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Full name | Simon Colosimo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 8 January 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | AIS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1997–2000 | Carlton SC | 50 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | South Melbourne | 18 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Manchester City | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2002 | Royal Antwerp | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Perth Glory | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Parramatta Power | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | Pahang FA | 20 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2008 | Perth Glory | 50 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | → Sivasspor (loan) | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Sydney FC | 34 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2013 | Melbourne Heart | 63 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Dempo | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Goulburn Valley Suns | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Werribee City | 18 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Dandenong Thunder | 48 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Whittlesea Ranges | 14 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Bulleen Lions | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 415 | (37) | |||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–1999 | Australia U-20 | 16 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1997–2000 | Australia U-23 | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2010 | Australia | 26 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 September 2018 |
Simon Colosimo (born 8 January 1979) is an Australian former soccer player who played as a centre back and defensive midfielder.
He spent two years playing in Europe with spells in the Premier League with Manchester City and in the Belgian First Division for Royal Antwerp. Aside a spells with Pahang FA in 2004 and Sivasspor in 2007, the rest of his career was spent in his native Australia notably in the A-League with South Melbourne, Perth Glory, Parramatta Power and Sydney FC. He also played for Carlton SC, Melbourne Heart, Dempo, Goulburn Valley Suns, Werribee City, Dandenong Thunder, Whittlesea Ranges, Bulleen Lions. He was capped 26 times by Australia, scoring 3 goals.