Josip Skoko

Josip Skoko
Skoko playing for Wigan Athletic in 2007
Personal information
Full name Josip Skoko[1]
Date of birth (1975-12-10) 10 December 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth Mount Gambier, Australia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) 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)
International career
1993–1995 Australia U20 11 (3)
2000 Australia Olympic (O.P.) 3 (0)
1997–2007 Australia 51 (9)
Managerial career
North Geelong Warriors (youth)
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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Josip Skoko (born 10 December 1975) is an Australian former professional 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."[3] Skoko is currently the Director of Football at North Geelong Warriors FC.[4]

  1. ^ "Josip Skoko". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Player Profile". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Former Socceroo Josip Skoko joins Melbourne Heart". Red & White Unite. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Board of Directors • North Geelong Warriors FC – Official Website". North Geelong Warriors FC – Official Website. Retrieved 30 October 2019.