John Aloisi

John Aloisi
Aloisi signing for Sydney FC in 2008
Personal information
Full name John Aloisi[1]
Date of birth (1976-02-05) 5 February 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Adelaide, South Australia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Western United (head coach)
Youth career
AIS, Rostrevor College[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 Adelaide City 1 (0)
1992–1993 Standard Liège 0 (0)
1993–1995 Antwerp 35 (7)
1995–1997 Cremonese 48 (4)
1997–1998 Portsmouth 60 (26)
1998–2001 Coventry City 41 (10)
2001–2005 Osasuna 121 (29)
2005–2007 Alavés 58 (16)
2007–2008 Central Coast Mariners 15 (7)
2008–2010 Sydney FC 40 (12)
2010–2011 Melbourne Heart 20 (8)
Total 439 (119)
International career
1992 Australia U20 6 (1)
2004 Australia Olympic (O.P.) 7 (3)
1997–2008 Australia 55 (27)
Managerial career
2011–2012 Melbourne Heart (youth)
2012–2013 Melbourne Heart
2015 Melbourne Victory (youth assistant)
2015–2018 Brisbane Roar
2021– Western United
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Men's Association football
FIFA Confederations Cup
Runner-up 1997 Saudi Arabia
Third place 2001 South Korea-Japan
OFC Nations Cup
Winner 2004 Australia
AFC–OFC Challenge Cup
Runner-up 2001 Japan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Aloisi (/ˌælˈs/; born 5 February 1976) is an Australian former soccer player and current head coach of A-League club Western United. In a professional career that spanned 20 seasons, with league totals of 459 games and 127 goals, he was the first Australian ever to play and score in La Liga, the Premier League and Serie A.

He returned to Australia in 2007, with four seasons in the A-League. Aloisi was an integral member of the Australia national team for more than a decade, and represented the nation at the 2006 World Cup, being an essential figure in the qualifying stages.[3] He also appeared for the Socceroos in two Confederations Cups. A former striker, Aloisi was described as a goal poacher who was able to "hold the ball up well and create opportunities for his teammates."[4]

  1. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Soccer Program".
  3. ^ Australia reach World Cup finals; BBC Sport, 16 November 2005
  4. ^ "Player Profiles". Yahoo!7 Sport. Archived from the original on 28 August 2006. Retrieved 30 November 2013.