Zeljko Kalac
Australian soccer player (born 1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Zeljko Kalac (born 16 December 1972) is an Australian former soccer player who is currently manager of Sydney United 58 in the National Premier Leagues NSW.[2] Standing at 2.02 m, Kalac is the tallest player to have represented the Australia national football team.[3]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zeljko Kalac[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1972-12-16) 16 December 1972 (age 51) | ||
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sydney United | ||
Youth career | |||
1988 | Sydney United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1995 | Sydney United | 92 | (0) |
1995–1996 | Leicester City | 2 | (0) |
1996–1998 | Sydney United | 30 | (0) |
1998–2002 | Roda JC | 115 | (0) |
2002–2005 | Perugia | 79 | (0) |
2005–2009 | AC Milan | 38 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Kavala | 9 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Sydney United | ||
2013 | Hobart Zebras | 1 | (0) |
Total | 366 | (0) | |
International career | |||
1992–2006 | Australia | 54 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2011–2015 | Sydney FC (GK Coach) | ||
2015–2017 | Western Sydney Wanderers (GK Coach) | ||
2017–2018 | Karabükspor (GK Coach) | ||
2018–2019 | Melbourne City (GK Coach) | ||
2020 | Sydney United | ||
2020–2021 | Xanthi FC (GK coach) | ||
2021–2023 | NK Urania Baška Voda | ||
2023 | Bulls FC Academy | ||
2024– | Sydney United | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Although he was a goalkeeper, Kalac's preferred playing number (when not the conventional number 1) is 18 and has generally worn this number when playing for Australia. However, when he joined Italian club A.C. Milan in 2005, the number 18 was already claimed by Marek Jankulovski, who joined at the same time, and so he chose number 16. When he transferred to Kavala, number 18 was also taken, so he settled for number 60.