Mark Talajic

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Mark Talajic
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-07-02) 2 July 1969 (age 54)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1986–1991 Melbourne Croatia 87 (4)
1991–1992 Canberra Metros
1992–1994 Melbourne Knights 48 (0)
International career
1992 Australia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mark Talajic (born 2 July 1969) is an Australian former association football player.

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Club career

Talajic made his debut for Melbourne Croatia at just 16 years of age as a product of the youth system and went on to establish himself as a key player over the course of several seasons. He briefly played for Canberra Metros before returning to his former club, now named Melbourne Knights FC. In 2003 as a part of the club's 50th Anniversary celebrations, Talajic was named in the club's Team of the Century nominees. [1]

International career

Talajic represented Australia at both junior and senior level.

In 1985, he represented Australia at the FIFA U-16 World Championship where Australia made it through to the quarter-final stage. [2]

He also participated in the qualifiers for the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship although failed to make the final team. [3]

Talajic only made one appearance for Australia in 1992 against Indonesia as a part of the Indonesian Independence Cup. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Team of the Century". Melbourne Knights FC. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Australia vs Guinea U-16 World Championship". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Mark Talajic". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Howe, Andrew (12 October 2006). THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MEN’S FOOTBALL TEAM: CAPS AND CAPTAINS (PDF). Retrieved 8 June 2016.


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