Why??

This is a list of Croatian-Australian Socceroos - people who have played for the Australian national football team.

Zeljko Adzic
Zlatko Arambasic
Mark Babic
Zeljko Babic
Yaka Banovic
Paul Bilokapic
Mark Bosnich
Vic Bozanic
Marco Bresciano
Branko Buljevic
Ante Covic
Jason Culina
Steve Horvat
Ante Juric
Frank Juric
Zeljko Kalac
Steve Kokoska
Eddie Krncevic
Tony Krslovic
Andrew Marth
Frank Micic
Ljubo Milicevic
Ante Milicic
Branko Milosevic
Ante Moric
Jason Petkovic
Michael Petkovic
Tom Pondeljak
Tony Popovic
Ivo Prskalo
Ivo Rudic (never capped, but part of the 1974 World Cup squad)
Mark Talajic
Wally Savor
Josip Skoko
Mark Viduka
Billy Vojtek
Robert Zabica
David Zdrilic
Ned Zelic


And Clubs

Australian Capital Territory

Canberra FC
HNK O'Connor Knights

News South Wales

Sydney United
Hurstville ZSC
Luddenham United
South Coast United
Newcastle Croatia (disbanded)

Queensland

Rocklea United FC
Gold Coast Knights
South Australia

Adelaide Raiders
Whyalla Croatia

Tasmania

Glenorchy Knights
Prospect Knights FC

Victoria

Melbourne Knights
St Albans Saints
North Geelong Warriors
Chelsea Hajduk
Strathmore Split
Melbourne Tornado
Irymple Knights
Western Australia

Western Knights
Fremantle Croatia
Gwelup Croatia


And not just football either

A List of notable Croatian Australians

Eric Bana - actor
Andrew Bogut - basketball player with Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA
Mark Bosnich - football (soccer) player, Australia
Jim Bosnjak - Former owner of Westbus, the biggest bus company in Australia.
Mark Bresciano - football (soccer) player, Palermo and Australia (Croatian mother)
Ivan Cleary Rugby league coach and former player
Jason Culina- football (soccer) player
Ante Dabro - sculptor
Alan Didak - Australian rules footballer
Joey Didulica - football (soccer) player, Austria Vienna and Croatia
Damien Gaspar - Australian rules footballer
Darren Gaspar - Australian rules footballer
Brent Grgic - Australian rules footballer
Allen Jakovich - Australian rules footballer
Glen Jakovich - Australian rules footballer
Zeljko Kalac- football (soccer) player
Simon Katich - Australian Cricket representative
John Kosovich- Owner of John Kosovich Winery
Robert Luketic - director
Dean Lukin - Olympic weight lifting gold medalist.
Ivan Milat - Serial killer responsible for the 7 backpacker murders
Len Pascoe - Australian Cricket representative
Mathew Pavlich - Australian rules footballer
Tony Popovic- football (soccer) player
Jaye Radisich - politician, WA
Ljiljanna Ravlich - politician, WA
Steven Salopek- Australian rules footballer
Tony Santic - Millionaire tuna fisherman, horsebreeder and owner of Makybe Diva
Ralph Sarich - Inventor of the revolutionary Orbital Engine.
Zed Seselja - politician, ACT
Josip Skoko -football (soccer) player
Josip Šimunić - football (soccer) player, Hertha Berlin and Croatia
Anthony Šerić- football (soccer) player
Natasha Stott Despoja - federal politician
Bernard Tomic - Tennis Player
Mark Viduka - football (soccer) player, Newcastle and Australia
Daniel Visevic- football (soccer)player
David Zdrilic- football (soccer) player
Ned Zelic - football (soccer) player, Newcastle United Jets and Australia

It’s nice that you are proud of your heritage, but I would suggest Josip Simunic, Anthony Seric and Ivan Milat owe more to Australia than the other way around. o:)

lol, Ivan Milat!!

Frontliner would you like 500 bucks then you can get the fuck out of Australia. There is no such thing as a Croatian Australian only Australians. We are not in Croatia you dumbass. Now go back to the hospital and tell them I said to throw away the key when they look you up in that white room.

Nice copy and paste right there..

What's your point? They are of Croatian descent, great, who gives a shit? If i was to reapply your cynical view of the world, then most of these players (like most "ethnics") would see themselves as Croatians, not Australians. And i bet you most of them DO see themselves as Aussies. You still havent explained "why" we owe the Croatians everything. Does the whole world owe England for the modern game?

Ill add the Croatian to my daily prayers, right after I thank Jeebus (afroman - popculture reference =P) for the Chinese, who provided me my fried-rice lunch today; the Germans for the six-pack of Becks i finished; and the Japanese, for the Hitachi LCD TV i watched tonight's games on. *rolls-eyes* The next time i walk past a Croatian descendant, ill run up to him/her and give them a handshake, and say "Thanks" with the best shit-eating grin i can muster.

Whats this now???????:-s

was referring to the original post from Frontliner.

The Croatian community in Australia owes the country everything. Without it, they'd still be in a post communist, second world country rather than in a first world country with a world class standard of living.

oh, what's that Fronty?? would you like some cream for that burn??

I'd go through and find all the players of english decent like Kewell & co. but I have a life and better things to do with my time...makes you wonder when the last time Fronty got layed, or if he ever has been...

not to mention the amreicans for the technological developments that enable us to have the equipment we have today, the Uraguayans for hosting the first World Cup, the hungatians for the Magical Magyars contribution to the game, The Brazillians for giving us thir style of football, The Dutch for givins us Cruyff, The Germans for their efficiency and brilliance in the 70's...and i'm sure there's many more that i've fotgotten. go home Fronty.

yes, another one to you. very well done :P
and you forgot the americans who probably manifactured atleast one part of your bead, not to mentio the garbage that the've contrinuted to your television watching and the vast ammounts of media coverage that they generate. and whomever made your car.

Germans made my car (well, designed, cheap South African labour lmao) VW Polo FTW!!

The Russians make the guns that are used to shoot out my kneecaps......

Lets hear it fot my German heritage engineering... WOOT!!!! ...and the Golf is better :P

Chinese made the knives taht I use to scalp my neighbour and kill their cats.

Didnt have enuf money for Golf (at the time) bought Polo brand new off the boat, 5 weeks later, Golf reduced in price, all had to do was borrow extra $3k, and id be cruising in style. Tho i luv my Polo, coz no1 else has one on the road, hence i get more looks!!

You want looks, buy a Datson 180 n let it rust :P
Golf oes like stink, but isn't this just a wee bit offtopic?? :P

I didnt go for performance, went for value. I dont need to prove how big my dick is.

Ferrari: The penis extention money CAN buy.

a golf is just respectably quick. And i'd take one over a commadore or falcon any day.

Well I own a Corrolla so :P

Well i can get my Polo tuned up to be the same as a polo if i had the money, coz they have the same basic engine schematics apparently, well, thats what my brother-in-law says, and im ont one to disagree with him, damn drunk, english liverpool fans.

I'm not english :P

but youre still a liverpool fan, and drunk.

I certainly hope so, otherwise i'm in somebody elses clothes, house and my mate just threw up on some strangers pants.

why was your mate's head in the vicinity of your pants??:-$ =d> [-x :-k

splashback from the floor!! and you've assumed that my mate is a bloke too by the sounds of things. Foolish person.

Strange how in the Australian dialect "mate" has a masculine connotation huh??

I am "mates" with several females, and very good ones at that.

But what's relevant is that you implied that your mate who threw up was a he, and you have tried to avoid this fact by digressing on the contextual definintion of "mate".

We don't know if all those Croatian mothers were faithful to their Croatian husbands now, do we? It's all relevant.
Personally I am greatful because the Croatian community gave us David Zdrilic. Forget the rest. Were would Sydney FC be today without him](*,)

Could you be any more off topic. The OP has gone to a great deal of trouble to put together a comprehensive list of people (all 50 or so of them) who deserve our ultimate gratitude for solely making Australia the fine country it is today.[-x

If only Andrew Marth and David Zrilic had been given more caps we wouldn’t have had to wait 32 years to qualify for a World Cup. And that significant tree Brent Grgic, what a performer, an AFL, Australian-Croatian, Croatian-Australian and Australian sporting icon.

Yes, croatians made this country.=d>