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Wednesday, 9 May 2007

The best players from Canberra? Do you know any more?

Here's is my list of ACT players, who used to run around the Canberra ovals for their junior clubs, who are now playing at the elite level of football, including a couple at the Australian Institute of Sport.

Carl Valeri Socceroo (Grosetto, Italy)
Sally Shipard (Matildas)
Joe Simunic (Hertha Berlin, Croatia)
Caitlin Munoz (Matildas)
Matthew Kemp (Melbourne Victory)
Lydia Williams (Matildas)
Ned Zelic (Dinamo Tbilisi, Gerogia)
Peter Buljan (SV Eintracht Trier 05)
Lindsay Wilson ( Currently PSV, Holland?)
Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Sydney FC)
Kaz Patafta (Melbourne Victory, Portugal)
Adam Casey (Sydney FC)
Shaun Ontong (Adelaide United)
Dominic Giampaolo (AIS Scholarship)
Dane Milovanovic (AIS Scholarship)
Amy Chapman (AIS Scholarship

If you have any other information, I'm sure to have missed a couple please let me know.

Who do you rate as the best player from Canberra?

Category 1. Currently playing
Category 2. Ever, including past players.

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sally Shipard is from Albury. Only moved to Canberra last year

Eamonn said...

point taken, but we count her as one of our now!

After all Russell Crowe, born in NZ, is claimed by Australia!

Anonymous said...

Lindsay Wilson, Formerly with Tuggeranong in the ACT PL is now signed with PSV in Holland. A possible move to Dundee in Scotland is on the cards.

Eamonn said...

Thanks, I'd forgotten Lindsay!

Eamonn said...

Who did he play with in the season just gone?

Anonymous said...

Lindsay has been at PSV for a while now...he has been getting loaned out for the past few years.

Eamonn said...

I knew he was at PSV but haven't been able to find who he played with in the season just gone..back at PSV or stayed at Kilmarnock?Struggling to find info on websites, so if you can point me in the right direction that would be great.

Anonymous said...

Kulscar, George

3 appearances for the Socceroos (1996-1997)
Australian Representative at the U/20 - 1987 World Youth Cup Finals

Played Juniors in Canberra before going to the AIS

Played for Canberra City and St. George in the NSL

5 years in Belguim with Royal Antwerp
5 years in England with Bradford City and Queens Park Rangers

Back in Australia working for Soccer NSW

Anonymous said...

Andrew Bernal...ex Narrabundah FC player who played for the Socceroos and captained the young Socceroos. He played locally for Sydney Olympic as well as Reading (UK), Jerez and Sporting Gijon (Spain)...went on to become a player agent and was responsible for David Beckham during his early days at Real Madrid. Was an Idol at Reading where he captained the side for many years !

Eamonn said...

Saw him on Fox Sports recently talking about his links with Beckham

Does he still have links with Canberra?

Anonymous said...

Yes, his parents still live in Canberra and he drops in from time to time.