IN THE wake of the World Cup, Damian Davies has updated his regular comprehensive overview of our overseas Aussies and their off-season movements and status.
Club level:- With the World Cup in full swing, very little action at club level. Will take this opportunity to highlight the Aussies that may feature in the upcoming European Champions League and Europa Leagues. Starting with the Europa league; Andrew Bazi (Fylkir), Nathan Burns (AEK Athens), Ante Covic (IF Elfsborg), Chris Herd (Aston Villa), James Holland (AZ Alkmaar), Brett Holman (AZ Alkmaar), Harry Kewell (Galatasaray), Mitch Langerak (Borussia Dortmund), Shane Lowry (Aston Villa), Brent McGrath (Brondby IF), Lucas Neill (Galatasaray), Tommy Oar (FC Utrecht), Adam Sarota (FC Utrecht), Michael Zullo (FC Utrecht). Then in European Champions League; David Carney (FC Twente), Scott Chipperfield (FC Basel), Chris O'Connor (Bohemians). Best wishes to our Aussies Abroad.
National level :- The pinnacle of World Cup football is over for our Socceroos. Like the Germany 2006 experience, our players continued to mature over the time we spent in South Africa. Between the pre-tournament friendlies, and then the fixtures against Germany, Ghana and Serbia, we saw many faces, numerous formations and best of all, much to be excited about coming into the Asian Cup in January. The World Cup saw the coming of age of Brett Holman, Carl Valeri and Richie Garcia. The much maligned Holman has an impressive club record, but has never really produced at national level, the WC saw that change with some critical goals, great runs and decisive positioning. Carl Valeri seems to have stepped out of the shadow of Vinnie Grella and stamped himself as an adequate replacement when called on. Garcia has an EPL pedigree but now has seen some good minutes in SA, proving that he could can be a part of the set-up going forward. With Craig Moore retiring, Michael Beauchamp proved that he too can play at centre-back but he has a host of others keen to get the gig. A chance now to introduce some new blood, I will throw out a few names to watch get introduced to the national set-up shortly - Nathan Burns, Jason Davidson, Brad Inman and Aaron Mooy. Not much rest for our boys with fixtures scheduled for as soon as August. Would like to acknowledge Pim for his contribution to Australian football. Although opinions are divided, he leaves us having achieved World Cup and Asian Cup qualification, a solid win-loss record and a respectable team performance in South Africa. Thank you. Looking forward to our new era.
Transfers :- The transfer window is now open so plenty of movement going on. Returning to the HAL continues as the local league continues to be strengthened. A good number of players are currently searching for clubs overseas, expect a wave over transfers over the coming weeks.
Additions/changes to database: -
Scott Bennett (30 Dec 1982) - transferred to Montrose, Scotland
Mark Bresciano (11 Feb 1980) - transferred to Lazio, Italy
Kerem Bulut (2 Mar 1992) - transferred to FK Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic
Nathan Coe (01 Jun 1984) - transferred to Sonderjyske, Denmark
Adam Griffiths (21 Aug 1979) - transferred to Hangzhou Greentown, China
George Lambadaridis (23 Apr 1992) - transferred to Club Brugge, Belgium
Jon McKain (21 Sep 1982) - transferred to Al Nassr, Saudi Arabia
Richard Porta (01 Aug 1983) - loan returned to AC Siena, Italy
Ante Rozic (08 Mar 1986) - transferred to Arka Gdynia, Poland
Chris Sharpe (21 Sep 1981) - loan returned to Colorado Rapids, USA
Danny Vukovic (27 Mar 1985) - transferred to Konyaspor, Turkey
James Wesolowski (25 Aug 1987) - transferred to Peterborough, England
Removed from database:-
Julian Buzzanca (22 Mar 1990) - transferred to VPL, Australia
Chris Coyne (20 Dec 1978) - loan returned to Perth Glory
Gareth Edds (03 Feb 1981) - transferred to North Queensland Fury
Nicholas Marinos (15 May 1981) - transferred to VPL, Australia
Michael Petkovic (16 Jul 1976) - transferred to Melbourne Victory
Milan Susak (29 Jan 1984) - transferred to Brisbane Roar
Total Aussies Abroad (Male Outdoor) - 130 players
Players of the Month on hold until August.
