Sasho Petrovski
Australian soccer player (born 1975)
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Sasho Petrovski (Macedonian: Сашо Петровски, Sašo Petrovski; born 5 March 1975) is an Australian former soccer player who played as a forward. He has two caps for the Australian national team. He was known in the A-League as one of the most prolific strikers, scoring 41 goals between the 3 clubs.
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Petrovski playing for the Central Coast Mariners in 2008 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 March 1975 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bankstown, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Sydney Macedonia | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1996 | Bankstown City | 25 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Parramatta Eagles | 41 | (30) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–2001 | Wollongong Wolves | 69 | (40) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Viborg FF | 53 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Parramatta Power | 15 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004-2005 | Bankstown City | 4 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Sydney FC | 50 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Central Coast Mariners | 39 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Newcastle Jets | 45 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | South Coast Wolves | 42 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Bankstown City | 11 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2006 | Australia | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
In the old National Soccer League, Petrovski played 94 games and scored 47 goals. He scored the second hat trick in A-League history. He played for Viborg FF in the Danish Superliga.[2]
Sydney FC
In 2005, Petrovski returned home to play in the newly formed A-League with Sydney FC, where he scored 20 goals in 50 appearances, becoming a fan favorite.[3] On 5 January 2007, it was announced that he would be reunited with former Sydney FC manager Pierre Littbarski at Japanese second division club Avispa Fukuoka when the current A-League finishes.
Central Coast Mariners
However, this deal fell through, due to a limit of foreign players in the squad. He then signed with the Central Coast Mariners on 12 February 2007.[4] Petrovski achieved his first milestone for the Gosford club, when he scored his 10th goal in the 3–2 loss to his former club Sydney FC in round 2 of the 2008–09 A-League season.[5]
Newcastle Jets
On 3 February 2009, Petrovski signed a two-year deal with rivals Newcastle Jets after he could not agree on terms for a new deal with the Mariners.[6] He enjoyed a successful start to his time at the Jets, scoring three goals in Newcastle's ACL campaign, topping their goal scorers list. He became a fan favorite with the Newcastle faithful, with whom he had been disliked, due to his time with Sydney FC and the Central Coast Mariners.
After joining Newcastle, Petrovski became just the sixth player to reach 100 A-League games. He marked his milestone with a late winner over a Robbie Fowler led North Queensland Fury, Petrovski muscled his way through the Fury defence to put his side up 3–2, with seven minutes remaining in the match.[7] In the 2010–11 season, Petrovski was the club's top scorer despite not starting a game all season. Petrovski left Newcastle after two seasons, after being unable to negotiate a new contract.[8]
South Coast Wolves
It was reported that Petrovski would go on to sign with his former NSL club Wollongong Wolves, now known as South Coast Wolves in the NSW Premier League.[9]
International career
He made his international debut against Japan in 2001 and scored his first international goal in the Asian Cup qualifier between Australia and Kuwait at Sydney Football Stadium on 16 August 2006.[10]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 16 August 2006 | Sydney Football Stadium (1988), Sydney, Australia |  Kuwait | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
Honours
Central Coast Mariners
Sydney FC
Wollongong Wolves
- NSL Championship: 1999–2000, 2000–2001
- Oceania Club Championship: 2000–2001
Australia
- AFC–OFC Challenge Cup: runner-up 2001[11]
Personal honours:
- NSL Top Scorer: 2000–2001 with Wollongong Wolves – 21 goals
