 Sterjovski in Australia training in 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mile Sterjovski[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 May 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right winger, second striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1988 | Wollongong Olympic | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1993 | Lake Heights FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Wollongong Wolves | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1998 | AIS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Wollongong Wolves | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Illawarra Lions | 3 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Sydney United | 37 | (20) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Parramatta Power | 31 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2004 | Lille | 91 | (15) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2007 | FC Basel | 73 | (31) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Hacettepe | 24 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Derby County | 27 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Perth Glory | 63 | (15) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Dalian Aerbin | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Central Coast Mariners | 50 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 415 | (109) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Australia U20 | 7 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Australia U23 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2010 | Australia | 43 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Northbridge Bulls | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Macarthur FC (Assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Macarthur FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mile Sterjovski (born 27 May 1979) is an Australian former professional soccer player. He played predominantly as a right winger or as a second striker, but also played as a left winger and central midfielder. Sterjovski is the current head coach of A-League club Macarthur FC.[2]
Sterjovski played youth football with Wollongong Wolves and the AIS before making his senior debut for Wolves in the National Soccer League. After also playing for Wollongong United, Sydney United and Parramatta Power, Sterjovski moved overseas to play for French club Lille OSC. He also spent time in Switzerland (with Basel) and Turkey (with Hacettepe) before joining Derby in the English Premier League. He eventually returned to Australia to play in the A-League for Perth Glory and Central Coast Mariners, separated by a period playing for Dalian Aerbin in the Chinese Super League. He then returned to the A-league to win the championship with the Central Coast Mariners.
He played for the Australia national team from 2000 to 2010, making 43 appearances and scoring 8 goals, including three games at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and an international hat-trick against Tahiti.[3]
- ^ "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.
- ^ Chadwick, Justin (23 January 2023). "Sterjovski unveiled as Macarthur ALM coach". The West Australian.
- ^ "Player Profile". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.