Stan Lazaridis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stanley Lazaridis | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Perth, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back / Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Olympic Kingsway | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Floreat Athena | 28 | (2) |
| 1992–1995 | West Adelaide | 73 | (6) |
| 1995–1999 | West Ham United | 69 | (3) |
| 1999–2006 | Birmingham City | 191 | (8) |
| 2006–2008 | Perth Glory | 13 | (0) |
| Total | 374 | (19) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1992–2006 | Australia U-17 | 5 | (2) |
| 1993–2006 | Australia | 60 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:47, 20 January 2010 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:30, 20 January 2010 (UTC) |
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Stanley "Stan" Lazaridis (born 16 August 1972) is an Australian former footballer. He was predominantly a left winger though he had been known to perform at left-back. He last played for his home-town club Perth Glory and made 58 official appearances for Australia and was in the Australian 2006 FIFA World Cup squad.
His reputation as a young left-footed teenager began with Olympic Kingsway where, despite his age, he intimidated many a defender with his change of pace.
Lazaridis made his senior debut for West Adelaide Hellas in the Australian National Soccer League in the 1992 season. His dribbling ability and pace drew much attention on the Australian scene. At the end of the 1995 season he earned a move to Europe when West Ham manager Harry Redknapp encountered Lazaridis playing for West Adelaide during West Ham's pre-season tour of Australia in May, 1995. Signed for £300,000 a poor debut and consistent injury problems made his debut season difficult when he made only six appearances. He scored his first goal for West Ham in a 1-1 away draw with Wimbledon on 18 March 1997. Over four seasons, Lazaridis, played just 87 games for West Ham United and scored three goals. In 1999, he dropped a division to sign for Birmingham City when manager Trevor Francis signed him in a deal worth an eventual £1.7million. Settling much better at St Andrew's, he played an important role in guiding the team up to the Premiership for the 2002–03 season, scoring one of the penalties in the play-off final shootout to help them get promoted to the Premier League. While at Birmingham he played in the 2001 Football League Cup Final.
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