Kevin Delmenico

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Kevin Delmenico
Personal information
Full name Kevin Delmenico
Date of birth (1945-05-18) 18 May 1945 (age 77)
Original team(s) Castlemaine
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1966–70 Footscray 65 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1970.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Kevin Delmenico (born 18 May 1945) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Delmenico played his early football with Castlemaine [1] before spending five seasons beside club great Ted Whitten at Footscray. A defender, he kicked the only goal of his career against Geelong in 1966, his debut season.

Demenico was captain-coach of Ganmain FC in the South West Football League (New South Wales) in 1971 and 1972. [2]

He joined Canberra club Manuka in 1973 and played in three successive premierships, the last two as captain-coach. [3] From 1976 to 1980, Delmenico coached Queanbeyan. [4] During this time he coached the ACT at the 1979 Perth State of Origin Carnival. In 2011 he was inducted into the AFL Canberra Hall of Fame. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 157. ISBN   1-74095-001-1 .
  2. ↑ "Ganmain FC History". Swans on Screen. Griffith FNC. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Former Manuka pair cleared to join Q'beyan". The Canberra Times . 26 February 1976. p. 24. Retrieved 5 December 2014– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Australian Football". The Canberra Times . 10 September 1980. p. 1. Retrieved 5 December 2014– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "Gala Presentation Evening" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
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