Mark Brusasco

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Mark Brusasco
Personal information
Full name Mark Brusasco
Date of birth (1960-08-24) 24 August 1960 (age 63)
Place of birth Australia
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1978–1980 Brisbane City 30 (3)
International career
1980 Australia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 July 2010
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 July 2010

Mark Brusasco (born 24 August 1960) is an Australian former association football player.

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Early life and education

He is the son of Ian Brusasco AO a former Brisbane city councilor and later president of Soccer Australia (now Football Federation Australia). Between 1973 and 1977 Brusasco attended Brisbane Grammar School. [1]

Schoolboy rugby

Brusasco represented Queensland Schoolboys in rugby union. [1]

Soccer career

Club career

Brusasco played in the National Soccer League for Brisbane City. [2]

International career

Brusasco made one full international appearance as a substitute in Australia's defeat of Papua New Guinea in the 1980 OFC Nations Cup. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Senior Leadership". Brisbane Grammar School. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  2. "Brusasco, Mark". Australian Player Database. OzFootball. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  3. The Australian National Men’s Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia.