Josip Skoko
Skoko playing for Wigan Athletic in 2007
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Josip Skoko | ||
| Date of birth | 10 December 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Mount Gambier, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991 | North Geelong Warriors | ||
| 1992–1993 | AIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | North Geelong Warriors | 32 | (8) |
| 1995–1999 | Hajduk Split | 97 | (20) |
| 1999–2003 | Genk | 100 | (8) |
| 2003–2005 | Gençlerbirliği | 58 | (4) |
| 2005–2008 | Wigan Athletic | 45 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Stoke City (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Hajduk Split | 52 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Melbourne Heart | 22 | (0) |
| Total | 415 | (43) | |
| National team | |||
| 1993–1995 | Australia U-20 | 11 | (3) |
| 2000 | Australia U-23 | 3 | (0) |
| 1997–2007 | Australia | 51 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Josip Skoko (born 10 December 1975) is a former Australian footballer who played as a central midfielder for North Geelong Warriors, Hajduk Split, Genk, Gençlerbirliği, Wigan Athletic, Stoke City and Melbourne Heart. Skoko has been described as a central midfielder with "superb on-ball ability, inch perfect passing, and his ability to turn defence to attack in an instant."
Skoko was born in Mount Gambier, he played for Mt Gambier Croatia until he was 9 years old when he and his family moved to Geelong. Skoko played for North Geelong Warriors before moving to Croatian side Hajduk Split in 1995. After four years at Stadion Poljud he signed for Belgium club Genk. At Genk he was made captain and helped the team win the title in 2001–02. He joined Turkish club Gençlerbirliği in 2003 where he spent two years before moving to English football.
Skoko joined Premier League club Wigan Athletic for €1 million at the beginning of the 2005-06 season, although he initially failed to maintain a regular place in the first team. On 7 January 2006 Skoko signed for Football League Championship side Stoke City on loan until the end of the 2005–06 season. He played nine times for Stoke and scored twice against Sheffield United and Crystal Palace.
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