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- ↑ "FIFA Player Statistics: Anthony DAKOS". FIFA. Archived from the original on 6 June 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
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- ↑ The Australian National Men’s Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia.
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