Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paul Anthony Foster | ||
Date of birth | 28 December 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1986–1987 | AIS | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989 | South Melbourne | 13 | (1) |
1989–1990 | Sunshine George Cross | ||
1992 | Avala | 12 | (4) |
1994–1995 | Kitchee | 16 | (8) |
1995–1998 | Instant Dict | (66) | |
1998–1999 | Northern Spirit FC | 4 | (0) |
1999–2002 | Brisbane Strikers | 69 | (35) |
Managerial career | |||
2008–2011 | Australia U-21 | ||
2010–2011 | Hong Kong Football Club | ||
2011–2012 | Hong Kong Sapling | ||
2013 | Happy Valley | ||
2013 | Kitchee SC(Chief technology officer) | ||
2022– | Goonellabah FC | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Paul Foster (born 28 December 1967) is an Australian former football (soccer) player. His younger brother Craig Foster is a former Australian international.
Playing as a striker, Foster debuted with South Melbourne FC before playing with Sunshine George Cross in the National Soccer League (NSL). He also played for Avala. In 1994, Foster moved to Kitchee SC in Hong Kong before moving on a free transfer to Instant Dict FC. He came back to Australia and played for Northern Spirit FC and Brisbane Strikers in the National Soccer League (NSL). [1]
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