1–1 draw away against Schalke 04 was followed by a home defeat against Hearts. But with two victories, 2–1 away against Ferencvárosi TC and 1–0 at home against Feyenoord, saw Basel rise to third place in the group table and advance to the knock-out stage. In the round of 32 in the 2004–05 UEFA Cup, a home game in the St. Jakob-Park on 17 February 2005, Basel played a goalless draw against Sterjovski's former club, Lille OSC, but in the return leg Basel were defeated 2–0 and were eliminated.[7]

Sterjovski scored his first domestic league goal with his team in the home game on 7 November. It was the first goal of the game as Basel won 2–1 against Young Boys.[8] Basel completed all the 2004–05 Super League season's seventeen home games undefeated, winning thirteen and drawing four. They ended the season as Swiss champions with ten points advantage over second placed Thun.[9] In the first round of the 2004–05 Swiss Cup Basel played away against local amateur club FC Oberdorf. Sterjovski scored his first cup goal for the club in this match and Basel went on to win 4–0. In the second round they beat lower league team Meyrin 3–1. But in round three they faced Thun. Following a 1–1 draw after extra time. It required a penalty shoot-out. Sterjovski's spot kick was held by Thun keeper Fabio Coltorti and Thun won the shoot-out 4–3.[10]

As Swiss champions, Basel entered the

Strasbourgh winning 4–2 on aggregate. In the quarter-finals, drawn against Middlesbrough they won the first leg 2–0, but Middlesbrough fought back to win the return match 4–1 and the tie 4–3 on aggregate. Sterjovski played in 11 of these 12 matches.[12] Basel started into the 2005–06 Super League season well and led the championship right until the last day of the league campaign. On the final day of the league season Basel played at home against Zürich. Mladen Petrić had scored an equaliser after FCZ had taken an early lead. But then a last-minute goal from Zürich's Iulian Filipescu meant the final score was 2–1 in favour of the away team and it gave FCZ their first national championship since 1980–81. The title for Basel was lost on goal difference.[13] The last minute loss of the Championship and the subsequent riots, the so-called Basel Hooligan Incident, meant that the club would suffer the consequences.[14] In the first round of the 2005–06 Swiss Cup Basel played away against lower league team Solothurn and won this 4–1. In round two they played away against local lower league team Old Boys. In this game Sterjovski scored four goals and Basel won 6–1. However, Basel were defeated in the third-round home tie against FC Zürich 3–4.[13]

FC Basel's European campaign started in the first qualifying stage of the

AS Nancy the match was drawn 2–2 and the final game ended with a 3–1 defeat against Wisła Kraków. Basel ended the group stage in last position in the table and were eliminated. Sterjovski played in all ten of these European matches, scoring two goals.[15] At the end of the 2006–07 Super League season Basel were runners-up, one point behind championship winners Zürich.[16] In the Swiss Cup Basel advanced to the final, beating FC Liestal in the first round, Lugano, FC Baulmes, Aarau and Wil in the semi-final. In the final they played Luzern and won this 1–0 thanks to a penalty goal in the third minute of added time.[17]

Sterjovski’s contract was not renewed and so he left the club. During his time with them, Sterjovski played a total of 171 games for Basel scoring a total of 38 goals. 93 of these games were in the Swiss Super League, 11 in the Swiss Cup, 30 in the UEFA competitions (Champions League and UEFA Cup) and 37 were friendly games. He scored 15 goals in the domestic league, seven in the cup, three in the European games and the other 13 were scored during the test games.[18]

Gençlerbirliği

On 2 September 2007, Sterjovski scored on his debut after coming off the bench for his new club

Hacettepe Spor Kulübü) in their match against Fenerbahçe
.

Derby County

On 9 January 2008, Sterjovski announced his plan to leave Turkey for personal reasons relating to his family. He announced that he was in negotiations with Premier League side Derby County and joined them after work permit problems on 24 January 2008.[19] He made his debut as a substitute against Tottenham in a 3–0 defeat, and was a regular in the side towards the end of the season, usually playing out on the right wing.[20]

In the 2008–09 season, Sterjovski was largely frozen out of the Derby squad by manager

League Cup semi-final under caretaker manager David Lowe. New Derby manager Nigel Clough was watching in the stands. Following the match, Sterjovski said: "Now I am glad there is a new manager. It’s a new start for me and, hopefully, I will get more chances."[22]
Sterjovski went on to make 14 further appearances before the end of the season, scoring once and playing well in the middle of the injury-hit Derby midfield.

