| Steve Corica | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Christopher Corica | |
| Date of birth | March 24, 1973 | |
| Place of birth | Innisfail, Australia | |
| Height | 1. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. For the town in Alberta Canada see Innisfail Alberta Innisfail is a town located in the far north of the state of Queensland For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. 74 m (5 ft 81⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Sydney FC | |
| Number | 10 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
1990 |
Innisfail United AIS |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1990-1995 1995-1996 1996-2000 2000-2001 2001-2004 2005-present |
Marconi-Fairfield Leicester City Wolverhampton Wanderers Sanfrecce Hiroshima Walsall Sydney FC |
103 (14) 16 (2) 100 (5) 43 (14) 73 (9) 59 (12) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1989 1990-1991 1992-1996 1993-2006 |
Australia U-17 Australia U-20 Australia U-23 Australia |
2 (1) 6 (0) 7 (0) 32 (5) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Stephen Christopher Corica (born March 24, 1973 in Innisfail, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player for Australian A-League team Sydney FC. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. For the town in Alberta Canada see Innisfail Alberta Innisfail is a town located in the far north of the state of Queensland For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The A-League is the premier Australasian domestic Association football competition Sydney FC, founded in 2004, is an Australian Association football (soccer club based in Sydney and competes in Australia's premier competition Playing primarily as an attacking midfielder, he is very versatile, able to play both centrally or outwide, or even pushed up as a support striker, many people have frequently commented on his extreme temper problems. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing But most of those comments were put to rest by brutal beatings.
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Club career
Corica started playing football in his home town of Innisfail, in Far North Queensland and joining the elite player program at the Australian Institute of Sport in 1990. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS leads the development of elite sport and is widely acknowledged in Australia and internationally as a world best practice model for elite athlete [1] On completion of the scholarship he signed with Marconi-Fairfield in the now defunct National Soccer League. The Marconi Stallions are an Australian Football (soccer club from Sydney, Australia. This page is on the former Australian soccer league For the former Canadian league see Canadian National Soccer League. In his first NSL season he made just three starts, but developed to a regular selection in following years. In 1992/93 he helped Marconi to a Grand Final win and was named Under 21 Player of the Year. [2] The next two years were less successful for the Marconi and in 1995, Corica sought a career move to Europe.
Corica signed with Leicester City in the English First Division. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between He debuted for the club on 12 August 1995 and scored in a 2-1 win. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 [3] Adding to his tally was harder to come by for following games, and in February Corica and fellow Australian Zeljko Kalac were sold to Wolverhampton Wanderers for a joint fee of £1. Zeljko Kalac ( Croatian: Željko Kalac) ˈʒɛʎkɔ ˈkalats] (born December 16, 1972 in Sydney, New South Wales) 75 million (the component for Corica was £1. 1m). [4] Kalac was unable to gain a work permit for Wolves and returned to Australia, but Corica remained. In four-and-a-half seasons at Wolves, Corica made over 100 appearances, although hampered by a series of knee injuries. [5][6]
Corica left Wolverhampton in 2000, moving to Japan with J. League side Sanfrecce Hiroshima for one season, then returning to England at Walsall. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The, or, is the top professional Football (soccer league in Japan and one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football is a football team in the J League. Team name The team name comes from the Japanese numeral for three, San and an Italian Walsall Football Club are an English football club based in Walsall, West Midlands, currently playing in League One. In September 2004, unable to work his way into the first team, Walsall agreed to release him. [7]
Sydney FC
He finally decided to return home to Australia after spending 10 years abroad, joining new A-League club Sydney FC. Sydney FC, founded in 2004, is an Australian Association football (soccer club based in Sydney and competes in Australia's premier competition It was a shaky start to the new competition for Corica, sent off in Sydney's third A-League match against Newcastle for a dangerous foul. For the English club see Newcastle United FC Newcastle United Jets is an association football (soccer club based in [8] After serving a one match suspension, he repaid the club scoring just five minutes in against Queensland Roar, and following up with a second goal later in the match. Queensland Roar FC is an Australian Association football (soccer club from Brisbane, Australia competing in the A-League competition playing Corica retained a place in the side for much of the year as Sydney progressed to the Grand Final. A set-up from Dwight Yorke in the second half, gave Corica the only goal in Sydney FC's 1-0 victory over the Central Coast Mariners to help the team win the inaugural A-League Championship. Dwight Eversley Yorke (born November 3 1971 in Canaan, Tobago) is a Trinidad and Tobago football player Sydney FC, founded in 2004, is an Australian Association football (soccer club based in Sydney and competes in Australia's premier competition Central Coast Mariners Football Club, also known as The Mariners or The Coast, are an Australian professional football (soccer team This is a list of A-League champions, that is all the clubs that have won the finals series (play-offs of the A-League Football (soccer competition
He remained with the club in 2006/07 and played a key role in Sydney's 2007 Asian Champions League campaign, scoring four goals in six matches. The AFC Champions League 2007 is the 26th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 5th edition under the current AFC Champions League title He is still at Sydney for the 2007/08 season. On April 1, 2008 he signed a 1 year contract to remain at Sydney, and given his age is possible he will retire afterwards. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
International career
Corica has represented Australia at all youth (U17, U20, U23) and at national team level[1], the first Australian to achieve the feat. The Australian national football team represents Australia in international association football competitions [9]
He represented Australia at the FIFA U-17 World Championship in Scotland in 1989. The FIFA U-17 World Cup, originally founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to the FIFA U-17 World Championship and known by its current name Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Although his team finished last in a very tough group, he did have his moments, such as scoring against Brazil in a 3-1 loss. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld In 1991, he was selected for the FIFA World Youth Championship in Portugal, where Australia performed remarkably well and reached the semi finals before losing to the hosts. The FIFA U-20 World Cup, until 2005 known as the FIFA World Youth Championship, is the world championship of Association football for male players under the age of Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. He then went on to play in two Olympic Games football tournament, the first being the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, where Australia made another impressive run to the semi finals, this time falling to Poland at the pemultimate stage. The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Barcelona, Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Four years later, he was part of the 1996 Olympics team in Atlanta. The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an International He was part of a generation of Australian players (including Paul Okon, Ned Zelic, Mark Bosnich and Zeljko Kalac) dubbed the "Golden Generation". Paul Okon (born 5 April 1972 in Sydney) is a former Australian Football (soccer player who retired after playing with Australian Nedjeljko Zelić, short form Ned Zelić (born on 4 July 1971 in Sydney) is a Croatian Australian Football (soccer player who plays for Mark Bosnich (born January 13, 1972 in Fairfield New South Wales) is an Australian Association football player Zeljko Kalac ( Croatian: Željko Kalac) ˈʒɛʎkɔ ˈkalats] (born December 16, 1972 in Sydney, New South Wales)
On April 16, 1993 Corica was given his full national team debut by Eddie Thomson (former national coach) against Kuwait in a friendly match in Singapore. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Eddie Thomson ( February 25, 1947 – February 21, 2003) was a football (soccer player and coach. The Kuwait National Football Team is the national team of Kuwait and is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association. Singapore [10] He then went on to play for the national team, earning over 40 caps (some in non-'A' internationals) and scoring 6 goals including appearances at the 1997 and 2001 Confederations Cups. After a five year absence from the national team, he appeared in an Asia Cup qualifier against Kuwait on August 16, 2006 as one of eight Sydney FC players called up to the national team. The 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification was held in late 2005 and the final qualification round was held from February to November 2006 with 25 nations are participating Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
Honours
With Australia:
With Sydney FC:
With Marconi-Fairfield:
NSL Championship: 1992-1993
Personal Honours:
References
- ^ a b Australian Soccer - Player Statistics: Com-Coz. The Australian national football team represents Australia in international association football competitions The OFC Nations Cup is a football competition held among the Oceania Football Confederation member nations The Oceania Nations Cup 2000 was held in Papeete, Tahiti. The six participating teams were Australia and New Zealand who qualified as of right Sydney FC, founded in 2004, is an Australian Association football (soccer club based in Sydney and competes in Australia's premier competition This is a list of A-League champions, that is all the clubs that have won the finals series (play-offs of the A-League Football (soccer competition The OFC Champions League is the premier club football competition in Oceania and is the region's equivalent of the UEFA Champions League. The Marconi Stallions are an Australian Football (soccer club from Sydney, Australia. This is a list of National Soccer League champions The NSL was the elite Football (soccer competition in Australia from 1977 until 2004 when the competition was scrapped and Sydney FC, founded in 2004, is an Australian Association football (soccer club based in Sydney and competes in Australia's premier competition The 2006&ndash07 season is Sydney FC ' s second season of Football (soccer in Australia The 2007–08 season is Sydney FC 's third season of Football (soccer in Australia. This page is on the former Australian soccer league For the former Canadian league see Canadian National Soccer League. OzFootball. Retrieved on 2007-12-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of
- ^ NSL Individual Player Awards. OzFootball. Retrieved on 2007-12-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of
- ^ Steve Corica - Leicester City. Sporting Heroes. Retrieved on 2007-12-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of
- ^ "Foxes win damages claim against Wolves", 4thegame. com, 1996-09-12. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Retrieved on 2007-12-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of
- ^ Steve Corica - Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. Sporting Heroes. Retrieved on 2007-12-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of
- ^ "Corica strikes gold to give Francis the blues", Guardian Unlimited, 1999-04-17. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Retrieved on 2007-12-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of
- ^ "Corica leaves Walsall", BBC Sport, 2004-09-08. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Retrieved on 2007-12-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of
- ^ Robert Szomolnoki. "A-League Report:Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC", OzFootball, 2005-09-11. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Retrieved on 2007-12-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican
- ^ Cockerill, M. "Corica back to where it began", Sydney Morning Herald, 2005-01-04. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Retrieved on 2007-12-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of
- ^ Socceroo International Games. OzFootball. Retrieved on 2007-12-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of
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