John Kosmina
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander John Kosmina | ||
| Date of birth | 17 August 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1973 | Polonia Adelaide | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1976 | Polonia Adelaide | ||
| 1977 | West Adelaide Hellas | 23 | (12) |
| 1978 | Adelaide City | 4 | (0) |
| 1978–1979 | Arsenal | 1 | (0) |
| 1979–1980 | West Adelaide Hellas | 44 | (12) |
| 1981–1986 | Sydney City | 150 | (89) |
| 1987–1988 | Sydney Olympic | 44 | (13) |
| 1989 | APIA Leichhardt | 24 | (6) |
| 1990 | Sutherland Sharks | ||
| National team | |||
| 1976–1988 | Australia | 60 | (25) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1994–1995 | Warringah Dolphins | ||
| 1995–1998 | Newcastle Breakers | ||
| 1999–2003 | Brisbane Strikers | ||
| 2003–2007 | Adelaide United | ||
| 2007–2009 | Sydney FC | ||
| 2010–2011 | Adelaide Raiders | ||
| 2011 | Croydon Kings | ||
| 2011–2012 | Adelaide United (Caretaker) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Adelaide United | ||
| 2016– | Brisbane City | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Alexander John Kosmina (born 17 August 1956), known as John Kosmina, is an Australian former football (soccer) player and manager, who is currently the Senior Coach of the Brisbane City club. He is a member of the Football Federation Australia Football Hall of Fame.
Kosmina is of Polish Australian ethnicity. He played for Polonia and then West Adelaide, before signing for English side Arsenal in February 1978. However, he only played one first-team league game for the Gunners (as a substitute against Leeds United on 19 August 1978), along with 3 appearances (2 as a substitute) in that season's UEFA cup. He returned to Australia in May 1979.
On his return, he went on to become one of the National Soccer League's most prolific scorers, with stints at Adelaide City, West Adelaide (for a second time), Sydney City, Sydney Olympic and A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers before retiring in 1989. The most successful of these was with Sydney City, being part of their 1981 and 1982 championship winning teams, as well as being the league's top scorer in 1982.
After retiring, he began coaching the Warringah Dolphins in the New South Wales state leagues, before coaching NSL side Newcastle Breakers, followed by a stint at the Brisbane Strikers. Both stints were largely unsuccessful, his sides reaching the finals only once.
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