Frank Juric
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Juric | ||
| Date of birth | 28 October 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Melbourne Knights (Assistant Coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Melbourne Knights | |||
| 1990–1991 | AIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1996 | Melbourne Knights | 56 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Collingwood Warriors | 25 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 36 | (0) |
| 1999–2004 | Bayer Leverkusen | 11 | (0) |
| 2004–2008 | Hannover 96 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Perth Glory | 4 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1993 | Australia U-20 | ||
| 1996 | Australia U-23 | ||
| 1995–2001 | Australia | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009–2010 | Perth Glory (Goalkeeping Coach) | ||
| 2012– | Melbourne Knights (Assistant Coach) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Frank Juric (Croatian: Frank Jurić; born 28 October 1973 in Melbourne) is an Australian former goalkeeper and the goalkeeping coach of Victorian Premier League club Melbourne Knights.
Juric began his professional career in the former Australian national league with Melbourne Knights, where he won two league titles, before moving to the newly formed Collingwood Warriors (also based in Melbourne). The club struggled financially though and was unable to go on beyond this solitary season, in which they finished second bottom.
The goalkeeper took this as his cue to move to Europe, although the transfer was a protracted affair, as Collingwood Warriors – no longer technically in existence – still demanded a fee from Fortuna Düsseldorf. Eventually, this was resolved by the German club paying $30,000 and Juric was free to move for the 1997–98 season.
His first season in Germany was relatively successful as Fortuna Düsseldorf finished seventh in the 2. Bundesliga. However, the following year they suffered relegation to the Regionalliga-West. Fortunately for him, Juric had been spotted by Bundesliga team Bayer 04 Leverkusen and he signed for the high-flying club in summer 1999.
Juric was used as a backup keeper here, behind the likes of Adam Matysek and Hans-Jörg Butt but still managed 11 Bundesliga appearances as the club enjoyed a series of strong performances both domestically, and notably in the 2002 Champions League, where they reached the final. Juric himself appeared twice in the UEFA Champions League in 2002–03, against Olympiacos and Manchester United.
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