AUSSIES ABROAD: *Off season As at end of June, 2010
SURNAME |
FIRST |
D.O.B. |
CLUB |
COUNTRY |
DIVISION |
POSITION |
MOST RECENT STATUS |
Allsop |
Daniel |
10/08/78 |
DC United |
USA |
MLS |
Striker |
30/6/10 Started (Cup) |
Arcaba |
Tomislav |
25/03/86 |
FC Intl Curtea de Arges |
Romania |
1 |
Goalkeeper |
*22/5/10 Started |
Austin |
Mitchell |
03/04/91 |
Rotherham United |
England |
League One |
Midfielder |
*Released June 2010 |
Bajic |
Robert |
29/07/77 |
Song Lam Nghe An |
Vietnam |
1 |
Goalkeeper |
Transferred October 2009 |
Bazi |
Andrew |
24/06/89 |
Fylkir (Europa) |
Iceland |
1 |
Goalkeeper |
1/7/10 Unused sub. (Europa) |
Bennett |
Scott |
30/12/82 |
Montrose |
Scotland |
3 |
Goalkeeper |
*Transferred June 2010 |
Bosnar |
Eddy |
29/04/80 |
Shimizu S-Pulse |
Japan |
1 |
Defender |
22/5/10 Started (Cup) |
Bouzanis |
Dean |
02/10/90 |
Liverpool |
England |
Premier |
Goalkeeper |
*Loan returned May 2010 |
Brady |
Jon |
14/01/75 |
Brackley Town FC |
England |
Southern Premier |
Midfielder |
*27/4/10 Unused sub.(PO)(Player/manager) |
Bresciano |
Mark |
11/02/80 |
Lazio |
Italy |
Serie A |
Midfielder |
*Transferred June 2010 |
Bulut |
Kerem |
02/03/92 |
FK Mlada Boleslav |
Czech Repub. |
1 |
Srriker |
*Transferred June 2010 |
Burns |
Nathan |
07/05/88 |
AEK Athens (Europa) |
Greece |
A |
Striker |
*Loan returned May 2010 |
Cahill |
Tim |
06/12/79 |
Everton |
England |
Premier |
Midfielder |
*1/5/10 Started |
Cansdell-Sherriff |
Shane |
10/11/82 |
Shrewsbury Town |
England |
League Two |
Defender |
*8/5/10 Started |
Carney |
David |
30/11/83 |
FC Twente (ECL) |
Netherlands |
1 |
Midfielder |
*2/5/10 Unused sub. |
Chipperfield |
Scott |
30/12/75 |
FC Basel (ECL) |
Switzerland |
1 |
Midfielder |
*16/5/10 Started, SCORED |
Cisak |
Alex |
19/05/89 |
Leicester City |
England |
Championship |
Goalkeeper |
*Released May 2010 |
Coe |
Nathan |
01/06/84 |
Sonderjyske |
Denmark |
1 |
Goalkeeper |
*Transferred June 2010 |
Covic |
Ante |
13/06/75 |
IF Elfsborg (Europa) |
Sweden |
1 |
Goalkeeper |
16/5/10 Unused sub. |
Davidson |
Jason |
29/06/91 |
Pacos de Ferreira |
Portugal |
1 |
Defender |
*2/5/10 Unused sub. |
Dilevski |
Spase |
13/05/85 |
Universitatea Craiova |
Romania |
1 |
Midfielder |
*22/5/10 Started |
Djite |
Bruce |
25/03/87 |
Genclerbirligi |
Turkey |
1 |
Striker |
*Loan return May 2010 |
Downes |
Aaron |
15/05/85 |
Chesterfield |
England |
League Two |
Defender |
*9/2/10 Started (Injury - Knee) |
Du Chattelier |
Ryan Gazet |
17/02/91 |
Portsmouth |
England |
Championship |
Striker |
*17/11/09 Reserves (Injury - Knee) |
Emerton |
Brett |
22/02/79 |
Blackburn |
