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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Petkovic | ||
| Date of birth | (1976-07-16)16 July 1976 (age 48) | ||
| Place of birth | Fremantle, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft2+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 formergoalkeeper.
Petkovic is ofCroatian origin and is the brother of formerPerth Glory goalkeeperJason Petkovic.
Petkovic started off his career withSouth Melbourne in the NSL as a 19-year-old. As the second choice to youth product DeanAnastasiadis, 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 successfulNSL 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 underAnge 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 224 times keeping 54 clean sheets.
In 1999, he moved to French sideRC Strasbourg but didn't play a single league game and in 2000 he moved back to his old team South Melbourne. During his 2nd stint with the club, he moved on loan toLillestrøm SK, a Norwegian club. In 2002, he moved to TurkishSuper Lig sideTrabzonspor and played 87 games for the club but left the club in 2005. He moved toSivasspor and played 129 league games there and even managed to score a goal with the club. In 2010, he left the club to joinA League sideMelbourne Victory. He played over 25 games in his first a league season and looked to stay there for the next campaign. He looked to be 2nd choice goalkeeper for the next campaign asPerth Glory goalkeeperTando Velaphi joined the Melbourne Victory. He announced his retirement from football shortly after the end of Melbourne Victory's Asian Champions League campaign.[2]
Petkovic's most notable appearance for hisnational side was when he kept goal in his team's world record breaking31–0 win overAmerican Samoa. He has had a total of six caps for Australia.
| Australia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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