Zeljko Susa

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Zeljko Susa
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-07-13) 13 July 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Australia
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–2000 Melbourne Knights FC 68 (7)
2000–2001 South Melbourne FC 23 (4)
2001–2002 HNK Hajduk Split [1] 2 (1)
2002–2003 South Melbourne FC [2] 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zeljko Susa (born 13 July 1978 in Australia) is an Australian retired soccer player of Croatian descent who played in the Australian National Soccer League (NSL) for Melbourne Knights and South Melbourne as well as for the Australian national football team. He made 17 appearances for the Socceroos from 1998 to 2003. Susa made his debut in Australia’s 0-1 loss to Chile at Olympic Park, Melbourne on the 7th of February 1998. Susa received the opportunity to make a transfer to Deportivo Alavés in Spain, however the lucrative £500,000 offer was rejected by the Melbourne Knights Football Club. He had a short stint with Hajduk Split where he played twice, scoring one goal. [3] Susa now works as a players agent, running his own business The Pitch Management from Australia, looking after some of Australia's top talents both experienced and young. [4] [5] [6] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ South's Susa waits on split theage.com.au
  2. ↑ Nightmare over, Susa to play for South this week theage.com.au
  3. ↑ "Aussie Footballers - Storic to Symeoy". OzFootball. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  4. ↑ Lucy Zelic - 'In conversation with': Player agent Zeljko Susa theworldgame.sbs.com.au
  5. ↑ Parkin, Richard (13 March 2019). "Behind the football: the uncertain role and influence of agents". The Guardian. theguardian.com.
  6. ↑ "AN AGENT'S LIFE: BEHIND THE TRANSFERS, STARS AND GLAMOUR". ftbl.com.au.
  7. ↑ "Susa Finally Cleared To Play". smfc.com.au. 4 November 2002.
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