England |
Premier |
Midfielder |
*9/5/10 Used sub. |
Esposito |
Christian |
23/07/90 |
Albinoleffe |
Italy |
Serie B |
Striker |
*29/8/09 Unused sub. |
Federici |
Adam |
31/01/85 |
Reading |
England |
Championship |
Goalkeeper |
*2/5/10 Started |
Fletcher |
Matthew |
01/06/92 |
Sunderland |
England |
Premier |
Striker |
*21/4/10 Youth |
Forsberg |
Xavier |
26/03/89 |
Ottawa Fury |
USA |
PDL |
Defender |
27/6/10 Started |
Gaitatzis |
Chris |
06/08/85 |
Visaltiakos |
Greece |
D |
Midfielder |
*31/3/10 Started |
Gaitatzis |
Harris |
18/06/87 |
Panserraiokos |
Greece |
A |
Midfielder |
*Transferred January 2010 |
Garcia |
Richard |
09/04/81 |
Hull City |
England |
Championship |
Striker |
*3/4/10 Started (Injury - Knee) |
Gaspar |
Robbie |
07/02/81 |
Persema Malang |
Indonesia |
1 |
Striker |
*29/5/10 Started |
Georgeff |
James |
23/05/83 |
Torgelower SV Greif |
Germany |
Oberliga |
Striker |
*29/5/10 Started |
Georgievski |
Daniel |
17/02/88 |
NK Medimurje |
Croatia |
2 |
Defender |
*13/5/10 Started |
Giannou |
Apostolis |
25/01/90 |
AO Kavala |
Greece |
A |
Midfielder |
*18/4/10 Used sub. |
Govas |
Andreas |
21/07/89 |
AO Kavala |
Greece |
A |
Midfielder |
*Transferred January 2010 |
Grella |
Vince |
05/10/79 |
Blackburn |
England |
Premier |
Midfielder |
*3/5/10 Started |
Griffiths |
Adam |
21/08/79 |
Hangzhou Greentown |
China |
1 |
Defender |
Transferred June 2010 |
Griffiths |
Joel |
21/08/79 |
Beijing Guoan (ACL) |
China |
1 |
Striker |
26/5/10 Used sub. |
Griffiths |
Ryan |
21/08/81 |
Beijing Guoan (ACL) |
China |
1 |
Striker |
26/5/10 Started |
Gulum |
Ersan |
17/05/87 |
Adanaspor |
Turkey |
2 |
Defender |
*22/5/10 Started (PO) |
Guyett |
Scott |
20/01/76 |
Bournemouth |
England |
League One |
Defender |
*Released May 2010 |
Hatzimouratis |
Dimitri |
06/03/90 |
Alki Larnaca |
Cyprus |
1 |
Midfielder |
*1/5/10 Started |
Hatzis |
Tony |
21/08/86 |
Naoussa FFS |
Greece |
D 3 |
Midfielder |
*Appeared March 2010 |
Herd |
Chris |
04/04/89 |
Aston Villa (Europa) |
England |
Premier |
Midfielder |
*Loan returned May 2010 |
Holland |
James |
15/05/89 |
AZ Alkmaar (Europa) |
Netherlands |
1 |
Midfielder |
*3/5/10 Youth |
Holman |
Brett |
27/03/84 |
AZ Alkmaar (Europa) |
Netherlands |
1 |
Striker |
*2/5/10 Used sub. |
Huke |
Shane |
02/10/85 |
Rushden and Diamonds |
England |
Blue Square |
Midfielder |
*3/5/10 Started (PO) |
Inman |
Bradden |
10/12/91 |
Newcastle United |
England |
Premier |
Midfielder |
*8/5/10 Youth |
Invicibile |
Danny |
31/03/79 |
Kilmarnock |
Scotland |
Premier |
Midfielder |
*7/5/10 Started |
Ireland |
Daniel |
15/12/90 |
Coventry City |
