John Filan
Filan warming-up with Sydney FC
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Richard Filan | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1991 | St. George Saints | 52 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | Wollongong Wolves | 23 | (0) |
| 1992 | St. George Saints | 0 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Wollongong Wolves | 6 | (0) |
| 1993–1995 | Cambridge United | 68 | (0) |
| 1995 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Coventry City | 16 | (0) |
| 1997–2001 | Blackburn Rovers | 64 | (0) |
| 2001–2007 | Wigan Athletic | 184 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2008 | Sydney FC | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 416 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1990–1992 | Australia U23 | 14 | (0) |
| 1992–1997 | Australia | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John Richard Filan (born 8 February 1970 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian former football player.
As a player he was a goalkeeper from 1989 until 2008 and notably played in the Premier League for Coventry City, Blackburn Rovers and Wigan Athletic, having also been contracted without playing for Nottingham Forest in England's top division. He also played in the Football League for Cambridge United and Doncaster Rovers, and in his native country for St. George Saints, Wollongong Wolves and Sydney F.C.. He was capped three times by Australia.
He played for St. George Saints and Wollongong Wolves in the old National Soccer League in Australia before moving to England to join Cambridge United in 1993, after an unsuccessful trial at Southampton. In 1995 he signed for Coventry City, then moved on to Blackburn Rovers in 1997.
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