Ivan Zelic
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Ivan Zelic at Flickerfest Short Film Festival opens at Bondi Pavilion, Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia, 11 January 2013
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivan Zelic | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Canberra, Australia | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985– | Canberra FC | ||
| 1994–1995 | AIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Sydney Olympic | 24 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Canberra Cosmos | 33 | (2) |
| 1999–2000 | Adelaide City | 9 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Melbourne Knights | 5 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Sydney United | 13 | (0) |
| 2003 | Johor FC | ||
| 2003–2005 | St. George Saints | ||
| 2006 | Blacktown City Demons | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1996–1997 | Australia U-20 | ||
| 1998–1999 | Australia U-23 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:30, 19 August 2010 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:30, 19 August 2010 (UTC) |
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Ivan Zelic (born 24 February 1978) is a former international footballer (Soccer) as well as a current writer, film-maker, actor and model.
Ivan Zelic was born to Croatian parents, and began to play football (Soccer) at the age of 7 for club side Canberra FC, a club known as a breeding ground for Australian Croatian footballing talent, with the likes of older brother, Australian international Ned Zelic, and Croatian international Josip Simunic also coming through the same ranks.
He won a scholarship at the illustrious Australian Institute of Sport (A.I.S) at the age of 16. Known for his cultured left foot, it was here that Zelic was picked out by Sydney Olympic in the National Soccer League (NSL), where he began to ply his trade in the professional league at the age of 17, cementing a spot as a defender in David Ratcliffe's side of 1995–96.
After two seasons, he then signed for Canberra Cosmos, and due to his outstanding leadership qualities, in his second year there was to become the National Soccer League's youngest ever captain at the age of 21. With a below par squad recruited by coach Rale Rasic though, the team lacked the ingredients to be seriously competitive, Rasic eventually sacked towards the end of the season as the team struggled to elevate itself from the foot of the table.
He then signed for Adelaide City on a two-year deal with mixed results after succumbing to injury, and infuriating coach Zoran Matic by becoming involved with modeling, which led to him missing a training session to shoot a campaign in 2000. Halfway through the second season in Adelaide, Zelic departed for Melbourne Knights.
After finishing the season, Zelic returned home to play for Canberra FC, being a stand out for the local side as a left sided midfielder as they won the minor premiership, and finally enjoying his football again.
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