Julian Kirzner

Last updated

Julian Kirzner
Personal information
Full name Julian Kirzner
Date of birth (1976-10-24) 24 October 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth St Vincent's Private Hospital, Melbourne
Draft 36th overall, 1993 AFL Draft
(Essendon)
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 90 kg (198 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1994–1995 Essendon 1 (1)
1996 Carlton 0 (0)
1997–1998 North Melbourne 3 (5)
Total4 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1997.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Julian Kirzner (born 24 October 1976) is a former Australian rules footballer for the Essendon Football Club and North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Contents

Family

The son of Charles Kirzner, and Janine Kirzner (1950-2012), née Posiunas, Julian Kirzner was born at St Vincent's Private Hospital, Melbourne on 24 October 1976. [1]

Football

He played one match for the Essendon Football Club, and three matches for Kangaroos Football Club. He scored six goals in four AFL matches at full-forward. [2]

He is one of the few Jewish players to have played Australian rules football at the highest level. [3] [4] [5]

See also

Footnotes

  1. Birth: Kirzner, The Australian Jewish News, (Friday, 29 October 1976), p. 28.
  2. Holmesby & Main (2003), p. 396.
  3. "AFL eyes Jewish star" (1993).
  4. Jackson (1994).
  5. Cohen (2006), p. 22.

References