John Aloisi
Aloisi signing for Sydney FC in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | John Aloisi | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Brisbane Roar (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
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| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991 | Adelaide City | 20 | (8) |
| 1991–1992 | Adelaide City Force | 1 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Standard Liège | 0 | (0) |
| 1993–1995 | Antwerp | 35 | (7) |
| 1995–1997 | Cremonese | 48 | (4) |
| 1997–1998 | Portsmouth | 60 | (26) |
| 1998–2001 | Coventry City | 41 | (10) |
| 2001–2005 | Osasuna | 121 | (29) |
| 2005–2007 | Alavés | 58 | (16) |
| 2007–2008 | Central Coast Mariners | 15 | (7) |
| 2008–2010 | Sydney FC | 40 | (12) |
| 2010–2011 | Melbourne Heart | 20 | (8) |
| Total | 459 | (127) | |
| National team | |||
| 1992 | Australia U20 | 6 | (1) |
| 2004 | Australia U23 | 7 | (3) |
| 1997–2008 | Australia | 55 | (27) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011–2012 | Melbourne Heart (youth) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Melbourne Heart | ||
| 2015 | Melbourne Victory (youth assistant) | ||
| 2015– | Brisbane Roar | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John Aloisi (born 5 February 1976) is a retired Australian football (soccer) player and the manager of A-League club Brisbane Roar. In a professional career that spanned 20 seasons, with league totals of 459 games and 127 goals, he was the first Australian ever to play and score in La Liga, the Premier League and Serie A.
He returned to his country in 2007, with four seasons in the A-League. Aloisi was an integral member of the Australia national team for more than one decade, and represented the nation at the 2006 World Cup, being an essential figure in the qualifying stages. He also appeared for the Socceroos in two Confederations Cups. Aloisi was described as a goal poacher who was able to "hold the ball up well and create opportunities for his teammates."
Born in Adelaide, Aloisi arrived in Europe aged only 16, signing with Standard Liège from Adelaide City. He did not appear in any official games for the club, and also played sparingly for his next team, fellow top division outfit Royal Antwerp FC.
In November 1995, Aloisi moved countries and signed for Italian side US Cremonese. On the 25th, only two minutes after being on the pitch, he scored in a 2–1 home win against Calcio Padova, becoming the youngest foreign player to ever score in a Serie A match. Ultimately, the Lombardy team suffered two consecutive relegations, and he left the club.
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