Ruben Anton Zadkovich ( born Ruben Anton Zadkovich ; May 23, 1986 , Fairfield , Sydney , New South Wales ) - Australian footballer , midfielder .
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| Full name | Ruben Anton Zadkovich [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Fairfield , Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Australia  Croatia [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 177 [1] cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Born in Fairfield , Sydney , New South Wales , Zadkovich previously played for the English Football League clubs, Notts County, scoring in his debut match against Chester City [4] , as well as Queens Park Rangers and Australian Wollongong Wolves. " He also played several matches for the Australian youth team (under-20), primarily at the World Youth Championships .
On April 6, 2010, Zadkovich confirmed that he had signed a three-year contract with the Newcastle United Jets in order to return to play football in Australia [5] .
International Career
Zadkovich made his debut as a right-back in the last home match of the 1st round of the 2010 World Cup qualification against the Chinese team at the ANZ stadium on June 22, 2008. Australia lost this match with a score 1: 0, after a penalty in the second half, which was a result of a foul Zadkovich.
Zadkovich took part in the 2008 Olympic Games in the camp of the Australian national team ( Olyroos ). He scored from close range in a match with Serbia , the game ended with a score of 1: 1. This goal was the only one for the Australians in that unsuccessful campaign. He also played against Argentina , in a match that was Australia's best in that tournament.
Achievements
- "Sydney"
- Champion of Australia : 2005/06
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. - Mainstream Publishing, 2009. - P. 450. - ISBN 9781845964740 .
- ↑ Transfermarkt.com - 2000.
- ↑ Profile on transfermarkt.co.uk
- ↑ Chester 3–2 Notts County . BBC (March 19, 2005). Date of treatment February 5, 2010.
- ↑ Zadkovich arrives in Newcastle . Newcastle United Jets FC (April 6, 2010). Date of treatment April 6, 2010. (unavailable link)