| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1959-06-21)21 June 1959 (age 65) | ||
| Place of birth | Italy | ||
| Position(s) | Defender /Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1980 | Sydney Croatia | ||
| 1981 | Riverwood | ||
| 1982–1991 | Sydney Croatia | 165+ | (8+) |
| International career | |||
| 1984–1989 | Australia | 23 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Wally Savor (born 21 June 1959) is an Australian former internationalsoccer player who played professionally as adefender ormidfielder forSydney Croatia. He played 23 times for theAustralia men's national soccer team between 1984 and 1989.[1][2]
Savor was born in Italy to parents of Croatian ancestry and arrived in Australia as a child.[3][4]
Savor began his senior career forSydney Croatia in the New South Wales State League, playing for the club between 1978 and 1980.[3]
In 1981, Savor played for Riverwood, before returning to Sydney Croatia. In 1984, Sydney Croatia joined theNational Soccer League (NSL). Between 1984 and 1991, Savor played 165 times in the NSL for Sydney Croatia.[3][5]
In November 1984, Savor made his debut forAustralia againstChina in Beijing.[6]
Savor was a late withdrawal from Australia's1988 Summer Olympics team when he injured his right knee in the 1988 NSL grand final.[7][8][9]
Sydney Croatia
Individual
Former Socceroo Milan Ivanovic heads the annual list of inductees into the Soccer Australia Hall of Fame...The full list of inductees is: Milan Ivanovic, Col Bennett, Gary Cole, Steve O'Connor, Roy Crowhurst, David Harding, Percy Lennard, Wally Savor, Theresa Deas (all former internationals), Peter Gray, Betty Hoar, Les Murray, Sydney Storey, Ken Allen, Vito Cilauro, Denis Harlow, Jospeh J. Honeysett and Peter van Ryn.
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