Mark Viduka

Mark Viduka
Viduka playing for Australia in 2005
Personal information
Full name Mark Antony Viduka[1]
Date of birth (1975-10-09) 9 October 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1992–1993 AIS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 Melbourne Knights 48 (40)
1995–1998 Dinamo Zagreb 84 (40)
1998–2000 Celtic 37 (30)
2000–2004 Leeds United 130 (59)
2004–2007 Middlesbrough 72 (26)
2007–2009 Newcastle United 38 (7)
Total 491 (202)
International career
1993–1994 Australia U20 20 (32)
1994–2000 Australia U23 21 (17)
1994–2007 Australia 43 (11)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Australia
FIFA Confederations Cup
Runner-up 1997 Saudi Arabia
OFC U-20 Championship
Winner 1994 Fiji
OFC U-23 Championship
Winner 1996 Australia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mark Antony Viduka (/vɪˈduːkə/ vih-DOOK-ə; born 9 October 1975)[2][3][4][5][6] is an Australian former soccer player who played as a centre forward. Viduka captained the Australia national team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, reaching the Round of 16, which remains their joint-best performance to date. His four goals in the UEFA Champions League are the most scored by any Australian player.

  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. ^ "Mark Viduka". ESPN. 14 August 2002.
  3. ^ "Viduka leaves the asylum". The Guardian. 20 November 2000.
  4. ^ "VIDUKA from tantrum to talisman Cartoon strips, dressing room rows and a name change . . . Australia's captain has come a long way since he walked out on Celtic. Mark Wilson reports". Herald Scotland. 5 June 2006.
  5. ^ "Celtic consider Viduka legal move". BBC. 7 December 1998.
  6. ^ "Viduka progovorio nakon duge šutnje: Kovač je dobar čovjek, igrači će ga pratiti". Večernji list (in Serbo-Croatian). 6 June 2014.