Mike Petersen (soccer)

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Mike Petersen

Personal information
Full name	Michael Petersen
Date of birth	(1965-05-06) 6 May 1965 (age 60)
Place of birth	Melbourne, Australia
Position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Port Melbourne
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1984	Heidelberg United	39	(3)
1984–1985	Roda JC	1	(0)
1984–1986	Brunswick Juventus	34	(5)
1987	Ajax	1	(0)
1988	Brunswick Juventus	17	(0)
1989–1997	South Melbourne	171	(8)
International career‡
1985	Australia B	2	(1)
1985–1992	Australia	32	(1)
Managerial career
1999–2000	St. Albans
2000–2001	South Melbourne
2001	Auckland Football Kingz
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 September 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 September 2008

Michael Petersen (born 6 May 1965) is an Australian former soccer player. He is an inductee of the Football Federation Australia - Football Hall of Fame. ^[1]

Playing career

Club career

Petersen played for Heidelberg United, Brunswick and South Melbourne in Australia, as well as in the Netherlands with Roda JC and Ajax. ^{[1] [2]}

He played nine seasons with South Melbourne between 1989 and 1997, winning the NSL Championship in 1991. ^[3]

International career

In all Petersen represented Australia 50 times including 32 A International matches. ^{[2] [4]}

References

1. "Slater & Johnston Head Hall Of Fame Inductees". Football Federation Australia. 21 September 2005. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
2. "Peterson, Mike". Australian Player Database. OzFootball. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
3. "Team of the Century Midfielder Nominees". South Melbourne Official Website. South Melbourne FC. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
4. The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia.