Andrew Koczka Explained

Andrew Koczka
Birth Date:9 September 1965
Birth Place:Annandale, Australia[1]
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1983–1991
Clubs1:St. George Saints
Caps1:177
Goals1:25
Years2:1991–1993
Clubs2:Newcastle Breakers
Caps2:40
Goals2:5
Nationalyears1:1988–1989
Nationalteam1:Australia
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:0

Andrew Koczka (born 9 September 1965) is an Australian former soccer player who played at both professional and international levels, as a midfielder.

Career

Koczka played club football in Australia for St. George Saints and Newcastle Breakers.[2] [3]

Koczka made the first of five appearances for Australia in March 1988 in an Olympic qualification match against Taiwan in Adelaide.[4] [5] He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, making one appearance in the tournament.[6] Citing business interests, Koczka retired from international football in 1990.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Warren . Johnny . Johnny Warren. 1989-01-08 . Andy yanks on biggest boots . 90 . The Sydney Morning Herald . 2021-06-28.
  2. Web site: Aussie Footballers - Andrew Koczka . OzFootball . 2020-04-21.
  3. Web site: Koch-Kozlica. Australian Players Database.
  4. Web site: Lars. Aarhus. Zaur. Antikov. Mikael. Jönsson. Bojan. Jovanovic. Neil. Morrison. Games of the XXIV. Olympiad - Football Qualifying Tournament . RSSSF.com . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2021-06-28.
  5. Web site: Thomas. Esamie. Greg. Stock. Kieran. James. Doug. Butcher. Jean-Michel. Cazal. Socceroo 1988 Matches . 2021-06-28 . OzFootball.
  6. Web site: Profile. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418071409/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/andrew-koczka-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Sports Reference.
  7. News: Cockerill . Michael. Mike Cockerill . 1990-10-03 . Season starts with a hint of irony . 57 . The Sydney Morning Herald . 2021-06-28.