Petkovic started off his career with South Melbourne in the NSL as a 19-year-old. As the second choice to youth product Dean Anastasiadis, Petkovic was relegated to cup games for game time. Petkovic however took advantage of his limited opportunities and produced numerous man of the match performances in South Melbourne's successful NSL Cup run in the 1995/96 Season.[1] Following this season, Petkovic would reclaim the number 1 spot and establish himself as one of Australia's finest goalkeepers as he earned half of his Socceroos caps during his time at South Melbourne.
Petkovic would form a key role under Ange Postecoglou's all-conquering South side as they went on to win back-to-back Championships in 1997/1998 and 1998/1999.
Petkovic was awarded the NSL goalkeeper of the year title in 1999, 2001 and 2002 and was awarded the Theo Marmaras medal in 1999 which is given to the best player in that season for South Melbourne. His performances for the club led him to be voted by an expert panel as the starting goalkeeper in South Melbourne's team of the century in 2002.
Overall during his 2-stints at the Hellas, Petkovic played 172 times keeping 54 clean sheets.
Later career
In 1999, he moved to French side RC Strasbourg but didn't play a single league game and in 2000 he moved back to his old team South Melbourne. During his 2nd stint with the club, he moved on loan to Lillestrøm SK, a Norwegian club. In 2002, he moved to Turkish Super Lig side Trabzonspor and played 87 games for the club but left the club in 2005. He moved to Sivasspor and played 129 league games there and even managed to score a goal with the club. In 2010, he left the club to join A League side Melbourne Victory. He played over 25 games in his first a league season and looked to stay there for the next campaign. He looked to be 2nd choice goalkeeper for the next campaign as Perth Glory goalkeeper Tando Velaphi joined the Melbourne Victory. He announced his retirement from football shortly after the end of Melbourne Victory's Asian Champions League campaign.[2]
International career
Petkovic's most notable appearance for his national side was when he kept goal in his team's world record breaking 31–0 win over American Samoa. He has had a total of six caps for Australia.
michael, petkovic, born, july, 1976, australian, former, goalkeeper, personal, informationfull, namedate, birth, 1976, july, 1976, place, birthfremantle, australiaheight1, position, goalkeepersenior, career, yearsteamapps, 1995, 1999south, melbourne172, 1999, . Michael Petkovic born 16 July 1976 is an Australian former goalkeeper Michael PetkovicPersonal informationFull nameMichael PetkovicDate of birth 1976 07 16 16 July 1976 age 46 Place of birthFremantle AustraliaHeight1 89 m 6 ft 2 1 2 in Position s GoalkeeperSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1995 1999South Melbourne172 0 1999 2000RC Strasbourg0 0 2000 2002South Melbourne56 0 2001 Lillestrom loan 0 0 2002 2005Trabzonspor87 0 2005 2010Sivasspor129 1 2010 2011Melbourne Victory31 0 Total408 1 International career2001 2008Australia6 0 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Club career 1 1 South Melbourne 1 2 Later career 2 International career 3 Career statistics 3 1 International 4 Honours 4 1 Individual 4 2 South Melbourne FC 5 References 6 External linksClub career Edit Petkovic at Sivasspor in 2006 Petkovic is of Croatian origin and is the brother of former Perth Glory goalkeeper Jason Petkovic South Melbourne Edit Petkovic started off his career with South Melbourne in the NSL as a 19 year old As the second choice to youth product Dean Anastasiadis Petkovic was relegated to cup games for game time Petkovic however took advantage of his limited opportunities and produced numerous man of the match performances in South Melbourne s successful NSL Cup run in the 1995 96 Season 1 Following this season Petkovic would reclaim the number 1 spot and establish himself as one of Australia s finest goalkeepers as he earned half of his Socceroos caps during his time at South Melbourne Petkovic would form a key role under Ange Postecoglou s all conquering South side as they went on to win back to back Championships in 1997 1998 and 1998 1999 Petkovic was awarded the NSL goalkeeper of the year title in 1999 2001 and 2002 and was awarded the Theo Marmaras medal in 1999 which is given to the best player in that season for South Melbourne His performances for the club led him to be voted by an expert panel as the starting goalkeeper in South Melbourne s team of the century in 2002 Overall during his 2 stints at the Hellas Petkovic played 172 times keeping 54 clean sheets Later career Edit In 1999 he moved to French side RC Strasbourg but didn t play a single league game and in 2000 he moved back to his old team South Melbourne During his 2nd stint with the club he moved on loan to Lillestrom SK a Norwegian club In 2002 he moved to Turkish Super Lig side Trabzonspor and played 87 games for the club but left the club in 2005 He moved to Sivasspor and played 129 league games there and even managed to score a goal with the club In 2010 he left the club to join A League side Melbourne Victory He played over 25 games in his first a league season and looked to stay there for the next campaign He looked to be 2nd choice goalkeeper for the next campaign as Perth Glory goalkeeper Tando Velaphi joined the Melbourne Victory He announced his retirement from football shortly after the end of Melbourne Victory s Asian Champions League campaign 2 International career EditPetkovic s most notable appearance for his national side was when he kept goal in his team s world record breaking 31 0 win over American Samoa He has had a total of six caps for Australia Career statistics EditInternational Edit 3 Australia national teamYear Apps Goals2001 3 02002 0 02003 0 02004 0 02005 1 02006 0 02007 1 02008 1 0Total 6 0Honours EditIndividual Edit South Melbourne FC Team of the Century NSL Goalkeeper of the year 1999 2001 2002 Theo Marmaras Medal 1999South Melbourne FC Edit NSL Championship 1998 1999 1997 1998 NSL Cup 1996Trabzonspor Turkish Cup 2002 03 2003 04 4 5 References Edit 1995 6 Johnnie Walker Cup results www ozfootball net Retrieved 13 October 2022 Angulo Axed Petko Retires FourFourTwo Australia 27 May 2011 Archived from the original on 4 October 2012 Retrieved 29 May 2011 Michael Petkovic at National Football Teams com Fortis Turkiye Kupasi Profesyonel Takim Final tff org Retrieved 9 May 2022 Fortis Turkiye Kupasi Profesyonel Takim Final tff org Retrieved 9 May 2022 External links EditMelbourne Victory profile Sivasspor profile FFA Socceroo profile OzFootball profile Interview with Four Diegos Petkovic Flies High in Turkey on The Age Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Petkovic amp oldid 1128893651, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,