Sasho Petrovski Explained

Sasho Petrovski
Fullname:Sašo Petrovski
Birth Date:5 March 1975
Birth Place:Bankstown, Australia
Height:1.81 m[1]
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:Sydney Macedonia
Years1:1993–1996
Clubs1:Bankstown City
Caps1:25
Goals1:5
Years2:1996–1997
Clubs2:Parramatta Eagles
Caps2:41
Goals2:30
Years3:1997–2001
Clubs3:Wollongong Wolves
Caps3:69
Goals3:40
Years5:2001–2003
Clubs5:Viborg FF
Caps5:53
Goals5:16
Years7:2003–2004
Clubs7:Parramatta Power
Caps7:15
Goals7:7
Years8:2004-2005
Clubs8:Bankstown City
Caps8:4
Goals8:2
Years9:2005–2007
Clubs9:Sydney FC
Caps9:50
Goals9:20
Years10:2007–2009
Clubs10:Central Coast Mariners
Caps10:39
Goals10:13
Years11:2009–2011
Clubs11:Newcastle Jets
Caps11:45
Goals11:8
Years12:2011–2013
Clubs12:South Coast Wolves
Caps12:42
Goals12:14
Years13:2013
Clubs13:Bankstown City
Caps13:11
Goals13:10
Pcupdate:21:00, 13 February 2011 (UTC)
Nationalyears1:2001–2006
Nationalteam1:Australia
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:1
Ntupdate:17:30, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

Sasho Petrovski (Macedonian: Сашо Петровски, Sašo Petrovski) (born 5 March 1975) is a former Australian football (soccer) player who last played for South Coast Wolves. Petrovski has two caps for the Australian national team. Petrovski was known in the A-League as one of the most prolific strikers, scoring 41 goals between the 3 clubs.

Club career

In the old National Soccer League, Petrovski played 94 games and scored 47 goals. Petrovski scored the second hat trick in A-League history. He played for Viborg FF in the Danish Superliga.[2]

Sydney FC

In 2005, he returned home to play in the newly formed A-League with Sydney FC, where he scored 20 goals in 50 appearances, becoming a fan favorite.[3] On 5 January 2007, it was announced that Petrovski would be reunited with former Sydney FC manager Pierre Littbarski at Japanese second division club Avispa Fukuoka when the current A-League finishes.

Central Coast Mariners

However, this deal fell through, due to a limit of foreign players in the squad. He then signed with the Central Coast Mariners on 12 February 2007.[4] Petrovski achieved his first milestone for the Gosford club, when he scored his 10th goal in the 3–2 loss to his former club Sydney FC in round 2 of the 2008–09 A-League season.[5]

Newcastle Jets

On 3 February 2009 he signed a 2-year deal with rivals Newcastle Jets after he could not agree on terms for a new deal with the Mariners.[6] Petrovski has enjoyed a successful start to his time at the Jets, scoring three goals in Newcastle's ACL campaign, topping their goal scorers list. He became a fan favorite with the Newcastle faithful, with whom he had been disliked, due to his time with Sydney FC and the Central Coast Mariners.

Since joining Newcastle, Petrovski has become just the 6th player to reach 100 A-League games. He marked his milestone with a late winner over a Robbie Fowler led North Queensland Fury, Petrovski muscled his way through the Fury defence to put his side up 3–2, with 7 minutes remaining in the match.[7] In the 2010/11 season, Petrovski was the club's top scorer despite not starting a game all season. Petrovski left Newcastle after 2 seasons, after being unable to negotiate a new contract.[8]

South Coast Wolves

It was reported that Petrovski would go on to sign with his former NSL club Wollongong Wolves, now known as South Coast Wolves in the NSW Premier League.[9]

International career

He made his international debut against Japan in 2001 and scored his first international goal in the Asian Cup qualifier between Australia and Kuwait at Sydney Football Stadium on 16 August 2006.[10]

Honours

With Central Coast Mariners:

With Sydney FC:

With Wollongong Wolves:

Personal honours:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 4 December 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051219093824/http://www.fifa.com/documents/tournaments/cwc/CWC_2005_sl-latest.xls . 19 December 2005 . dead .
  2. Sasho Petrovski at playerhistory.com
  3. Web site: Pressure on Sydney to steer the ship. 26 August 2005. The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 March 2011.
  4. Web site: Petrovski signs with Mariners . 12 February 2007. News.com.au. 3 March 2011.
  5. Web site: Ten-man Sydney FC sinks Mariners in thrilling Coast clash. 23 August 2008. A-League. 3 March 2011.
  6. Web site: Sasho signs up to the Jets . 4 February 2009 . 18 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120318202932/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/95504,sasho-signs-up-to-the-jets.aspx . dead .
  7. Web site: Jets sneak home. 20 December 2009. A-League. 3 March 2011.
  8. Web site: Evergreen Petrovski going but not gone. 16 February 2011. Newcastle Herald. 3 March 2011.
  9. Web site: Nash in frame for full-time contract. 1 March 2010. Newcastle Herald. 3 March 2011.
  10. Web site: Australia Defeats Kuwait 2–0 to Advance to Asian Cup. 16 August 2006. Bloomberg. 3 March 2011.