Tom Pondeljak
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 Pondeljak playing for Melbourne Victory in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tomislav Pondeljak | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1993 | VIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1995 |
St. Albans | 62 | (14) |
| 1995–1999 |
Melbourne Knights | 97 | (29) |
| 1999–2001 |
Sydney United | 60 | (6) |
| 2001–2003 |
Sydney Olympic | 63 | (13) |
| 2003–2004 |
Perth Glory | 26 | (7) |
| 2004 |
Johor FA | 14 | (8) |
| 2005–2008 |
Central Coast Mariners | 55 | (7) |
| 2008–2012 |
Melbourne Victory | 78 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 |
St. Albans | 26 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002–2009 |
Australia | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:30, 12 November 2010 (UTC) | |||
Tomislav "Tom" Pondeljak (born 8 January 1976 in
Club career
Pondeljak started his career in the
Not much success was had in his two years at the club, and Pondeljak eventually moved to cross town rivals
When the A-League was formed, Pondeljak was being chased by a number of teams including
The 2005/06 season was not the best for Pondeljak as he was injured for about two months with a fractured and dislocated
On 27 February 2008, Pondeljak signed a two-year contract with
Pondeljak was promoted to Victory's starting 11 following his debut against South Korea's
On 28 January 2009, Pondeljak started for Australia in their Asian Cup qualifying match against Indonesia, which was Pondeljak's first international appearance in seven years, and added to the four caps he had earned back in 2002.
A month later, on 28 February 2009, Pondeljak scored what proved to be the winning goal in Melbourne Victory's 1–0 triumph over arch-rivals Adelaide United in the A-League Grand Final. He was later substituted for teammate Grant Brebner and was awarded the Joe Marston Medal for man of the match.
Pondeljak left Melbourne Victory at the conclusion of the 2011–12 A-League season and returned to boyhood club St Albans Saints.[1]
Pondeljak retired at the end of the 2013 Victorian State League One season, helping Dinamo avoid relegation in a tough season.
A-League career statistics
(Correct as of 5 February 2010)
| Club | Season | League | Finals | Asia | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
Central Coast Mariners
|
2005–06
|
15 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 18 | 2 | 6 |
2006–07
|
16 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 3 | 0 | |
2007–08
|
17 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 21 | 2 | 5 | |
Melbourne Victory
|
2008–09
|
19 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 3 |
2009–10
|
20 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Total | 99 | 13 | 16 | ||||||||||
National team statistics
Australia national team
| ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 |
Honours
Melbourne Victory
- 2008–09
- 2008–09
Central Coast Mariners
- 2007–08
Perth Glory
- NSL Championship: 2003–04
Sydney Olympic
- NSL Championship: 2001–02
Melbourne Knights
- NSL Championship: 1995–96
References
- ^ "Pondeljak returns to St Albans | Football Federation Victoria". www.footballfedvic.com.au. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015.
- ^ Tom Pondeljak at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
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