England |
Championship |
Goalkeeper |
*Loan returned April 2010 |
Jedinak |
Mile |
03/08/84 |
Genclerbirlgi |
Turkey |
1 |
Midfielder |
*Loan returned May 2010 |
Jones |
Brad |
19/03/82 |
Middlesborough |
England |
Championship |
Goalkeeper |
*2/5/10 Started, RED |
Jones |
Cameron |
23/11/89 |
Bromsgrove Rovers |
England |
Southern 1 |
Striker |
*23/2/10 Started |
Jovanovic |
Aleksandar |
04/08/89 |
FK Vojvodina |
Serbia |
1 |
Midfielder |
*Loan returned May 2010 |
Kennedy |
Joshua |
20/08/82 |
Nagoya Grampus (ACL) |
Japan |
1 |
Striker |
16/5/10 Started, SCORED |
Kewell |
Harry |
22/09/78 |
Galatasaray (Europa) |
Turkey |
1 |
Striker |
*1/5/10 Used sub. (Injury - Groin) |
Kilkenny |
Neil |
19/12/85 |
Leeds |
England |
Championship |
Midfielder |
*8/5/10 Started |
Kisnorbo |
Patrick |
24/03/81 |
Leeds |
England |
Championship |
Defender |
*22/3/10 Started (Injury - Achilles) |
Konstantinidis |
Billy |
21/04/86 |
Niki Volos |
Greece |
C North |
Midfielder |
*9/5/10 Started |
Lagana |
Frank |
22/02/85 |
Airdrie United |
Scotland |
2 |
Striker |
*17/3/10 Used sub. |
Lambadaridis |
George |
23/04/92 |
Club Brugge |
Belgium |
1 |
Midfielder |
*Transferred May 2010 |
Langerak |
Mitchell |
22/08/88 |
Borussia Dortmund (Euro.) |
Germany |
1 |
Goalkeeper |
*Transferred May 2010 |
Leach |
Daniel |
01/05/86 |
Barnet |
England |
League Two |
Defender |
*27/4/10 Started |
Lowry |
Shane |
12/06/89 |
Aston Villa (Europa) |
England |
Premier |
Defender |
*Loan returned May 2010 |
Madaschi |
Adrian |
11/07/82 |
Portogruaro |
Italy |
Serie B |
Defender |
*9/5/10 Started |
Maguire |
Josh |
22/09/80 |
PSPS Pekanbaru |
Indonesia |
1 |
Midfielder |
*29/5/10 Started |
Mantis |
Kosta |
15/02/91 |
A.S. Rouvas |
Greece |
D 10 |
Midfielder |
*20/3/10 Started |
Marafioti |
Domenico |
27/09/90 |
Laigueglia |
Italy |
Promozione |
Striker |
*Released May 2010 |
Markelis |
Theo |
24/06/92 |
Valencia (ECL) |
Spain |
1 |
Midfielder |
*1/5/10 Youth |
Maselli |
Stephen |
09/02/91 |
Vicenza Calcio |
Italy |
Serie B |
Midfielder |
*1/5/10 Youth |
McClenahan |
Trent |
04/02/85 |
Hamilton Academical |
Scotland |
Premier |
Defender |
*7/5/10 Started |
McDonald |
Scott |
21/08/83 |
Middlesborough |
England |
Championship |
Striker |
*2/5/10 Started |
McEntegart |
Michael |
17/01/90 |
Hemel Hampstead Town |
England |
Southern 1 |
Goalkeeper |
*17/4/10 Unused sub. |
McGowan |
Dylan |
06/08/91 |
Hearts |
Scotland |
Premier |
Defender |
*13/3/10 Unused sub. |
McGowan |
Ryan |
15/08/89 |
Hearts |
Scotland |
Premier |
Midfielder |
*Loan returned May 2010 |
McGrath |
Brent |
18/06/91 |
Brondby IF (Europa) |
Denmark |
