Jason Polak

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Jason Polak
Personal information
Full name Jason Polak
Date of birth (1968-01-09) 9 January 1968 (age 56)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1985–1987 Watford F.C.
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987–1989 Sydney Olympic 14 (0)
1989–1990 Panathinaikos 3 (0)
1991–1992 De Graafschap 17 (0)
1994–1995 South Melbourne 21 (2)
1995–1996 Brisbane Strikers 27 (1)
1996–1999 South Melbourne 56 (5)
1999–2000 Canberra Cosmos 23 (3)
International career
1988–1996 Australia 32 (2)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Men's Association football
OFC Nations Cup
Winner 1996 Oceania
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jason Polak (born 9 January 1968) is an Australian former association football player.

Contents

Playing career

Club career

Polak began his National Soccer League career with Sydney Olympic in 1989 after having spent three years at the Australian Institute of Sport. [1] In the 1989/90 season, Polak spent time with Greek club Panathinaikos. [2] He played as a centre midfielder and left midfielder. He also played as an attacker.

International career

In 1985, Polak was selected for an Australian Schoolboys team to tour the United Kingdom, however he did not tour. [3]

In 1987, Polak played three matches for the Australia national under-20 football team at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship. [4]

Polak made his debut for the Australia national association football team in 1988 against Fiji in Newcastle. He played his last match in 1996 in Australia's defeat of Tahiti in the second leg of the 1996 OFC Nations Cup final in Canberra. [4] [5]

In 1989, Polak made three appearances for the Australia national futsal team at the 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship. [4] [6]

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
112 June 1994 Sydney Football Stadium (1988), Sydney, AustraliaFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 11–0 Friendly
221 September 1996Pretoria, South AfricaFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 14–0Friendly

Honours

Australia

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References

  1. ↑ "Australian Player Database – P". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  2. ↑ "Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  3. ↑ "AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLBOYS TEAMS 1977–2009" (PDF). NSW Schools Football. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 "FIFA Player Statistics: Jason POLAK". FIFA. Archived from the original on 28 March 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  5. ↑ The Australian National Men’s Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia.
  6. ↑ "Futsalroo Internationals for 1989". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  7. ↑ "Oceania Nations Cup 1996" . Retrieved 14 October 2024.

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