Return to Australia: Perth Glory

After initial speculation linking Sterjovski with a move to Gold Coast United,[23] he moved to Perth Glory on 11 June 2009 for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract as their marquee player.[24]

Central Coast Mariners

On 6 July 2012, it was announced he had signed one-year deal to play for Central Coast Mariners.[25] On 5 February 2014, Sterjovski announced that he will retire at the end of the season.[26]

International career

Sterjovski with Australia in 2007

Sterjovski made his

Australia national team
debut against Scotland in 2000. Sterjovski was selected to represent Australia at the
Socceroos in a 3–1 win. In the finals he started in the games against Brazil and against Croatia
.

Sterjovski was selected for the first group match in Australia's

2007 Asian Cup
campaign, starting against Oman and substituted in the 46th minute, which Australia drew 1–1. Due to illness Sterjovski did not feature further in Australia's failed campaign in its first Asian Cup. Sterjovski scored against
South Africa
in which the Socceroos drew 2–2. On 10 June 2009, Sterjovski notched his 9th goal for Australia in a 2–0 win over Bahrain at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney, in his 41st appearance for his national side.

Personal life

Sterjovski and his wife Sharon have two sons and a daughter - Luka, Sonny and Lilly.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Perth Glory 2009–10 A-League 22 6 – 1 0 23 6
2010–11 A-League 23 5 – – 23 5
2011–12 A-League 17 4 – 0 0 17 4
Total 62 15 0 0 0 0 1 0 63 15
Dalian Aerbin
 2012 Chinese Super League 14 0 0 0 – 14 0
Central Coast Mariners 2012–13 A-League 19 1 – 5 0 2 0 26 1
2013–14 A-League 23 3 – 1 2 – 24 5
Total 42 4 0 0 1 2 2 0 45 6
Career ttotal 118 19 0 0 6 2 3 0 127 21
  1. ^ Includes Chinese FA Cup.
  2. ^ Includes Chinese Super League Cup.

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[27]
National team Year Apps Goals
Australia
 2000 1 0
2001 2 0
2002 0 0
2003 2 0
2004 10 3
2005 4 0
2006 9 1
2007 5 1
2008 6 2
2009 2 1
2010 2 0
Total 43 8
Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sterjovski goal.
List of international goals scored by Mile Sterjovski
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 31 May 2004 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia  Tahiti 5–0 9–0 2004 OFC Nations Cup
2 6–0
3 7–0
4 7 June 2006 Donaustadion, Ulm, Germany  Liechtenstein 1–1 3–1 Friendly
5 2 June 2007 Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia  Uruguay 1–0 1–2 Friendly
6 23 May 2008 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia  Ghana 1–0 1–0 Friendly
7 19 August 2008 Loftus Road, London, England  South Africa 1–1 2–2 Friendly
8 10 June 2009 Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia  Bahrain 1–0 2–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

Managerial statistics

As of 12 April 2024[28]
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Macarthur FC Australia January 2023 Present 48 19 11 18 92 85 +7 039.58
Total 48 19 11 18 92 85 +7 039.58

Honours

Sydney United

  • NSL Minor Premiership: 1999

FC Basel

Derby County

  • League Cup
    semi-finals: 2009

Perth Glory

  • Club Golden Boot Award: 2010

Central Coast Mariners

  • A-League Championship: 2013

Australia

  • Confederations Cup
    third place: 2001
  • Oceania Nations Cup
    : 2004

References

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  3. ^ "Player Profile". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
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  20. ^ "Sterjovski delighted to be a Ram". BBC Sport. 5 February 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
  21. ^ "Blackpool 3–2 Derby". BBC. 21 October 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  22. ^ "Mile relishing fresh chance with the Rams". Derby Evening Telegraph. Archived from the original on 4 March 2009.
  23. ^ "Derby County: Aussie clubs could move to take Mile back home". This is Derbyshire.
  24. ^ "Sterjovski seals Perth Glory move". BBC Sport. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
  25. ^ "Sterjovski signs with Mariners". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  26. Football Federation Australia. 5 February 2014. Archived from the original
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  27. ^ Mile Sterjovski at National-Football-Teams.com
  28. ^ "Mile Sterjovski". ALeagueStats. Retrieved 12 May 2023.

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