1 |
Striker |
*15/4/10 Used sub. |
McKain |
Jon |
21/09/82 |
Al Nassr |
Saudi Arabia |
1 |
Defender |
*Transferred June 2010 |
Meehan |
Patrick |
01/04/91 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
England |
League One |
Midfielder |
*28/4/10 Reserves |
Meredith |
James |
05/04/88 |
York City |
England |
Blue Square |
Midfielder |
*17/5/10 Started (PO) |
Milligan |
Mark |
04/08/85 |
JEF United |
Japan |
2 |
Midfielder |
9/5/10 Started |
Miner |
Russell |
15/05/81 |
Bedfont Green FC |
England |
Southern 1 |
Striker |
*24/4/10 Started |
Miotto |
Simon |
05/09/69 |
York City |
England |
Blue Square |
Goalkeeper |
*Transferred February 2010 (also coaching) |
Modaffari |
Nick |
25/11/91 |
Vicenza Calcio |
Italy |
Serie B |
Defender |
*1/5/10 Youth |
Mooy |
Aaron |
15/09/89 |
Bolton |
England |
Premier |
Midfielder |
*Released June 2010 |
Neill |
Lucas |
09/03/78 |
Galatasaray (Europa) |
Turkey |
1 |
Defender |
*9/5/10 Started |
North |
Jade |
07/01/82 |
Tromso |
Norway |
1 |
Defender |
16/5/10 Unused sub. |
Oar |
Tommy |
10/12/91 |
FC Utrecht (Europa) |
Netherlands |
1 |
Striker |
*Transferred March 2010 |
O'Connor |
Chris |
07/05/85 |
Bohemians (ECL) |
Ireland |
Premier |
Goalkeeper |
2/7/10 Unused sub. |
Ognenovski |
Sasa |
03/04/79 |
Seongham Ilhwa (ACL) |
S. Korea |
K League |
Defender |
23/5/10 Started (Cup) |
O'Hare |
Chris |
27/12/86 |
Carrick Rangers |
N.Ireland |
2 |
Striker |
*19/9/09 Started, SCORED (Injury - ) |
Park |
Matthew |
22/04/88 |
Hearts |
Scotland |
Premier |
Midfielder |
*23/8/09 Unused sub. (Injury - Knee) |
Parrish |
Cameron |
09/08/92 |
Preston North End |
England |
Championship |
Midfielder |
*26/1/10 Youth |
Patterson-Sewell |
Caleb |
20/05/87 |
Miami FC |
USA |
USL 1 |
Goalkeeper |
26/5/10 Started |
Porta |
Richard |
01/08/83 |
A.C. Siena |
Italy |
Serie B |
Striker |
*Loan returned June 2010 |
Rakic |
Andy |
01/12/80 |
Eintracht Trier |
Germany |
Oberliga |
Midfielder |
*7/5/10 Started |
Rozic |
Ante |
08/03/86 |
Arka Gdynia |
Poland |
1 |
Defender |
*Transferred June 2010 |
Rukavytsya |
Nikita |
22/06/87 |
FC Twente (ECL) |
Netherlands |
1 |
Striker |
*Released June 2010 |
Salley |
Jonas |
16/03/82 |
Shaanxi Chanba |
China |
1 |
Midfielder |
26/5/10 Started |
Santalab |
Brendon |
09/09/82 |
Chengdu Blades |
China |
2 |
Striker |
29/5/10 Started |
Sarota |
Adam |
28/12/88 |
FC Utrecht (Europa) |
Netherlands |
1 |
Midfielder |
*Transferred March 2010 |
Schwarzer |
Mark |
06/10/72 |
Fulham |
England |
Premier |
Goalkeeper |
*12/5/10 Started (Europa) |
Sharpe |
Chris |
21/09/81 |
Colorado Rapids |
USA |
MLS |
Goalkeeper |
