 Kalac in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zeljko Kalac[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988 | Sydney United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1995 | Sydney United | 92 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Leicester City | 2 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Sydney United | 30 | (0) |
| 1998–2002 | Roda JC | 115 | (0) |
| 2002–2005 | Perugia | 79 | (0) |
| 2005–2009 | AC Milan | 38 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Kavala | 9 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Sydney United | ||
| 2013 | Hobart Zebras | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 366 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1992–2006 | Australia | 54 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2015 | Sydney FC (GK Coach) | ||
| 2015–2017 | Western Sydney Wanderers (GK Coach) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Karabükspor (GK Coach) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Melbourne City (GK Coach) | ||
| 2020 | Sydney United | ||
| 2020–2021 | Xanthi FC (GK coach) | ||
| 2021–2023 | NK Urania Baška Voda | ||
| 2023 | Bulls FC Academy | ||
| 2024 | Sydney United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Zeljko Kalac (born 16 December 1972) is an Australian former soccer player who most recently coached Sydney United 58 in the National Premier Leagues NSW.[2] Standing at 2.02 m, Kalac is the tallest player to have represented the Australia national football team.[3]
Although he was a goalkeeper, Kalac's preferred playing number (when not the conventional number 1) is 18 and has generally worn this number when playing for Australia. However, when he joined Italian club A.C. Milan in 2005, the number 18 was already claimed by Marek Jankulovski, who joined at the same time, and so he chose number 16. When he transferred to Kavala, number 18 was also taken, so he settled for number 60.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Stavroulakis, Nick (15 November 2023). "Zeljko Kalac appointed Sydney United 58 head coach". Football NSW. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ Smithies, Tom. "World Cup qualifiers: Harry Souttar poised to become second-tallest Socceroo in clash against Kuwait". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 September 2019.