Clint Bolton ( born Clint Bolton , born August 22, 1975 , Bundaberg , Australia ) is a former Australian footballer who played as a goalkeeper . He is one of the most experienced goalkeepers in the history of the National Football League of Australia , having played, in total, more than 300 matches for clubs such as Brisbane Strikers FC, Sydney Olympic FC and Parramatta Power SC. Bolton is a two- time Australian champion at Sydney Football Club [1] [2] .
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| Born | August 22, 1975 (44 years old) Bundaberg , Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Content
- 1 Club career
- 2 Career in the team
- 3 Achievements
- 4 notes
Club career
Clint Bolton began his adult football career in 1993, signing a contract with the Brisbane Strikers club, after a year at the Australian Institute of Sports. Bolton played 178 matches for Brisbane Strykers, keeping the goal intact in 51 games. In 1997, he won the National Football League Final with the club. And in 2000, the Australian signed a contract with Sydney Olympic FC.
Sydney Olympic FC became Clint Bolton's second club - he played 95 matches for him (of which he kept the goal dry in 32 games). In the 2001-02 season, Sydney Olympic FC won the National Football League. The club also reached the league final in the 2002-03 season, but could not defend the title, losing to Perth Glory . After three seasons at Sydney Olympic FC, Bolton moved to Parramatta Power.
Clint Bolton spent one season at Parramatta Power, having played 27 matches for the club and defended “zero” 11 times. In the 2003–04 National Football League final, Parramatta Power lost to Perth Glory 0–1 in extra time. After losing the final, Bolton began to look for a new club to get more playing practice - the next season he spent at Fraser Park FC and APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC.
In 2005, Bolton signed a contract with Sydney. He made his club debut on August 28, 2005 in a match against Melbourne Victory . In the 2005–06 season, Clint Bolton was named Sydney's best player, ahead of his teammates Dwight York , Alvin Ceccoli and David Carney . After receiving the award, Bolton said: “It is always a great honor to receive awards such as this, especially when teammates vote for you. It was a great year for Sydney, we won the Championship and excelled in the Club World Championship (...). ”
On January 1, 2007, Clint Bolton achieved a record number of matches “to zero” - for 5 consecutive games he kept the goal intact. Bolton also became the second player in the history of the club, who reached the mark of 100 matches played.
He was remembered in Sydney as the “goalkeeper of the year” in the 2005-06 season, when the club won the Grand Final, as well as the player who spent more than 100 matches for the club.
On February 16, 2010, it was announced that Bolton had signed a contract with Melbourne City [3] . In just three seasons, the player spent 70 matches for the club. At the end of the 2010–11 season, he received the Club Player of the Year award [4] .
In July 2013, after completing a football career, Clint Bolton took up the position of strategic project manager at Melbourne City.
Team Career
Clint Bolton was in the Australian national team (under 20) at the 1995 World Cup in Qatar . He also took part in the qualification for the 1996 Olympic Games , but was not included in the application for the final part of the tournament. Bolton's main debut at the international level took place in the match of Australia against Paraguay in 2000. He was also a member of the national team during the UFC Cup of Nations in 2000 . Bolton stood at the gates of the Australian team in matches against the national teams of Tonga and Fiji in 2001 and kept the goal intact.
Statistics in the national team
| Australia national football team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Matches | Goals |
| 2000 | one | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | one | 0 |
| Total | four | 0 |
Achievements
Club Brisbane Strikers FC
- National Football League Champions : 1996-97
Sydney Olympic FC
- National Football League Champions: 2001-02
"Sydney"
- Winner of the regular Australian Football Championship: 2005-06 , 2009-10
- Australian Football Championship Playoff Winner: 2009-10
- OFC Champions League Winner: 2004-05
Australia national football team
- OFC Nations Cup Winner: 2000
- OFC Cup of Nations Winner (U20): 1994
Individual rewards
- Goalkeeper of the Year at the Australian Football Championship: 2005-06
- Player of the Year at FC Sydney: 2005-06
- Player of the Year at Melbourne City: 2010-11
- Symbolic team at the Australian Football Championship: 2011-12
Notes
- ↑ Clint Bolton's personal statistics for matches for clubs and the national team at National Football Teams [1]
- ↑ Clint Bolton's personal statistics on Transfermarkt [2]
- ↑ Clint Bolton - the new goalkeeper of Melbourne City (02.16.2010) [3]
- ↑ Clint Bolton recognized as “Player of the Year” in Melbourne City (04/30/2011) [4]