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Ivan Zelic
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Ivan Zelic at Flickerfest Short Film Festival opens at Bondi Pavilion, Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia, 11 January 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivan Zelic | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1978 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Canberra, Australia | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985– | Canberra FC | ||
| 1994–1995 | AIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–1997 | Sydney Olympic | 24 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Canberra Cosmos | 33 | (2) |
| 1999–2000 | Adelaide City | 9 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Melbourne Knights | 5 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Sydney United | 13 | (0) |
| 2003 | Johor FC | ||
| 2003–2005 | St. George Saints | ||
| 2006 | Blacktown City Demons | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1996–1997 | Australia U-20 | ||
| 1998–1999 | Australia U-23 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:30, 19 August 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:30, 19 August 2010 (UTC) | |||
Ivan Zelic (born 24 February 1978, in Canberra), is a former international footballer (Soccer) as well as a current writer, film-maker, actorand model.
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[edit]Club career
Ivan Zelic was born to Croatian parents, and began to play football (Soccer) at the age of 7 for club side Canberra FC, a club known as a breeding ground for Australian Croatian footballing talent, with the likes of older brother, Australian international Ned Zelic, and Croatianinternational Josip Simunic also coming through the same ranks.
He won a scholarship at the illustrious Australian Institute of Sport (A.I.S) at the age of 16. Known for his cultured left foot, it was here that Zelic was picked out by Sydney Olympic in the National Soccer League (NSL), where he began to ply his trade in the professional league at the age of 17, cementing a spot as a defender in David Ratcliffe's side of 1995-96.
After two seasons, he then signed for Canberra Cosmos, and due to his outstanding leadership qua
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