Zlatko Arambasic

Zlatko Arambasic (born 20 September 1969) is a former Australian football player. Mainly a forward, he could be deployed as a second striker or winger

Zlatko Arambasic
Personal information
Full name Zlatko Arambasić
Date of birth (1969-09-20) 20 September 1969
Place of birth Split, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1988 Canterbury-Marrickville 1 (0)
1989–1990 Blacktown City Demons 44 (14)
1990–1992 Mechelen 5 (3)
1992–1993 Sydney Olympic 18 (9)
1993–1994 Mechelen 15 (3)
1994–1995 FC Metz 4 (0)
1995–1996 Oostende 20 (21)
1996–1997 NAC 10 (3)
1997–1998 RBC 12 (2)
1998–1999 Mechelen 18 (12)
1999–2000 Sydney Olympic 29 (9)
2000–2001 Sydney United 22 (6)
2001–2002 Parramatta Power 12 (3)
2002–2003 APIA Leichhardt Tigers 38 (19)
International career
1992 Australia 4 (1)
Managerial career
2005–2006 Sydney United
2017- Hakoah Sydney City East
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He began his senior career at Canterbury-Marrickville, and in 1988 signed for NSL club Blacktown City Demons for an undisclosed fee. He spent most of his time in Belgium playing with Mechelen and Oostende. In September 1994, he signed for FC Metz on a year deal. He played for several clubs in Europe and in Australia.[1]

Arambasić made his senior international debut for Australia in 1992. He made a total of 4 appearances for Australia.

Club career

Early career

Arambasić began his career in Croatia at his local football club in Split and briefly played for Canterbury-Marrickville before making a name for himself with successful spells at Blacktown City Demons.

Blacktown City Demons

Arambasić's performances and record of 14 goals in 44 games in two National Soccer League (NSL) seasons earned him a move to Belgian Pro League side Mechelen in 1990. After two seasons at Mechelan, Arambasić moved to Australian side Sydney Olympic.

KV Mechelen

Arambasić's return to Australia got him a return back to the Belgium side Mechelen. Arambasić signed a year-long deal. After a year spell at Mechelen, he signed for French Ligue 1 side FC Metz.

International career

He played at the 1992 Summer Olympics[2] but never a full international for the senior team.

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Australia 199241 Total41
Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Arambasić goal.
List of international goals scored by Zlatko Arambasić
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
128 July 1992Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain Mexico0–11-11992 Summer Olympics

Personal life

Zlatko Arambasić has one child, Marco. Zlatko is of Croatian descent. After Zlatko's retirement from professional football, he decided to take upon teaching, where for eighteen years he has been working as a PDHPE teacher at Trinity Grammar School in Sydney's Innerwest.

References
  1. [http://www.fcmetz.com/joueur/fiche/zlatko-arambasic.html ProfileArchived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine - FC Metz
  2. Zlatko Arambasic – FIFA competition record (archived)
  3. Zlatko Arambasic at National-Football-Teams.com
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