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Craig Foster (Australian footballer)

Craig Foster
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Personal information
Full name Craig Andrew Foster
Date of birth (1969-04-15) 15 April 1969 (age 47)
Place of birth Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1986–1987 AIS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1989 Sydney United 39 (2)
1989–1990 Sunshine Georgies 33 (0)
1991 Avala
1991 Singapore
1992 Avala 6 (0)
1992–1993 Ernest Borel
1994–1996 Adelaide City 50 (16)
1996–1997 Marconi Stallions 26 (4)
1997–1998 Portsmouth 19 (4)
1998–2000 Crystal Palace 52 (3)
2000–2003 Northern Spirit 43 (2)
National team
1985 Australia U-17
1996–2000 Australia 29 (9)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.



* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Craig Foster (born 15 April 1969 in Lismore, New South Wales) is a retired Australian association football player, and is currently a sports colour commentator for the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) in Australia. He is renowned for his outspoken stance on the need for soccer in Australia to mature.

Foster attended Kadina High School, and periodically returns to speak and motivate students.

Playing as a midfielder, Foster debuted with Sydney Croatia in 1988, playing in a losing grand final in his first season. He moved to Victorian club Sunshine George Cross in 1989 before returning to Sydney to play for Avala in the NSW Super League. In 1992, Foster moved to Ernest Borel in Hong Kong before returning to Australia to play for Adelaide City and Marconi in the NSL.

As a 28-year-old he moved to England, linking up with Terry Venables firstly at Portsmouth, before moving to Crystal Palace as a free agent. He played at Palace until the end of the 1999–2000 season.

He returned to Australia to play with Northern Spirit until his retirement from the game in 2003.


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