Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 April 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder [2] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–1998 | Sunshine Georgies | ||
1998–1999 | Canberra Cosmos | ||
1999–2000 | South Melbourne | ||
2000–2001 | Newcastle United | ||
2001 | → Brann (loan) [2] | 1 [2] | (0) |
2003–2004 | Green Gully | ||
2005–2006 | Preston Lions | ||
2007–2008 [3] | Sunshine Georgies | ||
2008 | Coburg United [3] | ||
2009 | Heidelberg United | ||
2010 | Bulleen Lions | ||
2011 | Box Hill United | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Anthony Magnacca (born 9 April 1978) is an Australian retired soccer player who played as a midfielder. He played in the Norwegian Premier League, his first professional stint, in 2001.
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He made 57 appearances in the Australian A-League in the early stages of his career; 22 at Canberra Cosmos, 26 at the (then) South Melbourne Lakers and 9 at Newcastle United. [4]
On trial with SK Brann of the Norwegian Premier League in 2001, [5] Magnacca saw Brann as a springboard to a higher league upon transferring to the club and was received well, earning a salary of about 30000 krone per month. [6] He then made his league debut opposing Bodø/Glimt, [7] in which Brann lost 5–1, [2] after being praised by the coach for his assiduous efforts in a friendly. [7] The Australian's debut would be his only appearance [2] in his loan to Norway which lasted just two months. [6]
He would not make any more professional appearances.
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