Loan returned June 2010 |
Spano |
Riccardo |
29/10/89 |
ASD Athletico Torino |
Italy |
Eccelenza |
Striker |
*Confirmed February 2010 |
Spiranovic |
Matthew |
27/06/88 |
Urawa Reds |
Japan |
1 |
Defender |
22/5/10 Started (Cup) |
Stambolziev |
Robert |
26/10/90 |
Panathinaikos (ECL) |
Greece |
A |
Striker |
*Loan returned March 2010 |
Stella |
Francesco |
25/07/91 |
A.C. Siena |
Italy |
Serie B |
Midfielder |
*10/4/10 Youth |
Subara |
Goran |
04/04/87 |
Gombak United |
Singapore |
1 |
Midfielder |
1/7/10 Started |
Sutalo |
Marko |
04/03/82 |
NK Mosor Zrnovnica |
Croatia |
2 |
Goalkeeper |
*27/2/10 Started |
Tambouras |
John |
30/01/79 |
Guangzhou |
China |
2 |
Defender |
10/4/10 Started |
Terezakis |
Nick |
24/01/93 |
Hellas Verona |
Italy |
Serie C1B |
Midfielder |
*Confirmed February 2010 (Injured - Ankle) |
Theissen |
Joel |
12/12/85 |
Ottawa Fury |
USA |
PDL |
Midfielder |
27/6/09 Started |
Tomaras |
Christos |
14/01/89 |
AEP Kozanis |
Greece |
D |
Striker |
*Released June 2010 |
Tombides |
Dylan |
1993 |
West Ham |
England |
Premier |
Striker |
*7/5/10 Youth |
Troisi |
James |
03/07/88 |
Kayserispor |
Turkey |
1 |
Striker |
*15/5/10 Used sub. |
Trott |
Matthew |
09/06/85 |
Didcot Town FC |
England |
Southern Premier |
Goalkeeper |
*20/3/10 Started |
Tsolovos |
Billy |
1993 |
Portsmouth |
England |
Championship |
Defender |
*7/5/10 Youth |
Ucchino |
Adrian |
04/10/91 |
Frosinone |
Italy |
Serie B |
Midfielder |
*13/4/10 Youth |
Valeri |
Carl |
14/08/84 |
Sassuolo |
Italy |
Serie B |
Midfielder |
*14/5/10 Started |
Vidosic |
Dario |
08/04/87 |
FC Nurnberg |
Germany |
1 |
Striker |
*Loan returned May 2010 |
Vieri |
Max |
01/09/78 |
A.C. Prato |
Italy |
Serie C2B |
Striker |
*9/5/10 Started, SCORED |
Vukovic |
Danny |
27/03/85 |
Konyaspor |
Turkey |
1 |
Goalkeeper |
*Transferred June 2010 |
Wesolowski |
James |
25/08/87 |
Peterborough |
England |
League One |
Midfielder |
*Transferred May 2010 |
Wilkshire |
Luke |
02/10/81 |
Dinamo Moscow |
Russia |
1 |
Midfielder |
15/5/10 Started |
Williams |
Rhys |
14/07/88 |
Middlesborough |
England |
Championship |
Defender |
*2/5/10 Started |
Wright |
Bailey |
28/07/92 |
Preston North End |
England |
Championship |
Defender |
*27/4/10 Reserves |
Young |
Jamie |
25/08/85 |
Aldershot |
England |
League Two |
Goalkeeper |
*15/5/10 Started (PO) (Injury) |
Zullo |
Michael |
11/09/88 |
FC Utrecht (Europa) |
Netherlands |
1 |
Striker |
*Transferred March 2010 |
LOANS:
SURNAME |
FIRST |
FROM |
TO |
EXPIRY |
Spiranovic |
Matthew |
FC Nurnberg |
Urawa Reds |
Until December 2010 |
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