Andrew Koczka

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Andrew Koczka
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-09-09) 9 September 1965 (age 57)
Place of birth Annandale, Australia [1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983–1991 St. George Saints 177 (25)
1991–1993 Newcastle Breakers 40 (5)
International career
1988–1989 Australia 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew Koczka (born 9 September 1965) is an Australian former soccer player who played at both professional and international levels, as a midfielder.

Career

Koczka played club football in Australia for St. George Saints and Newcastle Breakers. [2] [3]

Koczka made the first of five appearances for Australia in March 1988 in an Olympic qualification match against Taiwan in Adelaide. [4] [5] [6] He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, making one appearance in the tournament. [7] [8] Citing business interests, Koczka retired from international football in 1990. [9]

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References

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  2. "Aussie Footballers - Andrew Koczka". OzFootball. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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  4. Andrew Koczka at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. Aarhus, Lars; Antikov, Zaur; Jönsson, Mikael; Jovanovic, Bojan; Morrison, Neil. "Games of the XXIV. Olympiad - Football Qualifying Tournament". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  6. Esamie, Thomas; Stock, Greg; James, Kieran; Butcher, Doug; Cazal, Jean-Michel. "Socceroo 1988 Matches". OzFootball. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  7. Andrew Koczka FIFA competition record (archived)
  8. "Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  9. Cockerill, Michael (3 October 1990). "Season starts with a hint of irony". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 57. Retrieved 28 June 2021.