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Saša Ognenovski

Saša Ognenovski
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Ognenovski in 2012
Personal information
Full name Saša Ognenovski
Date of birth (1979-04-03) 3 April 1979 (age 38)
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 Preston Lions 88 (8)
2000–2002 Melbourne Knights 51 (0)
2002–2003 Panachaiki 2 (0)
2003–2004 Preston Lions 26 (5)
2005 Fawkner-Whittlesea Blues 16 (2)
2006–2008 Queensland Roar 38 (2)
2008–2009 Adelaide United 23 (3)
2009–2012 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 80 (9)
2012–2014 Umm-Salal 29 (1)
2014–2015 Sydney FC 16 (3)
National team
2010–2013 Australia 22 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 November 2014.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 December 2013

Saša Ognenovski (Macedonian: Саша Огненовски; born 3 April 1979) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as a central defender, who last played for Sydney FC in the A-League and the Australia national team, and is the vice captain of the former. In 2010, he was named Asian Footballer of the Year, won a position in the K-League Best XI, and won the AFC Champions League with Seongnam. These achievements led to his inclusion in the Australian squad for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.

He previously played with Preston Lions in the 1997–2000 and 2003–2004 seasons, then with Melbourne Knights in the 2000–2001 and 2001–2002 seasons, and in the 2002–2003 season with Greek side Panahaiki, and then with Queensland Roar until transferring to Adelaide United FC in February 2008 to play in the Asian Champions League, starting in March 2008.

Ognenovski played his 50th A-League match against Sydney FC on 22 November 2008 scoring the opening goal, his first for Adelaide, in the 2–0 win at Hindmarsh Stadium. He followed this up a week later scoring a dramatic equaliser in Adelaide's 1–1 draw with Newcastle Jets heading in from another set piece.


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