Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mark Tullio Strukelj | ||
Date of birth | 23 June 1962 | ||
Place of birth | Dorking, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Triestina (assistant) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1979–1983 | Triestina | 58 | (8) |
1983–1984 | Roma | 11 | (1) |
1984–1985 | Pisa | 6 | (0) |
1985–1986 | did not play | ||
1986–1988 | Reggiana | 0 | (0) |
1988–1990 | Treviso | 32 | (4) |
1990–1992 | Arezzo | 47 | (1) |
1992–1993 | Pistoiese | 25 | (4) |
1993–1994 | Castel San Pietro | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mark Tullio Strukelj (born 23 June 1962) is an English-Italian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder who is an assistant coach at Triestina.
Strukelj's parents emigrated from Trieste to Australia before settling in England, where he was born to an Italian father and an English mother. [1]
Strukelj played one season in the Serie A for A.S. Roma (1983–84), mostly as a backup to Brazilian star Paulo Roberto Falcão, winning the Coppa Italia. [2] He also came on as a substitute with 5 minutes to go in extra time in the 1984 European Cup Final against Liverpool, a club of which he is a fan; Roma lost in the subsequent penalty shoot-out. [2]
His career was hampered by the chronic injury of his ankle that forced him to retire at the age of 30.
After starting a career as a youth coach at Triestina, he became Attilio Tesser's right-hand man on all of his coaching roles from 2003 onwards.
Strukelj was born in England to an Italian father and an English mother, and moved to Trieste (the city of origin of his father) with his family at the age of 2. [2] He spent occasionally time in England with his maternal grandparents, which led him to become a Liverpool fan. [2]
His son Kevin Strukelj is also a professional footballer.
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