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Australian football owes the Oz -Croatian community everything......


https://forum.insidesport.com.au/Topic43575.aspx

By The Frontliner - 1 Sep 2007 4:39 PM

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


By Erebus - 6 Sep 2007 10:56 AM

Blah blah blah blah blah blah.....blah

Theres no actual intelligent discussion just a list of names of Croatian decent that once played in Australia.

This isn't going anywhere and really serves no purpose other than to spark a massive flame war.

locked.